Virgil van Dijk: We’ll improve on what we have to do better.
Virgil van Dijk insisted Liverpool will “improve what we have to do better” following Sunday’s 1-1 draw away at Chelsea.
Virgil van Dijk: We’ll improve on what we have to do better.
Axel Disasi equalized Luis Diaz’s 18th-minute strike before the break in a hard-fought Premier League opener at Stamford Bridge.
Both teams had an effort ruled off for offside in the first half, and the second session ended with no changes to the scoreboard.
Van Dijk, who captained the Reds for the first time in a competitive match, felt the game might have gone either way.
And the No.4 has promised that Liverpool would work hard to improve their performance ahead of Saturday’s match against AFC Bournemouth at Anfield.
“Lively,” he stated after the drew with Chelsea. “Obviously, it’s the start of the season; both teams had a very disappointing year last year, and we obviously want to make things right.”
“I think we played very well for 20 to 25 minutes – with and without the ball – and obviously scored a good goal.”
“I think they gained some momentum after the disallowed goal, scored the equalizer, and then it’s time to find your rhythm again.”
“At halftime, we talked about it, we watched clips, and I think we did much better in the second half.” Obviously, with the speed they have on the counter-attack and the people who can play the balls in behind, they could become dangerous, and they did. We defended fairly well, in my opinion, since it’s not simple, and we shouldn’t forget that.
“Overall, I thought it was a very good game that could have gone either way, and we accept the point.” Now, in our situation, it’s time to focus on Bournemouth and improve what we can, especially after today.”
