Van Dijk's top performance is the key to Liverpool's away win! Conte complained about the transfer strategy: weakening the team
Liverpool defender Van Dijk, after suffering a knee-heavy injury, seems to be no longer brave, but Liverpool's Champions League Round of 16 first time to play away to Inter Milan, the Dutch centre-back proved that he is still the top defender with actions, in addition to handing over eye-catching data, he was also selected as the best player of the game.
Liverpool's Champions League round of 16 first-time partnership between Inter Milan, Firmino and Salah each contributed, with the team winning by two goals. The Reds' visit to Meazcharli was not lost, and the captain Van Dijk was indispensable, the Dutch centre-back won 7 times in this game, 5 times to win the top, and the exaggerated record that was not broken by the opponent.
Inter Milan made a lot of attacks in the second half, Dzeko once single-handedly broke the goal but he was offside, and then Dzeko had another chance to break through the Liverpool defence, Van Dijk immediately returned to the defense, plus Dzeko controlled the ball slightly away from the body, Alisson easily attacked and confiscated.
Van Dijk's unbreakable performance in this game will make Inter suffer a lot, and one-on-ones such as Lautaro Martinez and Dumfries will not be useful. The 30-year-old Dutch centre-back, who was selected as the best player of the game after the match, said that he had long expected to be constantly under pressure, and the efforts of his teammates were not in vain, "This is an away game in the Champions League, and the pressure of the opponent is inevitable, which we have long expected before the game, and the teammates have excellent performances in defense, we deserve to win in this game." ”
Under van Dijk's leadership, even his partner Conat also had a solid performance, and England star Leo Ferdinand praised the performance of the two, "From the Champions League to the knockout stage, it is often the focus to defend away from home, Liverpool did it this game, the performance of the two centre-backs is very good, even if they are constantly under pressure for a period of time, they still try to keep it, maybe they (Liverpool) are a little surprised by this result." ”
Tottenham coach Conte admitted that the team has only a 1% chance of reaching the top 4, and described the team's transfer strategy as lacking in confidence, which is very different from the teams he has played for in the past.
Tottenham Hotspur are currently 8th in the Premier League, and Italian manager Antonio Conte, who has just experienced three consecutive league defeats and is inevitably demoralized, said in an interview: "I used to say there was a 1% chance of winning the league title, but now it is a 1% chance of winning the top 4 in the league. Of course, no matter how bad the record is, we should have ambitions to face it and try to rebuild, but for me, the current situation is very different from the team I have played for in the past. ”
The Italian coach continued: "Losing four players in January is all important players for Spurs, but we only brought in two players, even if we just look at the numbers rather than the strength, we know that the squad is weakening. ”
Spurs sent Ndombele, Rousseau, Ali and others to bring in only two new stars, Bentankur and Kulusevsky, and Conte said: "They are all young people with potential, but they are not mature players, that's the difference. Tottenham president Levy's miserly nature is actually the main reason for Pochettino's departure, and Conte should now understand his feelings.
Spurs will be tough on top team Manchester City at the weekend.
