After witnessing him play against the Republic of Ireland, football fans believe Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk is “beyond finished”.
against Sunday night at the Aviva Stadium, the Netherlands and Van Dijk took against the Republic of Ireland in an effort to keep pace with Group B leaders France, who have so far won all five of their matches in the EURO 2024 qualifying tournament.
And they were successful in taking all three points from the Aviva, winning by a slim margin of 2-1 courtesy to goals from Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo and departed
A handball by van Dijk resulted in a penalty on the fourth minute, which was converted by Adam Idah to give Stephen Kenny’s team the lead.
Even though the Netherlands came back to win the game, van Dijk occasionally appeared unsteady due to Idah’s quickness. The situation might have been worse for the Dutch captain, who complimented Brighton forward Evan Ferguson earlier in the week, if Ferguson had been leading the line.
The 32-year-old was also recently given an additional one-game suspension by the FA for unacceptable behavior toward referee John Brooks after he was dismissed against Newcastle United in August for a challenge on Alexander Isak.
Furthermore, it’s safe to say that some football fans on social media were left scratching their heads in amazement at van Dijk’s performance against the Irish. A supporter said, “Van Dijk is beyond finished.” Another chimed in, “Van Dijk might as well be from Helsinki because he’s finished.” The third person remarked, “A complete disasterclass from Van Dijk.”
