Virgil van Dijk has reiterated his want for Liverpool to start out rapidly towards West Ham and has insisted “there’s nonetheless a giant job to be performed.”
Whereas Liverpool’s outcomes haven’t all the time been a trigger for celebration in current weeks, Van Dijk’s pre-match rallying calls have been constant of their fervour.
Forward of the Reds’ conflict with West Ham, the captain has used his pre-match programme column to name on the gamers to unite with supporters behind a standard trigger, three factors.
Van Dijk started by reflecting on final weekend’s 3-2 defeat to Fulham through which he made a few uncharacteristic particular person errors.
“The Premier League is an unforgiving place, and in case you make errors and fall wanting the required requirements then you’re going to get punished,” stated the Dutchman.
“That’s precisely what occurred down at Craven Cottage. Credit score goes to Fulham, however it was a poor day on the workplace for us, little doubt, and we’ve to take it on the chin.”
The skipper was in a optimistic temper, although, with consideration turning to Sunday’s Anfield event.
He added: “We’d like to verify we’re prepared from the primary minute towards West Ham.
“I’ve been saying for a very long time now that there’s nonetheless a giant job to be performed. Everybody on the surface will discuss, however that’s not one thing we should always ever be involved by.
“We all know precisely what’s required over the approaching weeks, and we all know the requirements and the mentality wanted if we’re to attain our targets.
“As I all the time say, all the pieces begins with exhausting work. We should be all-in on Sunday, and in every of our remaining video games. We should be collectively, totally centered and able to give completely all the pieces for the trigger.”
Virgil van Dijk remembers the Hillsborough catastrophe
Because the closest match to the thirty sixth anniversary of the Hillsborough catastrophe, Liverpool pays tribute to the 97 who misplaced their lives.
Van Dijk paid his respects, saying: “I contemplate myself extraordinarily blessed to be the captain of this soccer membership, and on behalf of everyone on the membership we need to honour the lads, girls and kids who misplaced their lives, and to pay our respects to all these affected by what occurred that day.
“You’re in our ideas, on at the present time and all the time.”
A mosaic can be displayed on the Kop previous to kick-off to recollect the 97 followers who died on April 15, 1989.
There’s a commemorative version of the matchday programme and tributes may also be displayed on LED boards surrounding the pitch.
