Micky van de Ven has apologised to Alexander Isak for the problem that left him with a damaged leg and had Arne Slot enraged.
The Sweden worldwide broken his left ankle and fractured his fibula when scoring Liverpool’s opening aim of their 2-1 win at Tottenham on Saturday; he was injured after Van de Ven slid in forcefully to dam a shot.
‘I despatched him a textual content as a result of I didn’t wish to injure him, or to do one thing to harm him after all,’ the defender stated on Sky Sports.
‘I simply needed to attempt to block the shot. I believe it was a bit unfortunate how his foot landed between my legs. So I despatched him a textual content afterwards and I needed to want him all the perfect after all. I hope to see him on the pitch once more very quickly. He appreciated the message and texted again.’
Neither the match officers nor these overseeing the sport on VAR deemed it crucial to take a look at the Netherlands worldwide’s problem however there was anger instantly inside Liverpool’s camp after they’d probability to see replays – and it has not subsided.
Isak underwent profitable surgical procedure on Monday and Slot is assured the £125million striker shall be accessible once more earlier than the tip of the marketing campaign, offering his rehabilitation goes to plan, however that has not tempered the frustration he feels concerning the scenario.
Micky van de Ven apologised to Alexander Isak for the sort out that broke the striker’s leg
‘It was a reckless problem,’ Slot insisted. ‘I’ve stated rather a lot concerning the sort out of Xavi Simons, which for me was utterly unintentional. I do not suppose you’ll ever get an damage out of a sort out like that. However the sort out of Van de Ven?
‘Should you make a sort out like that 10 instances, 10 instances there’s a severe probability the participant will get a severe damage. It will be a protracted damage for a few months. That’s a giant, massive disappointment for him and, because of that, additionally for us.’
Liverpool’s head coach was capable of converse to Isak on Monday however he was at odds with Tottenham supervisor Thomas Frank 24 hours later; the Dane vehemently argued that Van de Ven – one among his most constant performers – was not uncontrolled.
Slot understood why Van de Ven was so determined to close down Isak’s path to aim – the Swede ended up scoring earlier than his left leg was caught in a scissor motion – however the difficulty has been defused after a dialog between the pair on Tuesday.
‘Whether it is my participant, you at all times wish to see that he tries every little thing to stop the opposite staff scoring and that’s what you noticed as effectively,’ stated Slot.
‘If he would have finished nothing, everybody would have stated “pfft, are you able to present a bit extra effort!”
‘However, as I already stated, there was an even bigger probability you injure a participant with this problem.
‘I spoke with Alex. Often, if a participant hears an opponent is that injured, that participant often sends a message or calls. I might suppose Micky will do the identical.’
