- Liverpool are still in the fight to win the four main trophies this season.
- Captain Virgil van Dijk sent a message to his teammates after the victory over Lille
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Virgil van Dijk has called on his team-mates to learn the lessons of last season and “enjoy” the journey over the coming months with Liverpool still in all four competitions and talk of doing the quadruple only growing by the day.
Under Jurgen Klopp last season, Liverpool went into March with the Carabao Cup in their pocket and still in contention for the Premier League, FA Cup and Europa League, but failed to go all the way in all of them afterwards. after Klopp announced that he would eventually leave. of the campaign.
'You have to learn from difficult moments and moments that don't go the way you want. “Most of the guys in the locker room have experienced last year and that should make you better, make you aware of how to deal with certain situations and circumstances, and you should be better equipped,” Van Dijk said.
“Right now I'm looking at our team and we're very calm, we're working hard every day and every game and we need everyone to be fit, healthy and fit. That's the goal. Go into every game with the mentality of “It's game by game. That's how it's always been. It's a nice trip, I think you should enjoy it too and I definitely will,” added the Liverpool captain.
With the victory over Lille on Tuesday night, Liverpool made it seven wins from seven in the Champions League and secured a direct place in the round of 16 in March. Lille striker Jonathan David said he believes Arne Slot's team “could be the best team.” in the world'.
His comments came just days after Brentford manager Thomas Frank described the Premier League leaders as the “best team in the world” and Van Dijk admitted such praise showed they are only going in the right direction.
Virgil van Dijk on Tuesday night urged his teammates to learn from their mistakes last season.
Arne Slot has had a dream start to his first season on Merseyside as his team chases a quadruple
The Reds lead the Premier League table by six points and the Champions League table by three
“I think this confirms that we are on the right path,” he said.
'We work very hard in every game to be a very difficult team to beat. When other coaches praise you not only for the way you attack but also for the way you defend, as well as the group and bodies you have behind the ball, that's just a good sign and credit for all the hard work you put in. each and every one has been performing. in.
“That's the only thing we have to take away from this and other than that, just focus on doing it and being consistent.”
Sunday will mark a year since Klopp announced his departure and Van Dijk insisted he does not know if it is a surprise how quickly the players have adapted to life with Slot.
Since the Dutchman took over in the summer, Liverpool have won 26 of their 33 games in all competitions and Slot has a winning percentage of 79 per cent, the best in Liverpool's history.
“At this point we haven't achieved anything, but we are in a very good position and in a position that other teams want to be in and are fighting for,” Van Dijk said.
'But we have to stay calm and we will. Whether we have surprised ourselves, I don't know. I've known this team for a couple of years, so there aren't many changes; Obviously the biggest change is the coach and the staff and how they want us to play and I think we adapted to that pretty quickly, I don't think there are any major adjustments.
“I think the boys have been doing brilliantly and that has shown and we have to keep it up until the end of the season and hopefully we can get the reward for that.”