{"id":611182,"date":"2025-12-04T07:43:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T07:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/611182\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T07:43:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T07:43:19","slug":"liverpool-news-virgil-van-dijk-couldnt-be-clearer-as-two-team-mates-are-called-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/611182\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool news: Virgil van Dijk couldn’t be clearer as two team-mates are called out"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arne Slot and Liverpool have a big month ahead of them in the Premier League<\/p>\n

Fasika Zelealem<\/strong> Senior Sports Reporter <\/p>\n

05:30, 04 Dec 2025<\/p>\n

\"VirgilVirgil van Dijk had a reason for calling out two of his team-mates(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Arne Slot’s second season in charge could very well be defined by Liverpool<\/a>‘s tricky run of December fixtures. The Dutchman has so far overseen a disappointing defence of their Premier League title<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While criticism has been laid at the feet of the club’s biggest stars such as Virgil van Dijk<\/a> and Mohamed Salah<\/a>, the Reds boss’ position has come into question, reflecting how dire the situation has become at Anfield.<\/p>\n

Among the tenuous mood surrounding the Merseyside giants, Mirror Football <\/strong>delves into the Liverpool captain’s calling out of two team-mates while revealing a surprising tidbit from the training ground.<\/p>\n

Van Dijk’s revelation<\/p>\n

With the amount of talent Liverpool possess in their squad, you’d think it’d be an arduous decision for Van Dijk when having to choose one player in the squad who does the craziest things in training.<\/p>\n

However, that wasn’t the case for the skipper who quickly answered with the name Curtis Jones before adding: “He’s very technical, top player.” The midfielder, 24, established himself as a key squad player under Jurgen Klopp<\/a> and now Slot.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Steven Gerrard agreement reached over Liverpool job as icon told to expect call<\/a>READ MORE: Jurgen Klopp and Jamie Carragher in disagreement over future Liverpool manager<\/a>\"CurtisCurtis Jones has played 197 games for Liverpool(Image: Gaspafotos\/MB Media\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The England ace is quite the silky figure on the ball but showed his gritty side when hammering his team<\/a> following Liverpool’s 4-1 rout by PSV Eindhoven<\/a> in the Champions League<\/a> last Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Noticeably fuming when talking to Irish broadcasters RTE, Jones said after full-time: “It’s unacceptable to be honest. As I said, I don’t even have the words, I’m past being angry and sad, I’m at the point now where I don’t have the words. It’s hard to find the words.<\/p>\n

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“I’m a player and a fan, I’m seeing it like this, I haven’t experienced a team play like this bad and results like this. At the end of the day, we still have that badge on our chest, until that badge goes, we’re always going to fight, try get this team to where it needs to be and show why Liverpool<\/a> is the best team in the world<\/a>. But as of now, we’re in the s*** and it needs to change.”<\/p>\n

Two team-mates called out<\/p>\n

Liverpool’s trip to the London Stadium last Sunday was a performance and result the side desperately needed. In what was a controlled and disciplined away performance, there were two Reds stars in particular who came in for special praise from Van Dijk.<\/p>\n

Following the game, the captain decided to pay compliments to Alexander Isak and Joe Gomez for their showing against the Hammers. Discussing the most expensive player in British football history, the Dutchman said of the striker: “We know that things haven\u2019t been so good for us recently, but Sunday was extremely welcome, in terms of both the result and the performance.<\/p>\n

\"AlexanderAlexander Isak and Joe Gomez impressed for Liverpool in their victory over West Ham(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

“It was great to see Alexander Isak<\/a> score his first Premier League<\/a> goal for the club. Alex has not had the easiest time since joining, as I\u2019m sure he would tell you himself, but he has been working extremely hard behind the scenes, and we know the quality he possesses. He is a clinical finisher, and hopefully that was the first of many league goals in a Liverpool shirt.”<\/p>\n

Last Sunday was Gomez’s first Premier League start in 11 months and the Englishman didn’t put a foot wrong as he stepped into the right-back role. Having played with the 28-year-old for almost eight years, Van Dijk said: “I\u2019d also like to mention Joe Gomez<\/a>, on what was his first league start of the season.<\/p>\n

“I have said many times previously that in order to be successful, we are going to need everybody to be ready to play their part, whether it\u2019s from the start or off the bench. I thought Joey was outstanding on the day, so big credit to him.”<\/p>\n

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