The victory over Nottingham Forest in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup means the Reds can still win all the competitions they are competing in this season.
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Liverpool centre-back Virgil van Dijk wants everyone to enjoy the tight battle they find themselves in the upcoming weeks. Sitting second and a point behind Premier League leaders Manchester City, Liverpool are in a great chance to sneak to the top, while they are in the quarterfinals of the Champions League and also now reached the semifinals of the FA Cup. Not to mention, the Reds already won the Carabao Cup by beating Chelsea in the final on penalties. The latest victory over Nottingham Forest on Sunday in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup means the Reds can still win all the competitions they are competing in this season.
Speaking about the quarterfinal victory, van Dijk told Liverpoolfc.com, “Obviously they had quite a good run until today, so we were prepared. It’s one of those games you can’t really do it too well – everyone expects you to win because we are the Premier League side, we are Liverpool. So we had to stay focused, stay positive and stay patient, work as hard or harder than them at least, and finish our chances off. It was tough; nice atmosphere, but in the end I think we deserved to go through. We are going back to Wembley.”
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April will be an important month for Liverpool with a lot of important matches they are set to play in various competitions. “Obviously that’s something that we all want first and foremost, so you have to look after yourself, make sure you recover well, prepare well. I think one of the first things you don’t have to forget is: enjoy it. Like today, it’s something you should enjoy, these nights where you have to fight for everything. So that’s what we have to do in April as well. An international break now, we have to fight for our countries in a good way hopefully, a change of scenery and hopefully everyone comes back fit and healthy,” he added.
“But I think everyone, not even the younger guys, everyone should enjoy it. And it’s tough sometimes because you want to play as well as you can, and even today when there were moments where we were a bit sloppy on the ball but still kept going and kept pressing, these moments always happen and you just have to give it your all, enjoy the moment and focus on the game ahead of us. It’s good we are going to Wembley again.”
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