{"id":296156,"date":"2023-10-18T05:54:11","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T05:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=296156"},"modified":"2023-10-18T05:54:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T05:54:11","slug":"van-dijk-slams-another-pitch-after-netherlands-win-against-greece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/van-dijk-slams-another-pitch-after-netherlands-win-against-greece\/","title":{"rendered":"Van Dijk slams ANOTHER pitch after Netherlands&apos; win against Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Virgil van Dijk slams ANOTHER pitch as he blasts &#8216;terrible&#8217; conditions in Greece despite Netherlands&#8217; win &#8211; just three days after blaming defeat by France on a &#8216;not so good&#8217; surface<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Liverpool skipper scored a late penalty to grab a vital win for the Netherlands<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Van Dijk had criticised the state of the pitch against France in their last game\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Netherlands skipper Virgil van Dijk took issue with the state of the pitch in their 1-0 win against Greece in EURO 2024 qualifying.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old was his country&#8217;s saviour with a last minute penalty which secured a crucial win and lifted them above Greece in the Group B standings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite the triumph, Van Dijk voiced his displeasure with the conditions at the\u00a0Agia Sophia Stadium in Athens.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Have you seen the pitch? Terrible,&#8217; he said in his post-match interview. &#8216;It&#8217;s unbelievable that this is still allowed at this level.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The Liverpool captain&#8217;s heorics came on a nervy night for Ronald Koeman&#8217; side after former Manchester United forward Wout Weghorst missed a spot kick in the first-half.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/17\/10\/76651613-12639391-image-m-4_1697536713114.jpg\" height=\"419\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Virgil van Dijk hit out at the &#8216;terrible&#8217; pitch in Greece during his country&#8217;s EURO qualifier<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/17\/10\/76651559-12639391-image-a-2_1697536588606.jpg\" height=\"402\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Netherlands skipper scored a late penalty to give his side a vital win against Greece<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/17\/10\/76541961-12639391-Mbappe_s_France_team_mates_ran_to_celebrate_with_him_after_the_s-a-3_1697536641524.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Virgil van Dijk was similarly unimpressed by the pitch in Netherlands&#8217; 2-1 defeat to France\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Defeat for Orangje would have left them six points behind their hosts following a demoralising loss to France on Friday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>French superstar Kylian Mbappe scored a spectatular winner to maintain the team&#8217;s 100 percent record in qualifying but Van Dijk again aimed his ire at the surface &#8211; despite the fixture taking place at the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, the defender&#8217;s successful conversion on Monday moved the Netherlands back into the qualification spots with two very winnable games remaining.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 1988 European Championship winners welcome Ireland next month before travelling to minnows Gibraltar on the final matchday.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12639391\/Virgil-van-Dijk-slams-pitch-blasts-terrible-conditions-Greece-despite-Netherlands-win-just-three-days-blaming-defeat-France-not-good-surface.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virgil van Dijk slams ANOTHER pitch as he blasts &#8216;terrible&#8217; 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