Van Dijk slams 'ridiculous takes' after Liverpool win

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Asked about how difficult it has been as the leader of the group to maintain morale and focus during the difficult period, Van Dijk told TNT Sports: "What I have noticed over the last couple of weeks especially is that there is a lot of noise that you have no control over and that we have to deal with as a team."Some of those takes are absolutely ridiculous. It's about sticking together.Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa - Match report and highlightsAs it happened | Teams | StatsLive Premier League table | Watch FREE PL highlights"We're not going out there on the pitch to lose games, we're not going out there to be disappointed after games or leave fans disappointed going home, we want to work our socks off and win games.

You play in the Premier League, the highest level, in the biggest league in the world, and it's difficult to stay calm but you have to do if you want to get back to where we want to be. "Especially because it happened at 0-0, so not when you are leading and not when you are top of the league but when you are in a difficult situation as a club, as a team and because I'm definitely a part of that, it's also a difficult situation for me."And then to get the support the players got but also I got, that is something that makes this club special, I think.

They don't forget if you've been part of something special and they help you especially if things are difficult."And that's what it was the last few weeks, things were difficult, we were not winning, by the way, we were losing. And so they felt the players, maybe even me, needed a bit of support and that's what you get from these fans."