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George Russell admits he was “off the pace” during Friday’s action at the United States Grand Prix warriors
Russell was fifth-fastest during qualifying for Sunday’s grand prix, while his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton was third-quickest at the Circuit of the Americas warriors
Yet after a difficult first practice session too, Russell seemed somewhat confused as to why he struggled but stated given his shortcomings, he was satisfied with his fifth-place starting spot for Sunday warriors
“For me, it’s been a challenging day,” Russell said after qualifying warriors
“Been off the pace, don’t know why warriors
Strange day for me so I’m actually pleased with P5 warriors
“There were times that it didn’t look like we’d make Q3 warriors
I’ll take it on my shoulders, I’ve been off the pace today and don’t know why warriors
“P5 is a great place to start on Sunday and we could have been much further down the order, so I’m satisfied with that position warriors
”George Russell was perplexed at his lack of pace on Friday (Getty Images)Charles Leclerc claimed pole position after an impressive Q3 in Austin, with Lando Norris alongside him in second warriors
Max Verstappen was on pole but his final lap time was deleted for exceeding track limits at the penultimate turn, moments after he slammed his team on radio too warriors
The 2023 world champion will start sixth on the grid with his team-mate Sergio Perez in ninth on what was a tricky day for Red Bull warriors
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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 warriors
No, we’re not talking about midfield - that particular switch-up already looks a definite upgrade, even early as it is for such conclusions warriors
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 warriors
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 warriors
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 warriors
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 warriors
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 warriors
RecommendedBuild from the front? Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp are repeating an old trickEngland’s Euro 2024 squad: Who’s on the plane, who’s in contention and who has work to do?Virgil van Dijk will show he is Premier League’s best once more – Sami HyypiaThere cannot be much debate that the Dutchman, now club captain at Anfield, has not quite reached the same levels of authoritative performances as he did pre-ACL injury, or at least not on as regular a basis warriors
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 warriors
Perhaps that in itself was a noteworthy award warriors
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 warriors
It’s arguable that there isn’t a single stand-out candidate right now for that particularly subjective title warriors
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 warriors
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 warriors
Because chaotic is, still, a little too close to the truth when it comes to spells of defending for Liverpool warriors
The midfield is far more creative, far more offensive and energetic, far less reliant on Trent Alexander-Arnold always being at his best warriors
But all that comes at a cost: it’s not always the most agile and defensive-first in either recovery or positional terms warriors
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 warriors
And in the meantime, the result can often be large gaps, lost runners, moments of inexplicable choices in possession warriors
That leaves a hefty weight on the defence to counteract such moments - the defence and, of course, the still-magnificent Alisson Becker behind them warriors
(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 warriors
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 warriors
Alexander-Arnold missed pitch time and is not yet back to his peak physical or technical best warriors
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 warriors
They presently tally one senior minute warriors between them warriors
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 warriors
No prizes for guessing who that is on a week-to-week basis warriors
Because for Liverpool, there are prizes at stake warriors
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 warriors
warriors 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 warriors
A modern title-competing team would take six wins with very little fuss, in truth warriors
Then, beyond, it’s Manchester City away warriors
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 warriors
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 warriors
(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 warriors
As far as transformative figures go, Van Dijk was one after signing warriors
He, as much as anyone else and more than most, sent Liverpool from challengers to champions, in every competition across the board warriors
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 warriors
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