Virgil van Dijk is decided for Liverpool to not get into the ‘behavior’ of dropping video games at residence.
The Reds suffered a shock 1-0 defeat at residence to Nottingham Forest after the September worldwide break, ending Arne Slot’s good begin to life on Merseyside. This was adopted by a formidable 3-1 comeback win at AC Milan within the UEFA Champions League in midweek.
Membership captain Van Dijk has boasted a supreme Anfield document since his arrival halfway by way of the 2017/18 season, and in his programme notes forward of Saturday’s go to of Bournemouth, he urged his teammates to return to make sure their residence stays a fortress.
“We all know that we fell approach wanting the required customary in opposition to Forest, and that hurts,” Van Dijk stated.
“We do not lose many video games at Anfield, so it was inevitable that individuals have been questioning how we’d react as we headed to Milan. And other than the primary 5 minutes, I believe we answered the questions.”
He added: “We all know that Bournemouth will present a troublesome check for us. They’re a workforce that all the time makes life troublesome for his or her opponents, who’re effectively organised and have good gamers, and we are going to have to be at our greatest if we’re to get the three factors.
“Like I stated earlier, we do not lose many video games at Anfield, and that’s definitely not a behavior we need to be beginning now. We confirmed response over in Milan, and now we need to give our residence supporters one thing to shout about after final weekend’s disappointment.”
Liverpool have by no means misplaced at residence to Bournemouth of their historical past, whereas they’ve solely been overwhelmed twice by the Cherries of their 22 conferences thus far.
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