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Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

Press conference: Jurgen Klopp and Gini Wijnaldum react to Virgil van Dijk injury ahead of Ajax in Champions League opener

Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

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News, Sports, Soccer, Sports News

4.41000 Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2020

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Jurgen Klopp addressed Virgil van Dijk’s knee injury and whether Liverpool will look to the transfer market for a replacement at his press conference in Amsterdam this evening. The Reds take on Ajax in their Group B Champions League opener on Wednesday night, but much of the focus was away from the game, as Klopp was also asked about Everton’s challenges in the Merseyside derby, with Thiago Alcantara also being injured at Goodison Park. During an explosive press conference, the German also confirmed Fabinho is likely to play in defence, given Joel Matip, along with Thiago and Van Dijk, is sidelined. Gini Wijnaldum was also in front of the media and he too was asked about van Dijk, giving an impassioned response regarding Everton's physical approach at Goodison Park.The Liverpool Echo sends a twice-daily Liverpool FC bulletin out via email with the all latest news, views and analysis from Anfield. Sign up for this service here: https://communicatoremail.com/F/QvfUCndgGDRHFbKqw0Z7Ip/Join our Blood Red podcast group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1656599847979758/Watch and subscribe to our Blood Red videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-TbqyJWlhRPedk-if0rKtw?view_as=subscriberVisit the Liverpool ECHO website: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fcDownload our Liverpool FC app for free: Apple – https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/lfc-echo/id1255495425 Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mirror.liverpoolfc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is the Blood Red Podcast from the Liverpool Echo, giving you the inside track on all the big talking points from Anfield.

0:08.0

Yeah, go, just two separate parts to this first one.

0:12.0

It's because of what Genie just said

0:13.4

then he's been pretty strong and his feelings about what happened at the

0:16.9

weekends with regards to to Virgil. He said Everson take it way too far

0:21.7

accidents can happen but the way they were doing it

0:24.5

is unacceptable, and it makes it harder

0:26.8

that they don't get punished.

0:28.3

Is that something that you agree with as well?

0:30.9

And separate to that,

0:32.0

was the injury to Virgil mean that you have to look at getting extra covering in January for him.

0:40.1

We have different we have different problems. One is that you have obviously always the easiest job to do so you judge us, you judge everybody.

0:49.0

A couple of days ago something happened which for sure should not have happened in a football game.

0:58.0

And it's happened not the first time, obviously, will probably not happen the last time.

1:04.8

But yes, I see it similar to my players.

1:08.2

It was both challenges were difficult to accept. Let me say it like this. But it's not to change anymore.

1:22.2

So what we all can do is try to change these kind of things.

1:30.8

I spoke the day after, and it's really hard for us because virtual is our boy and it has nothing to do with the quality of virtual

1:37.2

because yes he's a world-class player and we will miss him but we miss Oxley as well and

1:42.2

injuries happen in football and in very often

1:46.1

challenges but very often just both players tried to play the ball.

1:49.5

It was not the case in these two challenges and it makes it so different and it makes it so difficult to take.

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