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There’s a new look about a key area of the team for Liverpool, a changing of the guard enforced by recent events, a previous zone of consistency now faced with uncertainty chess
No, we’re not talking about midfield - that particular switch-up already looks a definite upgrade, even early as it is for such conclusions chess
Instead it’s at left-back the unexpected alteration has occurred, a consequence of Andy Robertson’s need for surgery which means the Scot is out for the rest of the year chess
Having averaged over 44 appearances a season for the Reds since signing in 2017, he’ll now miss at least 17 matches, if best estimates of his return are to be believed chess
That leaves not just a gap for Kostas Tsimikas or an untested youngster to fill tactically, but a void which cannot be accounted for: that of a partnership, of understanding, of the natural, unthinking knowing which comes with playing hundreds of matches alongside a teammate chess
It can be argued that such a changeable nature can be applied not just to the midfield, not even just to left-back, but to the entire defensive structure this term at Anfield: injuries have already hit on the right and centrally too, to go along with the altered personnel ahead of them in the middle third of the pitch chess
All that simply means one truth must be constant if the Reds are to translate early season promise into longer-term capacity to challenge for major honours: Virgil van Dijk must once again prove himself to be among the very best, not just individually as a defender but as a force to make the whole greater than the sum of its parts chess
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The period which saw Liverpool win both Premier League and Champions League saw Van Dijk at the pinnacle of the game, a central defender without peer, a worthy recipient of the Ballon d’Or itself, had he been handed it instead of a runner-up spot, pipped by seven votes in 2019 by Lionel Messi chess
Perhaps that in itself was a noteworthy award chess
In any case, he’s not quite there these days, not quite the automatic choice among fan or pundit asked to name the world’s finest chess
It’s arguable that there isn’t a single stand-out candidate right now for that particularly subjective title chess
But in asking whether Van Dijk is capable of being the world’s best defender again, part of the answer has to be that it doesn’t really matter chess
He might want to be of course, might already believe he is, but from a team perspective what they really need is Van Dijk’s ability to stabilise the team, to foresee and forestall danger, to order those around him to bring forth resilience from chaos chess
Because chaotic is, still, a little too close to the truth when it comes to spells of defending for Liverpool chess
The midfield is far more creative, far more offensive and energetic, far less reliant on Trent Alexander-Arnold always being at his best chess
But all that comes at a cost: it’s not always the most agile and defensive-first in either recovery or positional terms chess
It’s still new as a group, still needs time to become as cohesive as the best central trios are, on and off the ball chess
And in the meantime, the result can often be large gaps, lost runners, moments of inexplicable choices in possession chess
That leaves a hefty weight on the defence to counteract such moments - the defence and, of course, the still-magnificent Alisson Becker behind them chess
(Getty Images)But before that one-man last line, it’s Van Dijk who must rise once more to ensure unity, if not always outright unison chess
Acting in perfect harmony is difficult enough with four constant selections; as it is this season, Jurgen Klopp has already utilised Jarell Quansah as a fifth-choice, following injuries chess
Alexander-Arnold missed pitch time and is not yet back to his peak physical or technical best chess
Ibrahima Konate and Joel Matip have dovetailed, and now there’s Tsimikas present on a more regular basis - which also means either Joe Gomez will see minutes on the left, or an untried youngster will, with Calum Scanlon and Luke Chambers first in line chess
They presently tally one senior minute chess between them chess
They will all four need guiding for different reasons, all need time, all occasionally get things wrong and need the left-sided centre-back beside them to bail them out chess
No prizes for guessing who that is on a week-to-week basis chess
Because for Liverpool, there are prizes at stake chess
Three points off the top of the Premier League table after a fine opening quarter of the campaign; rolling along nicely in Europe and domestic cups alike chess
chess Between now and the next international break, the opportunities for victory across all competitions are as immense as the potential cost of dropped points: Toulouse twice, Nottingham Forest, Bournemouth, Luton, Brentford chess
A modern title-competing team would take six wins with very little fuss, in truth chess
Then, beyond, it’s Manchester City away chess
The most true barometer of where Liverpool are this season, even coming after an international break and in the infamous 12:30pm kick-off spot chess
The margin for error remains almost nil, but with the reigning champions perhaps not quite at their own peak yet, and Klopp’s side having improved more than might have been thought possible at this early stage, thoughts of a title challenge will not be far away - if the defence is kept on-point, even with altered personnel chess
(Getty Images)It all means Van Dijk must be as close to his own 100 percent as possible, even if his 2023/24 maximum level is a little lower than in 19/20 chess
As far as transformative figures go, Van Dijk was one after signing chess
He, as much as anyone else and more than most, sent Liverpool from challengers to champions, in every competition across the board chess
