Captain Virgil van Dijk says Liverpool’s gamers are letting down boss Arne Slot with their latest performances.
The 3-0 defeat at home to Nottingham Forest on Saturday was the Reds’ sixth in seven Premier League video games and so they ended the weekend in twelfth place within the desk.
Slot himself described their beautiful downturn in kind as “ridiculous” and “unbelievable” yesterday with the strain beginning to mount on the Dutchman, regardless of his achievement in main Liverpool to the title in his first season in cost at Anfield.
PSV check subsequent up for Liverpool
Liverpool host PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League tonight and, writing in his programme notes, Van Dijk admitted it was on the gamers to show the scenario round.
He mentioned: “It goes with out saying that we have to present a response this night.
“Saturday’s defeat by Nottingham Forest was dangerous, a extremely powerful day for us all, and the place we discover ourselves in proper now just isn’t acceptable.
“Everybody has to step up and take accountability, and present that they’ve the will and the character to show issues round. In the intervening time, we’re letting ourselves down, letting the supervisor down and letting you guys down, and we all know that has to vary.”
Van Dijk was vocal after the weekend setback, questioning his team-mates’ need, and reiterated that arduous work was the one method to emerge from their present funk.
He added: “It’s on us to make that change, no person else. We are able to speak about what’s going fallacious and what we have to do, nevertheless it’s about actions, not phrases.
“Every one among us has to first look within the mirror after which, as a group, we’ve to return collectively to indicate that we’re higher than this, stronger than this.
“All of it begins with the fundamentals; exhausting work, a willingness to combat for each first ball, each second ball, to compete in each duel, to dam pictures and win challenges. We’ve to do all of these issues as a group. It’s the solely approach.”
We’d like Liverpool followers onside, says Van Dijk
Van Dijk additionally known as on the followers to rally around the gamers tonight and kind a united entrance towards the Eredivisie leaders.
“I do know you guys are annoyed with the way in which issues are for the time being and I perceive that frustration,” mentioned the Netherlands worldwide.
“As I say, I take accountability for what has been happening and everybody else must as effectively. We are able to’t ignore the truth of the scenario.
“However we’re again at Anfield this night, towards a great group in PSV Eindhoven and we are going to want your assist and your backing as a lot as ever.
“I do know that we are able to depend on that and hopefully we are able to put the weekend behind us, present our togetherness and our combating spirit and offer you guys one thing to shout about as soon as extra.”
