Jordan Pickford is under fire following his tackle on Virgil van Dijk that has left the Liverpool defender requiring surgery And they still get it wrong. Van Dijk hobbled off and is already focused on his recover after releasing a statement on Sunday.

Jurgen Klopp has also played Fabinho at centre-half previously. Graeme Souness has branded Jordan Pickford’s horror challenge on Virgil van Dijk ‘an assault’, and expressed his amazement that the Everton goalkeeper escaped punishment. Former Liverpool defender Carragher though has leapt to Pickford’s defence. Please continue to respect all commenters and create constructive debates.

It was his versatility that prompted Klopp to shelve plans to sign a new defender to replace Dejan Lovren this summer. “They lost [Dejan] Lovren and the other players in those positions are very injury prone.

That wasn’t a tackle, that was an assault.”. Jordan Pickford is all over the place with his game at the moment. I’m not even thinking about offside, but these people who make these decisions, who sit in Stockley Park, can look at that and say ‘that’s offside’. “Jordan Pickford is all over the place with his game at the moment, he comes out, makes a crazy decision as he has been doing over the last 12 months, and very, very unfortunately one of the top players in the Premier League is in a bad way. I’ve had my leg broken, I nearly broke Nani’s leg. It’s outrageous. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. Carragher, however, is adamant the Reds must enter the market as soon as possible to sign a replacement. Create a commenting name to join the debate, There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts, There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window), Download the talkSPORT app NOW – the best way to listen live, suffered damage to his anterior cruciate ligament. Please be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our Community Guidelines. Graeme Souness has branded Jordan Pickford’s horror challenge on Virgil van Dijk ‘an assault’, and expressed his amazement that the Everton goalkeeper escaped punishment. “They just don’t know what they’re talking about, I’ve been to Stockley Park, over a year ago, it is nigh on impossible to make a mistake with the technology they have, the time they give themselves, it’s nigh on impossible. Date published: Monday 19th October 2020 9:21. “They have to be ready on January 1st to bring in who they want in that area because that could stop them going on to achieve what they want to achieve.”, window.dojoRequire(["mojo/signup-forms/Loader"], function(L) { L.start({"baseUrl":"mc.us2.list-manage.com","uuid":"0dbf0c85a1d332bd7bb792371","lid":"9014791a03","uniqueMethods":true}) }), READ MORE: Liverpool star Thiago to miss Champions League opener after derby injury. You can find our Community Guidelines in full here. If you’re a football person, I guarantee every single professional, semi professional, maybe the guys in the Hackney Marshes, when they look at that, their focus is not on the offside, their focus is on one thing: The assault on a player. View Jordan Souness’ profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. Yeah, it was a terrible tackle. Liverpool now have just Joe Gomez and Joel Matip as recognised senior centre-halves. Liverpool have confirmed that Van Dijk will have an operation this week, and although they have not put a timescale on how long he will miss, the expectation is that it will be between six and nine months before he is seen on the pitch again. With less than 10 … Graeme Souness says it’s “nigh on impossible” to make a mistake from Stockley Park after the VAR officials ignored Jordan Pickford’s “assault” on Virgil van Dijk on Saturday. Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. “There will be a lot of frustration in the Liverpool camp, Liverpool supporters, maybe from neutrals wanting Jordan Pickford banned. I just don’t get it,” added Souness. “Devastating news for van Dijk but for Liverpool and Klopp it will be right away, ‘who can we get in?’. That was an assault, not a tackle, an assault.”. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies to your comment. “For me, it’s ‘wow’. Souness was furious with Pickford’s lunge on Van Dijk, which has left the Dutch defender with serious damage to his Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in his right knee that will require surgery to repair. I’m not even thinking about offside, but these people who make these decisions, who sit in Stockley Park, can look at that and say ‘that’s offside’. Pickford escaped any action, as a free-kick to Everton was awarded for offside.

The former England defender is adamant the England number one did not intentionally hurt Van Dijk. Meanwhile, another Liverpool legend – Jamie Carragher – leapt to Pickford’s defence. That wasn’t a tackle, that was an assault.”. Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. Jordan Pickford is all over the place with his game at the moment." If you’re a football person, I guarantee every single professional, semi professional, maybe the guys in the Hackney Marshes, when they look at that, their focus is not on the offside, their focus is on one thing: The assault on a player. The most insightful comments on all subjects will be published daily in dedicated articles. Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate? “I don't believe anyone goes out to deliberately hurt someone.

But that theory was not shared by Carragher, with the former Liverpool defender drawing on his own experiences to accept that serious injuries happen in football, with his belief that Pickford did not rush out off his line with the intention to injure Van Dijk. The incident did not result in a penalty and red card for Pickford as VAR adjudged Van Dijk to be offside in the build-up. Both too have have had their injury issues in recent years. “He comes out and makes a crazy decision like he's been doing the last 12 months and very unfortunately he's left one of the top players in the Premier League in a bad way. He told Sky Sports: “That amazes me [that there was no VAR check on Pickford’s tackle]. Graeme Souness says it’s “nigh on impossible” to make a mistake from Stockley Park after the VAR officials ignored Jordan Pickford’s “assault” on Virgil van Dijk on Saturday. “I think Liverpool will have to go into the market in January and not just because of van Dijk’s injury but they were weak in that area anyway,” he added. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? “I really hope and I really believe Jordan Pickford will not be in a good place tonight.”. “I really believe Pickford will not be in a good place himself tonight (Sunday) and I hope he isn't in some ways.”, Jordan Pickford is under fire following his tackle on Virgil van Dijk that has left the Liverpool defender requiring surgery, Pickford injured Van Dijk that will require surgery to repair his ACL. An incensed Souness labelled Pickford’s actions “outrageous”, and he also questioned why the Video Assistant Referee wasn’t utilised to punish Pickford. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Liverpool legend Souness was furious with VAR and Pickford. Want an ad-free experience?Subscribe to Independent Premium. It allows our most engaged readers to debate the big issues, share their own experiences, discuss real-world solutions, and more. While Jamie Carragher has defended Pickford, Souness was in no mood to mince his words, as he took aim at Pickford and the VAR officials. “And they can still get it wrong. Souness is stunned that Pickford could get away with a reckless tackle that has rocked Anfield, with the England international escaping any kind of punishment. The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. “I am going to defend Pickford on that. “Jordan Pickford is all over the place with his game at the moment, he comes out, makes a crazy decision as he has been doing over the last 12 months, and very, very unfortunately one of the top players in the Premier League is in a bad way. “I really hope and I really believe Jordan Pickford will not be in a good place tonight.”. I’ve had my leg broken, I nearly broke Nani’s leg.

These things happen, unfortunately in football, I don’t think anyone goes out deliberately to hurt someone.

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