However, many Liverpool fans believe there is a ready-made replacement in Amara Nallo, who is half Van Dijk’s age.Nallo moved to the Reds from West Ham this summer and is already receiving rave reviews. Despite being just 16, he has started the last four games for Liverpool Under-21s after making his debut with Benfica in the Premier League International Cup. He did so alongside 20-year-old Jarrell Kwanza, who made his first start for the club in a 3-1 win over Wolves in September.
Liverpool would not normally start the same player from day to day in a match like this. But one day, he decided he could do it. And coach Barry Lutas praised him, saying: “He didn’t play like a 16-year-old.” “Amara was amazing,” she said on her official website. He and Carter Pinnington have played consistently for us so far. Look, he’s only 16 and I don’t think we’ve ever asked a kid that young to play center back against big players. He is really proud of his success.“I think the most important thing for Amara is that she played well, but she didn’t let the mistakes and the momentum of the game change. So he didn’t play like he did when he was 16, that’s for sure.”
Van Dijk signed for Liverpool for a club-record fee of £75m in 2018 and was named captain earlier this season following Jordan Henderson’s controversial performances. I went to Al-Ettifaq City in Saudi Arabia.In a major change, the Dutchman decided to introduce mandatory pre-match team meetings to provide last-minute motivation.
