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‘Virgil out and deservedly, poor’: Fans react on social media as Virgil van Dijk is dragged out at half time by Jurgen Klopp with Brentford running to Liverpool before half-time
- Fans react on social media as Virgil van Dijk was dragged out at half time
- Liverpool lost 2-0 to Brentford and struggled away from home
- Van Dijk was one of the three changes that Jurgen Klopp made at the break
- The central defender did not look at his best as he was caught by deep passes
Fans on social media reacted as Virgil van Dijk was dragged out at half time by Jurgen Klopp.
Liverpool were struggling against a dominant Brentford side and found themselves 2-0 down at half-time.
Fans on social media have said the German manager was right to remove Van Dijk, following a ‘poor’ performance in the first 45. However, it appears the 31-year-old was pulled with injury and not because of injury. related performance. reasons.
Virgil van Dijk was taken off at half time by Jurgen Klopp with Liverpool trailing 2-0 to Brentford
One fan said: ‘Virgil was bad in the first half so it’s no surprise he’s pulled.’
This seemed to be a common theme across much of social media with another fan saying: ‘Virgil left deservedly, he’s been poor.’
The Netherlands defender has been in a bad way recently and this continued in the first half against Brentford.
The centre-back was caught napping when a ball behind the defense was played towards Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo, ultimately leading to the game’s first goal.
Another fan added: ‘I have no complaints about Virgil leaving. Shocking Tsimikas and Elliott. Klopp could have taken anyone off to be honest that bad.
These Liverpool fans agreed with Klopp’s decision to take Van Dijk out at half time against Brentford
Van Dijk had to watch the second part from the Liverpool bench after being substituted
Seeing the substitution of Van Dijk, rival fans also took to social media to share their thoughts on Klopp’s half-time switch.
Luke Shaw has been filling in for the Manchester United centre-back and one Twitter user said the left-back is “a better centre-back than Van Dijk”. [right now].’
Another rival fan compared Van Dijk to Harry Maguire after his first-half performance against the Bees.
These rival fans took to social media to discuss Van Dijk’s half-time substitution against Brentford.