The ECHO chats to Dirk Kuyt about the Netherlands stars at Liverpool and how they are viewed back in their homeland
With three first team stars, an assistant manager and head of goalkeeping, the Dutch influence at Liverpool is particularly strong.
Goalkeeping coach John Achterberg is affectionately referred to as a 'maniac' by Klopp for his obsessive poring over the latest players and trends in that area of the pitch. "He is doing really well, really leading the team but also I think his performances have been spot on. It is true that there were some critics in Holland but nowadays every person in the world, if he is saying something about a certain player - especially a Liverpool player - then you can read it everywhere in the world. So sometimes I think the people who criticise him, I think, especially the fans and Virgil van Dijk, are not taking it too seriously.
"He is leading this team, wearing the armband but also having very good individual performances as well. You know Liverpool is still on top of the league, challenging for a lot of trophies and doing really well. I think a lot of that is down to him. The team is doing really well, pushing really hard and even seeing the circumstances of finding a lot of injuries they are still pushing and never giving up.
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