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Jürgen Klopp said Virgil van Dijk would badume responsibility for becoming Liverpool captain after a vote among the team.
The Liverpool coach asked his players to choose a new captain and a vice captain before the Champions League game. against the Red Star Belgrade midweek with injured Jordan Henderson and James Milner retiring from a hamstring problem. Van Dijk won the vote with Georginio Wijnaldum in second place. The Dutch internationals will be the third and fourth choice captains and Klopp believes that the number of real leaders in his team reflects the development of Liverpool.
"I really think Milly and Hendo are doing a great job for the club and the team. "Said the manager." Being a club ambbadador on one side and awesome for the team on the other, that's great.They combine just about anything.
"When I arrived, I built a committee of players. There were five or six players, including Lucas Leiva, Adam Lallana and Phil Coutinho. This team has grown and all its players are very, very demanding and confident. You can choose the player of your choice. It was a close decision. Dejan [Lovren] was near, Adam was near. They all had their votes. Players understand that players can do the job properly.
"Virgil is still young, he looks more like a man than he really is. There is nothing wrong with that and it can still improve. If you see it and hear it, you think there is a great distance between it and you because it looks awesome. It is good for him to take on this responsibility and there will be a day when Gini will wear the armband. He will be very proud of it too. These two guys are doing the same thing in Holland for the national team. It's a natural thing. The boys have seen it too and that is why they have this committee. "
Liverpool will return to the top of the Premier League when he avoids the loss against Cardiff at Anfield on Saturday. Xherdan Shaqiri, who impressed Wednesday during the defeat of Red Star, insists early on for inclusion, and Klopp thinks the £ 13 million signing for the summer has not yet reaches its maximum potential.
"I do not think anyone has any idea how good Shaq can be," he said. "It's not a criticism, it's like that. I knew him when he was 19 years old at Bayern and he was already an exceptional talent. He had a good first year. The second year, it was not so good, but it can happen. Then he left.
"You can disappear a little. Inter Milan then Stoke. Thank God he has not disappeared. He always had his moments. When I asked to cut some Shaqiri scenes, no one answered, "Come on, Shaqiri? Really? 'So when we cut them together, it was really impressive to see how decisive it was.' "
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