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title: "Liverpool: Fans not happy with Jamie Redknapp over comments about Virgil van Dijk"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-fans-not-happy-with-jamie-redknapp-over-comments-about-virgil-van-dijk/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Liam Togher"
section: "Liverpool Football Club"
published: "2019-09-17T13:15:42Z"
modified: "2019-09-17T13:15:42Z"
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# Liverpool: Fans not happy with Jamie Redknapp over comments about Virgil van Dijk

**[Former Liverpool player Jamie Redknapp](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jamie-redknapp/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/3424) claimed that the Reds would struggle to make the top four in the Premier League if Virgil van Dijk was not in the team.**

Speaking on [Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football) \[[via @SkySports PL](https://twitter.com/SkySportsPL/status/1172954734648537088?s=20)\], Redknapp drew comparisons with Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte being ruled out for six months with a knee injury, as reported by [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/04/manchester-city-aymeric-laporte-knee-surgery-long-absence).

Liverpool-focused Twitter channel [@AnfieldWatch](https://twitter.com/AnfieldWatch/status/1173709962830393344) subsequently shared Redknapp’s comments about Van Dijk and the Reds.

> Thoughts, Reds? [#LFC](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/Z7kn6q06cP](https://t.co/Z7kn6q06cP)
>
> — Anfield Watch (@AnfieldWatch) [September 16, 2019](https://twitter.com/AnfieldWatch/status/1173709962830393344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Since Van Dijk [came to Liverpool midway through the 2017/18 season](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42496637), the Anfield club have [won the Champions League](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2019/matches/round=2000984/match=2025486/postmatch/report/) a year after [losing the final of that competition](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2018/matches/round=2000885/match=2021711/index.html), [claimed the UEFA Super Cup](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1165681/Liverpool-Chelsea-UEFA-Super-Cup-Live-Stream-TV-Channel-Start-Time-Line-Up-Score-Latest) and [come within two points of winning the Premier League](https://www.premierleague.com/tables?co=1&se=210&ha=-1).

In the season before the defender’s arrival, Liverpool [claimed fourth place in the Premier League on the final day with a 3-0 win over Middlesbrough](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39912029) after [finishing eighth and sixth in the previous two campaigns](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-liverpool/platzierungen/verein/31).

Despite the Reds’ vastly improved fortunes since Van Dijk joined, these Liverpool fans on Twitter disagreed with Redknapp’s comments:

> System wise he’s our most valued player, probably him and Firmino but this is just daft. We play with a CB pairing of Gomez and Matip & we still comfortably make top four smh
>
> — Harlem (@s1order) [September 16, 2019](https://twitter.com/s1order/status/1173713847372398592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> so he’s saying without van dijk we’d have the same team as chelsea, man united and arsenal? absolutely no chance, guys cutting absolute nonsense
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> — Aid (@Aiiidannnnnn) [September 16, 2019](https://twitter.com/Aiiidannnnnn/status/1173710267064233984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Just nonsense, its like saying Barca without messi, Juventus without Ronaldo would struggle to finish in the top 4 of their leagues, this aint tennis or poker, its a team sport, alternatively u can argue without the team, VVD wouldnt be playing in a free scoring team like [#LFC](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
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> — michealprinz™ (@micheal\_prinz) [September 16, 2019](https://twitter.com/micheal_prinz/status/1173711571610210304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> “If you take Aguero out of Man City they might just scrape into the top six.” [#Redknapptakeanap](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Redknapptakeanap?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#lfc](https://twitter.com/hashtag/lfc?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#mcfc](https://twitter.com/hashtag/mcfc?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> — Wayne Howarth (@Koianu) [September 16, 2019](https://twitter.com/Koianu/status/1173719770283368449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Redknapp trying to remain remotely controversial.
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> — Bosslar (@bosslarlar) [September 16, 2019](https://twitter.com/bosslarlar/status/1173733373711396864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> I always thought that Jamie Redknaop knew what he was talking about – clearly not!
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> — John Neal (@7744jhn) [September 16, 2019](https://twitter.com/7744jhn/status/1173712410533879808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Wow … what a terrible statement . We would still have 2 very strong CBs playing every game , yes he is a hero and a hell of a player , but people would say the same if mo and firmino weren’t in the team … but we did Barcelona 4.0 . 1 player doesn’t make a team … YNWA
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> — Barclay Beales. (@BarclayBeales) [September 16, 2019](https://twitter.com/BarclayBeales/status/1173721954135793666?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Totall madness
>
> — My Name is Nobody (@Benbuddyy) [September 17, 2019](https://twitter.com/Benbuddyy/status/1173861226440470528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

https://twitter.com/demmanroll/status/1173886325252136960

https://twitter.com/RossLlew10/status/1173719986352918528

***Do you think Liverpool would be fighting to finish fourth if Van Dijk was not in the team? Give us your views in the comments section below!***