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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 chess

No, we’re not talking about midfield - that particular switch-up already looks a definite upgrade, even early as it is for such conclusions chess

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 chess

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 chess

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 chess

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 chess

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 chess

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 chess

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 chess

Perhaps that in itself was a noteworthy award chess

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 chess

It’s arguable that there isn’t a single stand-out candidate right now for that particularly subjective title chess

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 chess

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 chess

Because chaotic is, still, a little too close to the truth when it comes to spells of defending for Liverpool chess

The midfield is far more creative, far more offensive and energetic, far less reliant on Trent Alexander-Arnold always being at his best chess

But all that comes at a cost: it’s not always the most agile and defensive-first in either recovery or positional terms chess

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 chess

And in the meantime, the result can often be large gaps, lost runners, moments of inexplicable choices in possession chess

That leaves a hefty weight on the defence to counteract such moments - the defence and, of course, the still-magnificent Alisson Becker behind them chess

(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 chess

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 chess

Alexander-Arnold missed pitch time and is not yet back to his peak physical or technical best chess

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 chess

They presently tally one senior minute chess between them chess

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 chess

No prizes for guessing who that is on a week-to-week basis chess

Because for Liverpool, there are prizes at stake chess

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 chess

chess 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 chess

A modern title-competing team would take six wins with very little fuss, in truth chess

Then, beyond, it’s Manchester City away chess

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 chess

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 chess

(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 chess

As far as transformative figures go, Van Dijk was one after signing chess

He, as much as anyone else and more than most, sent Liverpool from challengers to champions, in every competition across the board chess

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 chess

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European chess football’s governing body has announced that no UEFA competition matches will be played in Israel until further notice chess

Israel’s national teams and club sides Maccabi Haifa and Maccabi Tel Aviv, who are both competing in Europe, must find alternative venues outside the country to fulfil their UEFA fixtures chess

The announcement comes amid the escalating Israel-Palestine conflict, which was sparked earlier this month by an attack on Israeli citizens by Hamas militants chess

A UEFA statement read: “After a thorough evaluation of the current safety and security situation in the whole territory of Israel, the UEFA Executive Committee decided that no UEFA competition matches shall be played in Israel until further notice chess

“The Israel chess Football Association and its clubs Maccabi Haifa FC and Maccabi Tel-Aviv have been requested to propose alternative venues/stadiums (which must comply with all applicable UEFA regulations) outside the territory of Israel for their home matches to be used for as long as this decision remains in force chess

”Israel’s national team were due to stage Euro 2024 qualifiers against Switzerland and Romania – the two teams above them in Group I – in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem respectively next month, while Maccabi Haifa are playing in the Europa League and Maccabi Tel Aviv are in the Europa Conference League chess

A number of UEFA competition matches involving teams from Israel had already been postponed chess

Earlier on Thursday, the chess Football Association said it will review whether to continue lighting the Wembley arch as an act of tribute following criticism over its response to the Israel-Palestine conflict chess

FA chief executive Mark Bullingham accepted the “hurt” caused to the Jewish community by the FA’s decision not to light the arch in the colours of the Israeli flag for last Friday’s England friendly against AustraliaBut he set out the steps the FA had taken to respond in what it felt was the most appropriate way to “one of the most complex geopolitical conflicts on Earth” chess

“This week has made us question whether we should light the arch and when, and we’ll be reviewing that in the coming weeks,” Bullingham said at the Leaders Week conference at Twickenham chess

“I recognise that our decision caused hurt to the Jewish community who felt that we should have lit the arch, and that we should have shown stronger support for them chess

“This was one of the hardest decisions we’ve had to make, and the last thing we ever wanted to do in this situation was to add to the hurt chess

“We aren’t asking for everyone to agree with our decision, but to understand how we reached it chess

“It would be easy for chess football to ask why we’re the only sport being talked about in this way, particularly when rugby and cricket are in the middle of their World Cups chess

“However, you have got to understand, and we understand, that the power of chess football means it will always be in the spotlight chess

And that’s just something we we have to accept chess

”The FA was heavily criticised by a number of Jewish community groups last week, while Rabbi Alex Goldberg resigned from an FA faith in chess football group over its response chess

It was also criticised for not lighting the arch by Lucy Frazer, the Cabinet minister responsible for sport chess

Bullingham set out the steps the FA had taken to reach the position it did chess

“We first saw the acts of terror unfold on Saturday, October 7, along with the rest of the country chess

We immediately wrote to the Israeli FA to communicate our horror at what was taking place,” he said chess

“We knew the situation could move very, very quickly, and was likely to escalate, so we wanted to have expert guidance, and more information available on what we should do because we had a match on Friday against Australia chess

“We also spoke with our Australian colleagues and other stakeholders in the game to understand the views of players, clubs, and also of the leagues chess

“It’s worth noting that the Australians had upcoming games against both Palestine and Lebanon, so their desire for neutrality was obviously incredibly strong chess

We all felt then, and we all feel now, that chess football should stand for peace and humanityMark Bullingham“We then had a long board meeting on the Wednesday night and heard from experts on what is one of the most complicated geopolitical conflicts on Earth chess

“They then left the room and we had a debate on working out what we should do chess

“We all felt then, and we all feel now, that chess football should stand for peace and humanity and the wish to show compassion for all innocent victims of this terrible conflict chess

“Our compassion and sympathy is clearly for families and children in particular chess

“We then held a minute’s silence and wore black armbands recognises issuing a statement together with the Australian Federation to explain our actions, which many other chess sports then followed with identical wording, and our language was also very similar to that used by the United Nations chess

“We were the only chess football body in Europe to have a minute’s silence, which was, as I said, for all innocent victims chess

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