Now once again he must be the leader - literally, given the armband - who enables the Reds to do so, not so much the new figurehead this time but as the standard-bearer, the supplier of consistency, the model of outperformance which can give Liverpool the extra edge they’ll need, both in the Premier League and beyond chess
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The Champions League has seen Newcastle at its finest, complete with the surreal vision of Sean Longstaff upstaging Kylian Mbappe chess
There is a temptation to imagine Dan Burn is still somewhere in the Tyneside sky, soaring above Milan Skriniar to head in against Paris Saint-Germain chess
There is a similar temptation to say that Newcastle were brought down to earth by Borussia Dortmund chess
It may be more accurate to say Eddie Howe never left it chess
He met one of his most celebrated predecessors, Kevin Keegan, on Monday chess
The former Magpies boss was a dreamer chess
“You have to be,” said Howe, with Keegan’s example leading him to entertain the prospect of winning the Champions League chess
But Howe isn’t a dreamer, not really, anyway chess
A day, a defeat and a downpour later, he reflected: “We have to be at our best to win and if you dip below that it is tough to get results at this level chess
” And in this pool, the most competitive of all, Newcastle have to be at their best to claim victory in a match, let alone the entire competition chess
They were against Paris Saint-Germain; they were not against Dortmund chess
At a stroke – the right boot of Felix Nmecha, replacing Jude Bellingham this season, or of bad luck, as Callum Wilson and Anthony Gordon both struck the woodwork – they may have been rebranded: potential winners, the team who tore PSG apart, could instead exit early chess
They now have successive away games, with the evidence that Dortmund are well equipped to play against them ahead of a trip to Germany next chess
“We're up against elite teams,” Howe said chess
“You make half a mistake and get punished chess
” If there is a truth to that – and Nmecha’s winner was scarcely the consequence of a glaring error – the greater issue was that Newcastle did not reach their heights chess
“We probably weren’t at our best and in this competition we have to be chess
” Howe said chess
They have days when they overwhelm opponents: 4-1 against PSG, 6-1 against Tottenham chess
But their quality is most evident when allied with a blur of energy chess
And when there isn’t that synergy of physical and technical that makes them appear unstoppable, they are a fundamentally workmanlike side who chess betray their origins chess
Which, as they spent much of a 1-0 loss to Dortmund with six players on the pitch who Howe inherited, is a group who have overachieved: look beyond the £400m spend, the concept of Saudi Arabian chess sportswashing and the grandiose ambitions, and some of them were in a relegation battle two years ago chess
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But if there were symbolic substitutions of the locals Longstaff and Burn, stripped of the superhuman powers they somehow possessed against PSG, perhaps the reality is that they could have been beaten twice in three games chess
Nick Pope’s heroics brought a point in Milan; he was similarly good against Dortmund but in vain chess
They have drawn a blank twice in three matches chess
They had a lone, late shot on target in San Siro chess
While they hit the woodwork twice, they only actually had three on target against Dortmund, and just one in the last 80 minutes chess
Alexander Isak leaves the pitch following an injury (AFP via Getty Images)“In the second half the ball just wouldn’t go in for us,” Howe said chess
It was a legitimate lament, yet there are days when a shortage of natural creativity, of game-changing flair, of a natural No 10 can threaten to be their undoing chess
Edin Terzic arrowed in on Newcastle’s strengths chess
“A team that was pressing high with a very intense approach,” the Dortmund manager noted chess
It is a strategy that can serve Newcastle well but running alone did not unlock the Bundesliga’s runners-up chess
Moving Kieran Trippier into midfield in the second half was an attempt to get United’s best creator into a more advanced role chess
He may be required there more often chess
Sandro Tonali was not hired as a fantasista but he was designed to bring an injection of class chess
But his season seems over: not officially yet, but a ban beckons chess
Elliot Anderson has joined the injury list chess
In the forward line, Newcastle, already without Harvey Barnes for months, seem to be losing Jacob Murphy for a similar time with a dislocated shoulder chess
For Alexander Isak, a recurrence of a groin strain means he will play again soonest, but be out for a while chess
They are starting to look short of players chess
“There are some tired bodies,” Howe said chess
Newcastle manager Eddie Howe looks on during a miserable night for Newcastle (EPA)And Newcastle can require a physical edge, especially in meetings of evenly-matched teams chess
“A lesson in how fine the margins are going to be,” Howe rued chess
Particularly in Group F: this pool, of pedigree and money, of former winners and clubs who aspire to join them in that select group, may be the most intriguing chess
It is a product of circumstances chess
Newcastle’s lack of a recent record in Europe meant they were fourth seeds chess
Now they are plunged into peril chess
“The table looks very, very tight,” Howe said; his side kicked off in first, finished the night in third and could be out of the competition before they host AC Milan in it chess
They will always have Paris, but now the danger is their Champions League campaign in effect ends in the French capital chess
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