Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk couldn't believe the state of the pitch after the Netherlands' 1-0 win over Greece.
Denzel Dumfires was tripped in the 18-yard box before referee Alejandro Hernández pointed to the spot and later dismissed Greece manager Gus Poyet for his protests on the touchline."Have you seen the pitch? Terrible," he said."It's unbelievable that this is still allowed at this level.""In England we believe the schedules are too busy," he said."The players are getting paid well but it should never come at the cost of our health.
"We keep having to play more and more games. We as players should start saying something about it, contribute to a solution." Asked whether he would be prepared to give up 10 per cent of his salary if he were to play less games, Van Dijk replied:"No.
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