Virgil van Dijk, the English Liverpool football team player, questioned the validity of the controversial winning goal scored by Lukas Bergvall in the last moments for Tottenham, indicating that his team will not use the goal as motivation before the second leg of the semi-final of the League Cup.
The British news agency (PA Media) reported that Liverpool tasted defeat under the leadership of coach Arne Sloat, for the first time since last September, yesterday, Wednesday, after Bergvall scored the winning goal in the 86th minute, moments after he avoided receiving a second yellow card for his interference. Violent with Kostas Tsimikas.
Van Dijk, Liverpool’s captain, expressed his annoyance to referee Stuart Attwell, after Bergvall was obstructed and at the end of the match, but he played down speculation that Liverpool, at the top of the English Premier League table, would use this to ignite enthusiasm before facing Tottenham at Anfield on February 6. Next in the return match.
⚽️🔥 Lukas Bergvall gives Tottenham the lead #English_League_Cup | #Tottenham_Liverpool#CarabaoCup pic.twitter.com/snCM47TDbi
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“The frustration was just on the field,” Van Dijk said. “After the match you can’t do anything about it, and unfortunately for us, he ended up scoring the winning goal.”
He added, “Things do not work this way. We do not need motivation. We know that we will enter the match at Anfield with a goal behind, so we have to fight.”
The Dutch defender continued, “We have to fight together, with our fans and the players. Clearly, we hope that everyone is fully prepared, and let’s see if we can do that.”
Van Dijk added, “It will be a difficult match because, in my opinion, they are a very good team, and they have a very good coach, but we will try to win this match. We are in the semi-finals, and we know how much they want to win the championship, but I know that we would love to win the championship again, and perhaps more than that.” .
🤯🧤 3 days after signing him, and in his first appearance with Tottenham, Antonin Kinski shines
✍️ How do you describe the Czech goalkeeper’s performance?#English_League_Cup | #Tottenham_Liverpool#CarabaoCup pic.twitter.com/nPGoWgBmQo
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Liverpool scored 6 goals against Tottenham last month, but struggled to create real chances at Tottenham’s stadium before substitute Darwin Nunez wasted two chances in the second half after Tottenham goalkeeper Antonin Kinski excelled in his first meeting with the team.