Liverpool: Klopp on Van Dyke injury and VAR decisions in derby

Liverpool just can’t believe it’s happening to them. Jordan Henderson’s winning goal deep in extra time in the derby against Everton was disqualified by a VAR team decision that differed that in the kingdom are hard to agree it was, she lost precious points following that 2: 2 at Goodison Park and worst of all – apparently lost her anchor, Virgin Yell Van Dyke is reportedly suffering from a tear in the cruciate ligament and it is highly doubtful he will return to play this season.

Liverpool lost Van Dyke in the first minutes of the match, after the brake was clearly failed in the box by the striker Jordan Pickford, but even in this case the VAR team identified a tiny difference and the referee had no choice but to order the rest of the game and Jürgen Klopp replaced his brake. Without Everton being punished or his team being awarded a penalty kick from 11 yards out, it would have been deserved without a difference of inches.

Van Dyke has been seen leaving Liverpool hospital on crutches and according to all reports in the kingdom, will not play again for more than half a year, in the direction of seven to eight months: “It was a terrible entrance, really terrible,” said the former star Alan Shearer On Pickford’s injury to the Dutch stopper, “The first error is that Judge Michael Oliver did not notice it at all. It was a clear red card, but the main thing was that they noticed a difference. “

In England they explained the decision not to keep Pickford away, even if without a penalty to Liverpool because he was different, for the reason that the VAR team did not think it was a serious and unsportsmanlike offense. In addition to Van Dyke, midfielder Thiago Alcantara, who made his debut in the squad after recovering from Corona, was sent for a photo shoot following the offense following which Richardson was sent off and the team will hope he will not be out for an extended period. These injured are added to goalkeeper Alison, who was injured before the national team break and will return next month.

Jürgen Klopp, even before he was informed of the bad news from Van Dyke, said after the stormy 2-2 draw against Everton and Carlo Ancelotti: “It is increasingly difficult to get out of the derbies against Everton with points. It was probably the best derby played here. “As for Tiago, he told me he feels injured and that is not good news.”

On the VAR decisions, Klopp said: “I am a very big supporter of the VAR, but you expect the team to make the right decisions. I was already after dozens of interviews at the end of the game and not a single person told me he was different. It’s not something that improves my mood. “

The captain, too Jordan Henderson, Who scored a winning goal disqualified from a Sadio Mana brace caught in a dissent that he doubted was, said at the end: “It feels like the lines are sometimes drawn to be dissimilar, isn’t it?”.

Liverpool have already made it clear that they will turn to the Premier League leaders on the matter and complain about the refereeing decisions, but of course when it comes to the derby it will no longer help them. As mentioned, in the English media there is almost a consensus that Mana was no different in overtime.