The Reds captain insisted he is “not a quitter” and promised the team would work to end their slump after a humbling 3-0 loss at Anfield.
Liverpool’s season hit a new low on Saturday as a 3-0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest left captain Virgil van Dijk conceding his team “were not good” and must urgently rediscover their fight.
The loss, Liverpool’s fourth in their last five league games, leaves the club languishing in 11th place and piles pressure on manager Arne Slot. The atmosphere at Anfield turned from expectation to frustration as the visitors capitalized on a series of Liverpool errors.
Speaking to the BBC after the final whistle, a frank Van Dijk did not hide from the team’s shortcomings. “We were not good in terms of battles, challenges, the fight,” the Dutch defender admitted. “We concede too many easy goals… It’s a very difficult situation at the moment.”
He pointed to a growing sense of nervousness within the squad, explaining that players were “trying to rush things” in an attempt to force a result. Despite the bleak outlook, the captain vowed to lead the fightback.
“Everyone in the team has to take responsibility,” Van Dijk stated. “We have to digest this and take it on the chin… I’ve been at this club so long now, and we’ve been through adversity. I’m not a quitter, and we will keep going.”
Manager Arne Slot acknowledged the psychological blow of conceding the first goal from a set-piece, which he said “changed the momentum of the game completely.”
“I think in the first half-hour, the players did what you were hoping for,” Slot told Sky Sports. “But after we went 1-0 down, we struggled afterwards.”
He took ultimate responsibility for the result, stating, “In the end, when things go well, [or] things don’t go well, in the end, it’s always my responsibility.”
The defeat marks one of the most disappointing chapters in a rapidly unraveling season for Liverpool, with the captain’s promise of hard work now needing to translate into immediate results on the pitch.
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