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Re: Virgil Van Dijk PFA Player of the Year, UEFA Player of the Year
« Reply #9240 on: May 6, 2021, 03:41:48 pm »
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk PFA Player of the Year, UEFA Player of the Year
« Reply #9241 on: May 6, 2021, 05:46:43 pm »
He met with the consultant yesterday so we'll probably hear more from Klopp in his press conference

Whilst I understand from the players point of view, I will be really annoyed if he gets picked for the Euros.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk PFA Player of the Year, UEFA Player of the Year
« Reply #9242 on: May 6, 2021, 05:50:17 pm »
Whilst I understand from the players point of view, I will be really annoyed if he gets picked for the Euros.

They will definitely have him in the provisional squad,it's going to be a case of having everything crossed because I do not trust Red Ron not to break him.
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk PFA Player of the Year, UEFA Player of the Year
« Reply #9243 on: May 6, 2021, 05:52:11 pm »
They will definitely have him in the provisional squad,it's going to be a case of having everything crossed because I do not trust Red Ron not to break him.

Absolute joke if he gets called up by Barca when he's not even back in full training yet.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk PFA Player of the Year, UEFA Player of the Year
« Reply #9244 on: May 6, 2021, 05:53:34 pm »
They will definitely have him in the provisional squad,it's going to be a case of having everything crossed because I do not trust Red Ron not to break him.

All depends on what the consultant said yesterday.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk PFA Player of the Year, UEFA Player of the Year
« Reply #9245 on: May 6, 2021, 07:04:56 pm »
All depends on what the consultant said yesterday.
Should we be worried about him seeing the consultant at this stage?

Shouldn’t he be nowhere near one right now??
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk PFA Player of the Year, UEFA Player of the Year
« Reply #9246 on: May 6, 2021, 07:08:44 pm »
Standard check up mate

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk PFA Player of the Year, UEFA Player of the Year
« Reply #9247 on: May 6, 2021, 07:12:57 pm »
Standard check up mate
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk PFA Player of the Year, UEFA Player of the Year
« Reply #9248 on: May 6, 2021, 07:50:40 pm »
Let’s just make peace with the fact that he’s 100% going to the Euros this summer.

I don't quite get the negativity of him going to the Euros. If he is deemed fit enough, he should go. He is in the prime of his career and will be one of the star players of the tournament (especially for Dutch as they have no other standout players). I will be glad if he can make it. Deserves that after a tough year.

He might gain some confidence and match fitness as well coming into next season. Ofcourse he can get injured but then that's just thinking negative. Other players can get injured on national duty as well.
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk PFA Player of the Year, UEFA Player of the Year
« Reply #9249 on: May 6, 2021, 08:38:03 pm »
I don't quite get the negativity of him going to the Euros. If he is deemed fit enough, he should go. He is in the prime of his career and will be one of the star players of the tournament (especially for Dutch as they have no other standout players). I will be glad if he can make it. Deserves that after a tough year.

He might gain some confidence and match fitness as well coming into next season. Ofcourse he can get injured but then that's just thinking negative. Other players can get injured on national duty as well.

Surely he’s at a higher risk of getting injured especially if he’s trying to rush back when he could have a full summer to work on strengthening that knee. The World Cup is next year anyway so it’s not like he’ll be waiting a long time.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk PFA Player of the Year, UEFA Player of the Year
« Reply #9250 on: May 6, 2021, 09:05:12 pm »
I don't quite get the negativity of him going to the Euros. If he is deemed fit enough, he should go. He is in the prime of his career and will be one of the star players of the tournament (especially for Dutch as they have no other standout players). I will be glad if he can make it. Deserves that after a tough year.

He might gain some confidence and match fitness as well coming into next season. Ofcourse he can get injured but then that's just thinking negative. Other players can get injured on national duty as well.

Taking my selfish LFC hat off he is not going to play for is this season so how is he going to be match fit for a Euros ?

He hasnt even had contact training yet he is a long way off and id hope we are telling him this.

Euros with 30-50% fans not really worth it either might as well hang on until the world cup.

Im not going to lie im nervous about this and have been for a while with De Boer yapping away putting pressure on him via the media.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk PFA Player of the Year, UEFA Player of the Year
« Reply #9252 on: May 12, 2021, 09:39:06 am »
Interview with Virgil on the official at 11am today.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk PFA Player of the Year, UEFA Player of the Year
« Reply #9253 on: May 12, 2021, 11:02:34 am »
Ready for the start of pre-season and confirms he won't be going to the Euros!

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk PFA Player of the Year, UEFA Player of the Year
« Reply #9254 on: May 12, 2021, 11:03:16 am »
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk PFA Player of the Year, UEFA Player of the Year
« Reply #9255 on: May 12, 2021, 11:05:33 am »
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk PFA Player of the Year, UEFA Player of the Year
« Reply #9256 on: May 12, 2021, 11:05:54 am »
Not going the Euros! Get in! Shit for him but the World Cup is next year anyway. Can’t wait to have him back playing.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk PFA Player of the Year, UEFA Player of the Year
« Reply #9257 on: May 12, 2021, 11:07:20 am »
Also a promising update on Gomez and Matip:

"All of us are in our last phase of our rehab, so there is light at the end of the tunnel. We’re all outside running and we see each other getting better, so that all helps. Hopefully from pre-season we can all be fit and work towards a very good season."

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk PFA Player of the Year, UEFA Player of the Year
« Reply #9258 on: May 12, 2021, 11:10:51 am »
Must have been an extremely difficult decision for him to make. Especially considering he has never been to an international tournament at age 29.

