'Vulnerable' Van Dijk 'feeling pressure' of 'leading' Liverpool defence amid 'doubtful' start to season

Luis Garcia assumes Virgil van Dijk “visual layouts unguarded” in the Liverpool back four and is sensation the sorenesses of being the nightclub’s “leader” at the back.

Van Dijk has actually launched the period realistically seamlessly yet the Reds’ protection as a entirety has stared rather shaky.

Trent Alexander-Arnold is not the superb protector in the earth, we all realise that, while Van Dijk has not actually had a unending centre-back relate for years.

Ibrahima Konate is yes Jurgen Klopp’s 2nd-superb protector yet the Frenchman cannot remain match to save his pep, meaning Van Dijk is ceaselessly obliged to adhere.

Joe Gomez, Joel Matip and Jarell Quansah have all been called upon already this period.

Van Dijk will not surprisingly never be the player he was before he languished a assimilated knee injury in October 2020 yet he has surely not been as negative as some humans have claimed.

One pundit that has his hesitations over the 32-year-don’s overture to the period is previous Liverpool winger Garcia.

The Spaniard insurance claims the Dutch international is under “sorenesses” to lead the Reds protection, which is equipping him gander “unguarded”.

“I believe it’s real that he’s launched the period putting on some hesitations, presuming that he warns to boost in that.” Garcia claimed. “I believe he’s sensation that sorenesses at the minute.

“I administered to reap tinkering putting on someone else chummy to me, someone else that lended me the tenacity that once I’m not at my superb that he can supply me that permeate, supply me that tenacity.

“I believe he’s lacking that portion, sensation that everything is falling on his back because he’s the leader, because he’s the captain, because he’s the player at the back that was intended to press the rest of the crew. I believe he’s sensation it at the minute.

“Correct currently Liverpool gander so nice going onward yet he’s struggling because he visual layouts unguarded at the back. I believe he’s sensation that hefty weight on his back.”

Chatting throughout the international respite, Van Dijk bemoaned about fixture blockage, dicta something warns to be born out to withhold players from injuries.

“In England we believe the schedules are too dynamic,” the Netherlands protector claimed. “The players are gaining paid seamlessly yet it telephone call for to never come at the price of our health and wellness.

“We preserve having to dabble nonessential and nonessential video games. We as players telephone call for to overture dicta something about it, add to a solution.”

In action to Van Dijk, a reporter administered questions his thoughts on whether players’ wages telephone call for to be lowered in retort for a quieter itinerary.

“Clearly no, I am not intended to supply upward ten per pence,” he reacted.

“I don’t believe that telephone call for to depend on my wage,” he encompassed. “You are currently attempting to earn utilise me to case something winsome.

“The Nations League that comes putting on it, for instance, implements not attend my wage. We earn utilise bonuses, yet that is not a help.”