Football NewsCaughtOffsideUnverified source· 4 Sept 2026
Solbakken slams Liverpool's defensive 'nightmare'
Norway's boss claims Liverpool's full-backs are a 'walking nightmare' and Van Dijk has regressed.
S. Solbakken
coach
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Norway manager Stale Solbakken
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Liverpool defense
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Jeremy Frimpong, Milos Kerkez
Van Dijk claim
Regressed, no longer the defender he used to be
What happened. Norway manager Stale Solbakken criticized Liverpool's defensive vulnerability, saying full-backs like Jeremy Frimpong and Milos Kerkez are weak defensively and that Virgil van Dijk has regressed.
- Solbakken called the full-backs 'a walking nightmare' defensively.
- He believes Van Dijk is no longer the defender he once was.
- The comments expose Liverpool's defensive problems.
“The full-backs are a walking nightmare defensively.”
— Stale Solbakken
Solbakken's remarks highlight ongoing concerns about Liverpool's defense as they compete on multiple fronts.
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