Virgil van Dijk admits he likes to be scolded Juergen Klopp while playing. However, sometimes Van Dijk sometimes shrinks and is scolded by his manager.
Since he joined Liverpool in January 2018, Van Dijk quickly became a key player. Despite being a defender, Van Dijk was the start of Liverpool’s attack.
The proof is that he has 197 appearances in all competitions and has scored 17 goals, while he has recorded 86 goalless and has not even lost in more than 60 Premier League home games.
This performance made Van Dijk always Klopp’s first choice. However, there is a big responsibility behind Van Dijk’s career boom because whether the team’s performance is good or not really depends on him.
So it’s only natural that Van Dijk is seen scolding quite often by Klopp, even though he’s playing well.
“Yes, sure, often (shouted by Klopp). It’s not straight ahead because I think it’s rude to do it, but sometimes it has to, even if it screams more often,” said Van Dijk quoted by Dailymail.
“What I like is that if someone does that it shows that they really care about you or the situation and makes sure their players are better. So I really like their style that way because it helps me a lot,” added Van Dijk. .
But unfortunately Klopp’s screams this season have been more because Van Dijk and his colleagues in defense have been misbehaving. Van Dijk also made two mistakes that led to penalties this season, including in the first week against Fulham.
If the condition is so, even Van Dijk is reluctant to see Klopp for fear of being reprimanded.
“When we faced Fulham at the beginning of the season and in the last five minutes of play. I preferred to play the ball forward and he shouted at me to play with more patience.”
“I knew he was screaming, but I didn’t want to look aside knowing he would come after me. Yes, he did,” he said. Virgil van Dijk.
(mrp / adp)
