What Liverpool staff now think about players going on holiday after Virgil van Dijk comments

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And then going on to play abysmally… Photo credit: Getty Images/Liverpool FC Liverpool staff not concerned by players’ days offVirgil van Dijk commented on his teammates jetting off on mini breaks in the build-up to Sunday’s tie with Utd.He said: “A few days off? It’s a city trip.“But I think if you have one day off, and you don’t have many days off, they decide what they want to do with their families.

Everyone is an adult.“This week we have an early kick-off on Saturday. It’s not that we have a holiday whatsoever.”Van Dijk’s defence of his teammates may have caused some debate among fans, the people at the club do not seem to have a problem, and say nothing has changed since last season, there is just more scrutiny put on players now results are going against them.Speaking on the Blood Red podcast, journalist Paul Gorst explained: “It is just a perception, you know, when results aren’t there, it probably looks like you’re not doing as you should when you’re jetting off during the week.

“So I don’t necessarily agree with the people who are saying this, but I can understand why it’s seen as a perception to some because of, like you say, it’s just the optics and everything is based around results.“You know, nothing is any different to what was happening last year when Liverpool were en route to winning the league, or haven’t already won the league this time last year.“But when results aren’t there, everything comes under the microscope, as someone at the club said to me this afternoon.” What would you do with Curtis Jones this summer? Getty IDs: 2272039966 Liverpool players need to show more fightWhile the staff are correct that Slot hasn’t really changed anything from last season, it’s still unlikely to please fans.There have been very few games this season when the players have really looked up for a match and played with a high intensity across the 90 minutes.Whether that is down to Slot or not, it is hard to say, but more fight in each match would placate some fan anger, even if results do not get better.Liverpool supporters don’t ask for much, they just want to see their team giving it 100% each week, though in their defence, it can be hard to look as up for a game when playing in the current manager’s style.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox