Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer has ripped into Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk after he argued too much is demanded of modern football players.
Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer has ripped into Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk after the defender argued too much is demanded of modern football players.
“We keep having to play more and more games. We players should start saying something, contribute to a solution.” In the next few years, UEFA are set to introduce reforms that will increase the match load in the Champions League and Europa League, while FIFA are to do the same for the World Cup and Club World Cup.Despite this, Shearer isn’t convinced by Van Dijk’s claims. The striker is well aware of the challenges of professional football, having played for almost 20 years at the highest level.
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