"He was a bit too quick with answers," Koeman said of Van Dijk's public desire to stay with the national team. "The fact that he wanted to stay with the group is of course a great attitude, but if you look at the matches that players play these days, it makes sense to send him home. So that is what we as staff have decided."
Van Dijk himself made similar comments and suggested Liverpool also had an input. "I wanted to stay with the team to give the lads my support, but now I have decided it is better to go home," he told the Dutch media. "A lot has been said about the massive pile of matches we are playing in this period and all the travelling. With all the matches we have coming, I fully understand that the club thinks it is a good moment to get some rest."
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