Virgil van Dijk retired for a long time: ‘Everything happens for a reason’ | Football

sport">His club told Liverpool this on Sunday evening. Van Dijk fell out injured after five minutes in the city derby against Everton on Saturday afternoon, after he was torpedoed by goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.

sport">Van Dijk has damage to his knee ligaments, the English national champion communicates. “Virgil is not well. Normally he always plays with pain, he never misses a match. I don’t know how bad it is, but it doesn’t look good ”, trainer Jürgen Klopp said on Saturday afternoon after the game at Goodison Park.

sport">Further investigation showed that an operation for the Orange International is necessary. Van Dijk will therefore in any case miss the last group matches in the Nations League (mid-November against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Poland) with the Dutch national team. Liverpool will play for the Champions League against Ajax in Amsterdam on Wednesday and will therefore do so without Van Dijk.

sport">Van Dijk has shown himself to be militant in a statement on his social media. “I will do everything I can to return as soon as possible,” said the Liverpool defender. “I monitor my rehabilitation process from day to day. My focus is entirely on that. For now, I will do everything I can to support my teammates in the important weeks to come. I will return. ”

sport">“I think that in football, just like in life, everything happens for a reason,” argued Van Dijk. “It is important to stay sober if you experience peaks or troughs. With the support of my wife, children, family and everyone at Liverpool, I am ready to take on the challenge. Despite the present disappointment, I firmly believe there is a chance in a problem and with the help of God I will make sure that I come back better, fitter and stronger than ever before.

sport">National coach Frank de Boer also openly wished the unfortunate defender strength. “Bad news for our captain Virgil van Dijk. I hope you recover quickly and come back stronger than ever. Stay strong! ”Wrote De Boer on his twitter account.

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