"I don't think there's any question about our togetherness, But the consistency that we're looking for, that's something that still needs to be found. That's the reality. There was a lot of praise for our performances, a lot of individual praise, and we know how it works and three days later [after Marseille] you lose a game like we did and the other side of the world comes out. That's something we have to deal with."
"Van Dijk defended his own display in wet and windy conditions on the south coast. The centre-back misjudged a ball in behind ahead of Evanilson's 26th-minute opener, played Álex Jiménez onside for Bournemouth's second and failed to deal with a long throw into the box before Adli's added-time winner. Liverpool were temporarily down to 10 men at the time of Jimenez's 33rd-minute finish as substitute Wataru Endo was waiting to come on for the injured Joe Gomez."
Virgil van Dijk said Liverpool maintain togetherness but still lack consistency following a last-gasp 3-2 defeat at Bournemouth. Liverpool came back from two goals down before Amine Adli scored a stoppage-time winner. The club had arrived on a 13-match unbeaten run but had drawn four consecutive Premier League matches and collected only four points from a possible 15 in 2026, worsening their title defence and complicating a top-four pursuit. Van Dijk noted prior praise turned to criticism after the loss and acknowledged personal defensive errors that contributed to Bournemouth's goals.
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