Liverpool’s hard-fought win over Burnley as soon as once more confirmed the mentality of champions, with Mo Salah and Virgil van Dijk each highlighting how we’re adapting as a new-look workforce.
Chatting with Stan Sport Soccer on YouTube after the ultimate whistle, the pair mirrored on one other late win and what it means for the squad as we chase back-to-back Premier League titles below our Dutch head coach.
Salah explains how Liverpool are settling with new arrivals
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The No.11 stepped as much as rating from the spot, securing three essential factors, and afterwards admitted the aspect remains to be constructing rhythm following a busy summer time of transfers.
“Yeah, I believe the gamers are adapting to our system, however we additionally like we’ve got a couple of gamers within the beginning line-up, a couple of new gamers within the beginning line-up and it takes time to adapt to their recreation, and to our recreation and we attempt to additionally make them comfortable in a recreation and do their finest as nicely,” Salah mentioned.
He additionally name-checked Alexander Isak, who joined from Newcastle final week, as one other addition who will take time to totally mix in.
The constructive is that this successful mentality that has been with the squad for years now, remains to be persevering with regardless of all the brand new faces – one thing Gary Neville was fast to select up on.
Van Dijk says endurance is essential for Liverpool
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The captain underlined the necessity for calmness in matches the place chances are high restricted, insisting the workforce should not get annoyed.
“We’ve got to be affected person and we needed to be prepared each time we lose the ball to be able to defend the counters.
“I believe we did that fairly nicely. Clearly a well-deserved win however clearly might have been a draw as nicely however we take the three factors and we transfer on to Wednesday.”
Roy Keane additionally thought that the Reds deserved victory, regardless of their being a wide-spread perception that our opponents had been unfortunate.
Van Dijk then praised Salah’s composure, describing him as a “world-class participant” who has delivered numerous occasions when the workforce wanted him most.
Each senior figures harassed the significance of management and togetherness, a message that can resonate with supporters who’ve watched Liverpool evolve quickly because the arrivals of Wirtz, Ekitike and shortly to be Isak.
It won’t have been the prettiest of performances, however as Salah and Van Dijk made clear, the dedication to maintain going till the very finish stays a defining high quality of this Liverpool aspect.
You’ll be able to view Salah and Van Dijk’s feedback by way of Stan Sport Soccer on YouTube:
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