Virgil Van Dijk

James Pearce: Liverpool defender ruled out for two months in huge injury blow

Defender ruled out for months as Liverpool's injury crisis deepens Liverpool’s defensive resources have been further depleted after youngster Wellity Lucky was ruled out for at least two months with a hamstring injury. That stark opening line from James Pearce of The Athletic sets the tone for a worrying moment in Arne Slot’s first season...

‘Abysmal!’ – Liverpool slammed after defeat to AFC Bournemouth

Pressure Mounts on Arne Slot as Liverpool Fall Apart at Bournemouth Another week, another hammer blow. Liverpool’s 3-2 defeat at Bournemouth has left Arne Slot’s side languishing in sixth in the Premier League table, with just five wins in their last 18 league games. As David Lynch said bluntly on Anfield Index’s Media Matters podcast:...

Liverpool vs Qarabağ: A European Night That May Mark Arne Slot’s Final Stand

Liverpool vs Qarabağ – Champions League Group Stage Preview Date: Wednesday, 28 January 2026 Venue: Anfield Kick-off: 20:00 GMT Good result or bad, this may prove to be Arne Slot’s final act as Liverpool head coach. Even as these words are written on a cold Monday morning train to London, the sense of inevitability hangs heavy. By the time...

Liverpool departure on hold for now

Liverpool Hold Firm on Andy Robertson Amid Tottenham Interest Liverpool’s refusal to sanction Andy Robertson’s move to Tottenham this month, as reported by James Pearce and David Ornstein of The Athletic, reads as both a practical decision and a symbolic one. Practical, because Liverpool’s defensive resources are already thin. Symbolic, because Robertson remains a totem...

Liverpool pull plug on departure for star

Liverpool Halt Andrew Robertson Exit as Squad Reality Bites A veteran full back, a modest fee, a London suitor. Yet as Liverpool have pulled the plug on Tottenham Hotspur’s move for Andrew Robertson, it has become something more revealing, a window into how thin the margins now are at Anfield. Paul Joyce of The Times reports...

Opinion: Liverpool must sack Arne Slot after Bournemouth defeat

Fatigue, Wind, and Denial: The End of the Road for Arne Slot Following yet another disheartening result for Liverpool Football Club, the reaction from the head coach was as astonishing as the performance itself. Arne Slot’s post-match explanation, citing fatigue and the wind for a 3–2 defeat on the south coast, landed badly with a...

Former Liverpool defender slams Virgil van Dijk after Bournemouth performance

Virgil van Dijk slammed after Liverpool's defeat at Bournemouth Liverpool’s defeat at Bournemouth will linger long in the memory, not because of the scoreline alone, but because of what it revealed about a side that has struggled to find defensive stability this season. The 3-2 loss was decided in the dying moments, yet the warning...

Liverpool urged to sack Arne Slot and hire ‘perfect’ interim manager

Slot Out Debate Intensifies After Bournemouth Defeat Give Me Sport have sparked another round of furious debate around Liverpool’s direction, following a dramatic 3-2 defeat to Bournemouth. The article pulls no punches, opening with the blunt claim that “Liverpool must sack manager Arne Slot immediately after they fell to yet another defeat against Bournemouth in...

Dominik Szoboszlai: The Standard Bearer in Another Liverpool Collapse

Bournemouth 3 – 2 Liverpool | Premier League Man of the Match Dominik Szoboszlai – Liverpool FC In a season increasingly defined by frustration, uncertainty, and uncomfortable questions, one constant continues to rise above the noise. Dominik Szoboszlai, Liverpool’s undisputed player of the year, once again emerged as the standard-bearer in defeat, collecting another Man of...

Collapse on the Coast: Liverpool Fall to Late Bournemouth Winner

Bournemouth 3 - 2 Liverpool - PL Player Ratings The Premier League saw the Reds travel to a cold south coast where Iraola’s spirited team played host to the Premier League champions. The lineup and subsequent ratings are listed below. https://twitter.com/downeytrev/status/2015144035246026907?s=46&t=rxgukmqdoXc4muVFLSx2EQ Alisson Becker - 6.0 The giant Brazilian stopper was unable to stop the first or second goals conceded...