Fans blast Virgil Van Dijk’s ‘terrible decision making’ after he misses a SITTER
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‘That may be the worst header I’ve ever seen in my life’: fans blow up Virgil Van Dijk’s ‘terrible decision making’ after he missed a SITTER against Nottingham Forest as Liverpool star fluffs his lines in front of goal
- Virgil van Dijk had the chance to give Liverpool the lead, but he clouded his lines
- The central defender was clear in the six-metre penalty area, but decided to pass instead of shooting
- His header over the goal flew past his teammate and the opportunity was wasted
- Fans have reacted to the miss on Twitter and can’t believe what they saw happen
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Virgil van Dijk missed a babysitter against Nottingham Forest and fans can’t believe what happened.
After an in-swinging cross, the Dutch international got a free header from the six-yard box, but chose to pass instead of shooting.
Van Dijk’s decision left many fans confused and they took to social media to express their dismay at the missed opportunity.
Virgil van Dijk was only six yards out when he decided to head the ball over the Forest goal
The defender tried to find his teammate Roberto Firmino instead of shooting himself
Van Dijk’s header over the goal was too far for the Brazilian to tap it into the net
Liverpool fans immediately took to social media to share their thoughts on Van Dijk’s miss and found it hard to contain their confusion.
One fan tweeted ‘WHAT ARE YOU DOING VAN DIJK’ and another said it was ‘terrible decision making’ when they saw their central defender head over the goal.
In a game Liverpool lost, the decision to pass rather than shoot will now irritate Liverpool fans even more.
This fan didn’t understand what Van Dijk was doing when he got the chance to score
‘Terrible decision making’: This Liverpool fan was confused as to why Van Dijk passed
This Liverpool fan used a meme to summarize his confusion over Van Dijk’s header
Unlike Liverpool supporters, rival fans were able to see the funny side of the miss and took to Twitter to laugh at the header.
One Twitter user said: ‘Van Dijk is too good at defending, he just had to figure that out’
A Manchester United fan called the miss ‘criminal’ when Van Dijk’s header flew over the six-yard box.
‘Van Dijk is too good at defending’: this user saw the funny side of the central defender’s miss
This rival fan loved what he saw and described Van Dijk’s miss as a criminal
‘That might be the worst header I’ve ever seen’: This user couldn’t believe what he was seeing
This header was not the only chance for the Liverpool centre-back, as Van Dijk also missed a glorious chance to score late.
The Dutch defender was denied by Dean Henderson when he came out on top to head an attempt on goal.
Liverpool fans will regret Van Dijk’s missed opportunities as they go home with no points.
Van Dijk missed the chance to give Liverpool the lead with a free header from six meters