That win over Brentford helped the Reds to end their two-game winless run. It was a feeling echoed by star defender Virgil van Dijk.
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Liverpool have made an impressive start to the new campaign on all fronts. The Reds are sitting at the top end of the Premier League table and are also doing well in the cup competitions. There have been a few blips along the way but, overall, Liverpool have done well to be where they are. They went into the international break with an impressive 3-0 win over Brentford in the league at the weekend.
It was a much-needed result for Liverpool following their defeat to Toulouse in the Europa League and the draw against Luton Town in the Premier League. That win over Brentford helped the Reds to end their two-game winless run. It was a feeling echoed by star defender Virgil van Dijk. He was happy to get a positive result before the international break. Not to mention that Liverpool’s first game after the break is away to Manchester City. Hence, it was a vital three points against Brentford at the weekend.
Van Dijk is happy with the start Liverpool have made to the season but he agrees that there is more to come from the team. The Dutch defender was asked about the club mounting a potential challenge this season. “We need to see, we need a bit of luck, we need no injuries and need consistency. Overall this season we have been doing well but the season is not decided in November and there could be so many twists and turns, we all know that,” van Dijk, quoted on the club’s website, said recently.
He added: “You have all these aspirations, dreams, goals before the season and you want to compete until the very end in every competition we are in. That is definitely the case at the beginning of the season and then you grow into a season. There is still so much to play for. It’s going well, but if we had not got a result against Brentford we would have been in that downward spiral – from the outside world, of course – because you don’t set it up nicely for the game after the international break. But we finished on a positive feeling.”
Overall, van Dijk is happy with the reaction the team showed at the weekend following their two-game winless run. He also spoke about the importance of maintaining a clean sheet, which he believes will act as a platform to win games. “Obviously we needed to show a reaction and we wanted to show a reaction. Over two games you don’t have a great feeling but it is small margins. We score one chance and it’s totally different,” he explained.
He added: “The draw [against Luton], a very bad game in France and we had to deal with a lot of injuries [against Brentford] but I thought we did very well and put in a good performance. If we keep a clean sheet we have a big chance of winning games with the quality up front. For us as a back four and the goalie and number six, it is our big job. We have to make sure we don’t concede. Sunday was a good day for it and we have to keep that going and keep things consistent.”
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