Liverpool defender Virgil Van Dijk has claimed that he must learn from the mistakes he made during Liverpool’s 2-1 loss against Paris Saint Germain in the Champions League.
Goals from Juan Bernat and Neymar gave PSG the early lead at the Parc Des Princes but Liverpool halved the deficit after James Milner’s penalty. Liverpool’s Champions League dreams are now hanging on a thread after a disastrous night on matchday five in the Champions League. Paris Saint-Germain made their progression easier while Liverpool will face their fate against Napoli in a crunch encounter at Anfield on December 12th in order to make it to the Round of 16.
Liverpool lacked pace and creativity in midfield throughout the game and their defensive fragilities were exposed by Neymar and co. Surprisingly after a while Reds headstrong center back, Virgil Van Dijk came under the spotlight for sloppy play and his error in the first half gifted PSG their first goal of the night.
However, the 27-year-old Dutchman admitted to his mistakes and vowed to learn from them in the future. While speaking to LFCTV, the big central defender said, “There are certain moments where you need to keep your head cool. It was difficult. There were good things in the second half but to lose is painful. The (first) one I tried to clear, the ball came behind me a little bit and they picked up the second ball. It should have been better there but everyone sometimes makes mistakes. I need to learn from that. The second one was on the break – that’s what they’re good at. We need to do better. You make it difficult for yourself if you’re 2-0 down, especially after 30 minutes or so. We bounced back in the second half, we did well. Now the point is to recover from this and make sure everyone is ready for the weekend.”
Van Dijk has been solid for Liverpool since signing from Southampton back in January. He seems like he will only get better because of his nature and willingness to learn from his mistakes.
