Gini Wijnaldum has been a real positive influence on our season so far. In our opening three wins, he played as a no.6, anchoring the midfield, and received plaudits for the manner in which he did it, too.
Against Leicester last time out he was used in a more advanced position due to Jordan Henderson’s return to the side, but was still decent.
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For his national side though, Wijnaldum was hauled off at half-time last night, with Netherlands losing 1-0 to Peru at the time. They went on to win 2-1, but Dutch fans on Twitter lamented the fact Gini wasn’t putting in the kind of performance he does at club level.
https://twitter.com/FatalFrenkie/status/1037783139056316422?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1037783139056316422&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hitc.com%2Fen-gb%2F2018%2F09%2F07%2Fholland-fans-react-on-twitter-to-georginio-wijnaldums-performanc%2F
Soon as Wijnaldum leaves for interlull he becomes a League One level player smh
— 𝕋𝕠𝕓𝕪 (@indubiToby) September 6, 2018
https://twitter.com/tigerfire145/status/1037786775694008320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1037786775694008320&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hitc.com%2Fen-gb%2F2018%2F09%2F07%2Fholland-fans-react-on-twitter-to-georginio-wijnaldums-performanc%2F
Wijnaldum for Liverpool >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Wijnaldum for The Netherlands
— Bas (@Feyestar_) September 6, 2018
Virgil van Dijk also played, as he skippers Holland. Our brilliant defender plays alongside Ajax youngster Matthijs de Ligt, who’s still a teenager.
Both van Dijk and Wijnaldum will return to Melwood, as the Netherlands have no more international fixtures until October, when the curse of the international break strikes again!