‘Horrible’ – Van Dijk Provides Assessment of Erling Haaland- Erling Haaland was shut out by Virgil van Dijk during their duel in the Community Shield of 2022, but the Liverpool defender still saw enough of the Norwegian to say that he will “make defenders’ life awful” in the 2022–23 season.Information Guide Nigeria...CONTINUE READING
The Premier League winners’ $51 million ($62 million) summer acquisition went scoreless against the FA Cup holders as Jurgen Klopp’s team won 3-1 at Leicester’s King Power Stadium.
The crossbar was shaken late in that game when Haaland fluffed his lines from a few yards out, but it is anticipated that once he is completely acclimated to English culture and demands, he will terrorise opponents.
“He obviously has a lot of qualities that can make life difficult for defenders. He will make defenders’ lives in England horrible!
“He’s so direct. He has everything; he can head the ball, he’s quick. But today we kept him at bay. He had one chance, well two chances, but other than that we did well together.”
Quizzed on what Haaland needs to do in order to master the English top-flight, Van Dijk said: “Well, I’m not going to give him too much advice! But obviously, he will know that he has to focus on his own game and not what others have to say.
“There is pressure on players who are coming in with a big price tag, but what can you do? You come in to perform, and the club pays a transfer fee for you. You just have to work, and in his case try to score as many goals as possible.
“That’s the same for Darwin in our case.”
