Liverpool team captain, Dutchman Virgil van Dijk, expressed his extreme dissatisfaction after the 2-1 defeat his team suffered against Wolverhampton in the English Premier League, and stressed that the team bears full responsibility for this disappointing result.
In statements made by Van Dijk to the TNT Sports network, he described the performance as being below the required level, saying: “It is up to us. We were slow, predictable in our movements, bad in possession and decision-making… We did not receive many chances, but when you perform like this, it is normal for the result to be like this… It is disappointing.”
Regarding the humble beginning, he explained that there was no specific justification, and added that the team, despite its control of the ball, made “wrong decisions” and was unable to reach the decisive final touch. Regarding the two goals scored against Liverpool, he stressed that receiving goals is “always frustrating,” noting that the team had kept a clean sheet in the previous two matches and was “solid defensively,” but he stressed the need to prepare quickly before facing Wolverhampton again in a few days in the FA Cup.
With this victory, the Wolverhampton team, which was occupying last place in the standings, achieved the biggest surprise of the season, recording its first victory after a series of eight matches in which it did not know the taste of victory. The team raised its score to 16 points, but remained in last place, while Liverpool’s score froze at 48 points in fifth place. It is noteworthy that Mohamed Salah scored Liverpool’s only goal, but he was unable to prevent defeat, as the equalizer came late in the match.
