December 31-Liverpool beat Leicester City 2-1 in a Premier League match. Liverpool player Dijk spoke to the media at the end of the game.
Dijk said in an interview: “I don’t think we did very well today and we know that, but the most important thing is that the team still got three points.” We tried to get into the rhythm of the game, but the team didn’t play well enough and we knew that. The team won, which is a positive side, but we still have a lot of room for improvement. ”
“We know Leicester City has strength and speed up front and they can play freely in the backcourt. Several of their breakthroughs were dangerous, and some of them were offside, and that was their tactic. ”
“if you don’t play this game with a winning mentality, then you are already behind. We played a good game in Birmingham the other day and we tried to keep it that way. Sometimes we are too fast and concede the ball in difficult circumstances. Our formation is very open and they have players who can hold us down. We have to get three points, be confident and move on. ”
“getting used to coming back from the World Cup is also a part of life. I have been here for five years and I am happy and proud to play for Liverpool. In the past five weeks, things have been different, but I am recovering. ”
“hopefully Gakpo can make a great contribution to the team. He is a good player. I know what it’s like to join the team in January. We have to give him time and the real fans will understand. I talked to him, and all I can say is that we talked about some very good things and I enjoyed my time here. ”
“it would be easy for me to make the decision to join Liverpool. I don’t need to convince Gakpo, but if he has any questions, I will answer them. ”