‘That might be the worst header I’ve ever seen in my life’: Fans blast Virgil Van Dijk’s ‘terrible decision making’ after he misses a SITTER against Nottingham Forest as Liverpool star fluffs his lines in front of goal
- Virgil van Dijk had the chance to give Liverpool the lead but fluffed his lines
- The centre-back was free in the six-yard box but decided to pass instead of shoot
- His header across the goal flew past his teammate and the chance was wasted
- Fans have reacted to the miss on Twitter and can’t believe what they saw happen
Virgil van Dijk missed a sitter against Nottingham Forest and fans can’t believe what happened.
Following an in-swinging cross, the Dutch international had a free header from inside the six-yard box but opted to pass instead of shoot.
Van Dijk’s decision left a lot of fans confused and they took to social media to display their dismay at the missed chance.
Virgil van Dijk was only six yards out when he decided to head the ball across the Forest goal
The defender attempted to find his teammate Roberto Firmino instead of shooting himself
Van Dijk’s header back across goal was too far in front of the Brazilian to tap it into the net
Liverpool fans instantly took to social media to share their thoughts on Van Dijk’s miss and found it hard to contain their confusion.
One fan tweeted ‘WHAT ARE YOU DOING VAN DIJK’ and another said it was ‘terrible decision making’ as they saw their star centre-back head it across goal.
In a game that Liverpool went on to lose, the decision to pass instead of shoot will now be annoying Liverpool fans even more.
This fan could not understand what Van Dijk was doing when he was given the chance to score
‘Terrible decision making’: This Liverpool fan was left confused as to why Van Dijk passed
This Liverpool fan used a meme to summarise his confusion about Van Dijk’s header
Unlike Liverpool supporters, rival fans could see the funny side of the miss and took to Twitter to laugh at the header.
One Twitter user said: ‘Van Dijk is too good at defending, he simply had to header that out’
A Manchester United fan referred to the miss as ‘criminal’ as Van Dijk’s header flew across the six-yard box.
‘Van Dijk is too good at defending’: This user saw the funny side of the centre-back’s miss
This rival fan enjoyed what he was seeing and described Van Dijk’s miss as criminal
‘That might be the worst header I’ve ever seen’: This user couldn’t believe what he saw
This header wasn’t the only chance for the Liverpool centre-back as Van Dijk also missed a glorious opportunity to score late on.
The Dutch defender was denied by Dean Henderson as he rose highest to head an effort towards goal.
Liverpool fans will be left rueing the missed chances by Van Dijk as they head back home without any points.
Van Dijk missed the chance to give Liverpool the lead with a free header from six yards
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