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Virgil van Dijk blamed by Dutch media as Liverpool teammate 'invisible' in Poland draw

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Virgil van Dijk found himself being blamed by the Dutch media for his part in the Netherlands conceding during a disappointing 1-1 draw against Poland on Friday. Nevertheless, it wasn’t a comfortable night in Warsaw, especially for Liverpool’s trio of Van Dijk, Ryan Gravenberch and Cody Gakpo.



This time, he finally found the net: 1-0.” Van Dijk and his Liverpool teammates didn’t fare too well elsewhere as their performances were graded. Cody Gakpo and Ryan Gravenberch in action for the Netherlands against Poland (Image: Getty Images) On Van Dijk, they wrote: “The Dutch captain, like his teammates, wasn't razor-sharp.

And at 1-0, he probably would have done better to close the gap on his right when Kaminksi began his run.” Summing up Gravenberch’s performance, they added: “The Liverpool player was the Gravenberch we know, available for passes and looking for the solution forward. Commenting on Van Dijk’s performance, they wrote: “Caught out for the goal with his lack of pace and he looked shaky early on.