Happy for us obviously.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk PFA Player of the Year, UEFA Player of the Year
« Reply #9259 on: May 12, 2021, 11:10:56 am »
reading the interview.
Doesnt come across to me atll he was pushing to play at the Euro's

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk PFA Player of the Year, UEFA Player of the Year
« Reply #9260 on: May 12, 2021, 11:11:49 am »
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk PFA Player of the Year, UEFA Player of the Year
« Reply #9261 on: May 12, 2021, 11:15:39 am »
Glad he’s made what must have been a very difficult decision, no doubt he would have been under pressure from Holland to declare himself fit.

Can’t wait to see him back in pre-season.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk PFA Player of the Year, UEFA Player of the Year
« Reply #9262 on: May 12, 2021, 11:18:59 am »
Must have been an extremely difficult decision for him to make. Especially considering he has never been to an international tournament at age 29.

Happy for us obviously.

world cup is next year.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk PFA Player of the Year, UEFA Player of the Year
« Reply #9263 on: May 12, 2021, 11:19:36 am »
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk PFA Player of the Year, UEFA Player of the Year
« Reply #9265 on: May 12, 2021, 11:39:25 am »
It's good news. Also indicates the severity of the injury and time to get right.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk PFA Player of the Year, UEFA Player of the Year
« Reply #9266 on: May 12, 2021, 11:39:40 am »
Must have been an extremely difficult decision for him to make. Especially considering he has never been to an international tournament at age 29.

Happy for us obviously.

Wasn't his decision to make, the consultant said no and he listened.

reading the interview.
Doesnt come across to me atll he was pushing to play at the Euro's

The 3 Dutch FA officials who went to the appointment with the consultant with him and outnumbered the sole LFC official who was with him tells a much different story. Both he and the Dutch FA were pushing it massively.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk PFA Player of the Year, UEFA Player of the Year
« Reply #9267 on: May 12, 2021, 11:47:55 am »
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk PFA Player of the Year, UEFA Player of the Year
« Reply #9268 on: May 12, 2021, 11:49:18 am »
I'm no ITK (happy to PM my source if needed) but I had it on good authority a few weeks ago that VVD was pushing hard to go the Euros but the physios and medical staff were firm in insisting otherwise.



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Re: Virgil Van Dijk PFA Player of the Year, UEFA Player of the Year
« Reply #9269 on: May 12, 2021, 11:51:38 am »
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk PFA Player of the Year, UEFA Player of the Year
« Reply #9270 on: May 12, 2021, 11:59:04 am »
You can't blame him or the Dutch team for wanting him to play at the Euros? Sounds like he really wanted it but the surgeon has said no or there is a real chance it could harm his career longer term and cut it short.

Anyway it's a moot point for him as he's not going, which I am gutted for him of course, but for Liverpool FC that is massive as it gives him the time needed to hopefully prolong his career both on the domestic and international front.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk PFA Player of the Year, UEFA Player of the Year
« Reply #9271 on: May 12, 2021, 12:01:57 pm »
Liverpool centre-back Virgil van Dijk has ruled himself out of playing for the Netherlands at this summer's European Championship.

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The 29-year-old is recovering from surgery after suffering knee ligament damage in October.

"I feel physically it is the right decision that I've decided not to go to the Euros," Van Dijk, the Netherlands captain, told the Liverpool website.

He added: "It's tough, but I'm at peace with it."

The Euros are taking place between 11 June and 11 July, having been delayed by a year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Van Dijk said that he had not suffered a setback in his rehabilitation and he had "progressed nicely" but, in the latest stage of his recovery, had decided he could not play at this summer's tournament.

"I think the decision to not go is the right decision in the grand scheme of things," said Van Dijk.

"I am very gutted to miss the Euros, to miss the European Championship and leading out my own country there, but things have been like they have and I have to accept it - we all have to accept it.

"I think the decision to not go is the right decision in the grand scheme of things."

Instead of going to the Euros, Van Dijk will "go into my last phase of rehab during the off-season" to achieve the "realistic goal" of returning for pre-season with Liverpool.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk PFA Player of the Year, UEFA Player of the Year
« Reply #9272 on: May 12, 2021, 12:12:36 pm »
Wasn't his decision to make, the consultant said no and he listened.

The 3 Dutch FA officials who went to the appointment with the consultant with him and outnumbered the sole LFC official who was with him tells a much different story. Both he and the Dutch FA were pushing it massively.
ok thanks for the info.
I guess he isnt going to say in the interview I was desperate to go but was advised not to

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk PFA Player of the Year, UEFA Player of the Year
« Reply #9273 on: May 12, 2021, 12:14:34 pm »
we could have Trent,Hendo,VVD,Gomez & Matip all with the summer off.

I supsect Trent will get picked though.

Mane off the summer as well. Konate if he signs only playing a short u21s tournament(max 3 games)

Really bodes well for next season

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk PFA Player of the Year, UEFA Player of the Year
« Reply #9274 on: May 12, 2021, 12:15:30 pm »
You can't blame him for wanting to make it back for the Euros, but glad he's seen sense and looked at the bigger picture - next season with Liverpool, the world cup plus the next Euros is only 3 years away.
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk PFA Player of the Year, UEFA Player of the Year
« Reply #9275 on: May 12, 2021, 12:17:22 pm »
I'm happy for us but sad for him.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk PFA Player of the Year, UEFA Player of the Year
« Reply #9276 on: May 12, 2021, 12:18:24 pm »
we could have Trent,Hendo,VVD,Gomez & Matip all with the summer off.

I supsect Trent will get picked though.

Mane off the summer as well. Konate if he signs only playing a short u21s tournament(max 3 games)

Really bodes well for next season

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk PFA Player of the Year, UEFA Player of the Year
« Reply #9277 on: May 12, 2021, 12:23:19 pm »
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« Reply #9278 on: May 12, 2021, 12:24:08 pm »
fantastic news for us

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