The Reds acquired leads and saved them towards each Inter Milan and Brighton, and the crew captain thinks it is a platform he can construct on:
The temper within the dressing room has at all times been excellent. It can clearly go down by way of performances, in case you win or lose. But the principle factor I see is that all of us have the desire to flip this round, and the starvation and power to achieve this. But clearly it’s about what occurs between these white strains in 95 minutes. That’s what we are able to affect and that’s what we wish to do.
[Against Brighton] and likewise midweek, we did that very effectively. But everyone knows the season continues to be so lengthy. We need to be constant, as a result of that’s one thing I’ve skilled for nearly all my time at Liverpool. We simply have to hold going and keep calm.
Van Dijk felt good about how his crew managed video games on their final two outings:
[The game management was] Very pleasing. I’ve been very lucky, particularly at Anfield, to win quite a lot of video games and hold clear sheets and really feel like there isn’t a method a crew may beat us right here. That feeling was unimaginable. And clearly the final couple of weeks we’ve been struggling, we’ve been going by means of ups and downs, and that’s clearly tough to take.
But it’s all in regards to the onerous work, the boldness, and the best way you defend with one another that issues. I believe you noticed particularly [against Brighton] but additionally the midweek recreation how a lot dedication there’s. That’s clearly an excellent factor to see for me as a captain as effectively. That all helps.
Of explicit emphasis was the defensive performances lately, with clear sheets returning. The Dutchman was requested to talk about his associate at centerback, who has been much-discussed this season:
Everyone at his finest helps, everybody within the crew. That’s why it’s a crew sport. Ibou [Konaté] is a implausible defender. Obviously when the crew is just not performing as a collective, then we because the final line could possibly be uncovered. And that occurred at instances as effectively.
Individual errors price us, together with myself at instances. Unfortunately, that’s a part of the sport. It’s the way you cope with it, the way you react to it. I believe Ibou, for instance, has been within the final two video games particularly excellent. He’s engaged on issues, like all of us do. He helps me, I assist him and that’s the way it ought to be. We aren’t excellent. He desires the most effective for the membership and I’m fairly positive that can be completely high-quality.