"What I have noticed over the last couple of weeks especially is that there is a lot of noise that you have no control over and that we have to deal with as a team. Some of those takes are absolutely ridiculous. But you have to deal with that. It's outside noise that can reach certain players, the group. It's about sticking together."
"We're not going out there on the pitch to lose games, we're not going out there to be disappointed after games or leave fans disappointed going home, we want to work our socks off and win games. But there's no guarantee. You play in the Premier League, the highest level, in the biggest league in the world, and it's difficult to stay calm but you have to do if you want to get back to where we want to be."
Liverpool ended a run of four straight Premier League defeats with a 2-0 win over Aston Villa at Anfield, with Mohamed Salah and Ryan Gravenberch scoring. The team had lost six of seven matches across all competitions and attracted heavy criticism, with some labelling the situation a 'crisis'. Captain Virgil van Dijk criticised 'ridiculous takes' and negative outside noise that can affect players and the group, and urged unity and focus. He emphasised that players do not go onto the pitch to lose, acknowledged the difficulty of staying calm in the Premier League, and called for continued hard work.
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