'Disappointed': Virgil van Dijk has a message for Liverpool fans after Anfield boos
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There is a growing frustration among the Liverpool fanbase, but Virgil van Dijk has called for unity ahead of Galatasaray.After dropping points to a Tottenham Hotspur team that had lost four in a row and conceded 14 under their new manager, Reds fans booed the players off the pitch during their Premier League meeting on Sunday.Now, Van Dijk has said the Liverpool players share the ‘frustration’ of the fans but now wants a good atmosphere in the Champions League meeting. Looks like Arne Slot will be benching Rio Ngumoha vs Galatasaray… Slot said Rio would only start one game out of the next three before Spurs.
How’d you feel about that?Credit: Gaspafotos/MB Media/Getty Images Speaking to the club’s media team, he said: “Nights like this are what Anfield is all about. And with that noise, that passion and that support that you always give us, hopefully we can give a performance you can really get behind on the night, one with energy, commitment, intent and quality.“Like I said, we know how disappointed you guys were on Sunday and we share that frustration, believe me, but in times like these it is so important that we stick together and fight as one.
“We are so much stronger when we are all together and today is another day, another big game, another chance for us to show our best side.”Arne Slot has lost fans and won’t get them backAs the Liverpool captain, it’s Van Dijk’s job to come out and send a positive message during a difficult period.But it is too late for Slot at this stage, with Jamie Carragher suggesting he’s lost the Reds supporters.He said: “I felt there was a big shift yesterday in terms of how the Liverpool crowd felt about their team and their manager. The booing at the end, that was proper booing, that was a really unhappy and disgruntled fanbase, and I think it’s going to be really difficult now for Arne Slot to get them back.“Something really special could happen in terms of a Champions League, maybe you win the FA Cup and qualify for the Champions League, but I think a lot of supporters have gone on the back of what’s happened in this last week especially.”Carragher is spot-on, with it hard to find anyone at all who tried to defend Slot after the draw with Spurs.Maybe a run in the Champions League could save him, but it just feels like we are now limping towards the end of the season, and there is no faith left in the manager or the squad to do anything notable this term.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox