Liverpool fans are all making the same point about Sepp van den Berg during win over Brentford
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Liverpool left it late to claim a 2-0 victory over Brentford in Saturday’s Premier League encounter at the Gtech Community Stadium.
The Reds dominated possession in West London and weighed in with over 35 efforts, eventually breaking the deadlock in injury time.
Darwin Nunez tapped in from Trent Alexander-Arnold’s square ball into the six-yard box after one minute of stoppage time.
Nunez then slammed home just two minutes later following a counter-attack led by Harvey Elliott to wrap up all three points for Liverpool.
Sepp van den Berg, who was on Liverpool’s books for five years, was one of the Brentford defenders who helped thwart the Reds for much of the game.
His performance led to a lot of Reds fans having his say about him on social media, and many of them were making the same point.
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Liverpool fans wonder why club sold Sepp van den Berg
Liverpool fans praised Van den Berg for his display and wondered why their club decided to sell him.
“Van den Berg seems decent,” said one fan. “Why did we ever get rid of him?”
Another wrote: “Seems a player that VDB, could really use some reassuring at the left-hand side of our defence – seems like a good fit.”
The praise – and calls to re-sign Van den Berg – kept coming, with one fan saying tongue-in-cheek: “This Van Den Berg is alright, maybe we should sign him.”
Another wrote: “Van den Berg playing to prove a point today! Having the game of his life!”
One supporter asked: “Does anyone think we shouldn’t have sold Sepp van Den Berg?”
Another said: “This Sepp van den Berg performance btw – we so obviously should have kept him.”
| Clearances | 8 |
| Blocked shots | 5 |
| Interceptions | 1 |
| Total tackles | 0 |
| Dribbled past | 0 |
| Ground duels (won) | 0 (0) |
| Aerial duels (won) | 6 (3) |
| Possession lost | 2 |
| Fouls | 0 |
| Touches | 46 |
| Accurate passes | 26/28 (93%) |
Why Liverpool sold Sepp van den Berg
Arne Slot explained last August – shortly before Liverpool’s home meeting with Brentford – why he opted to sell Van den Berg and Fabio Carvalho.
"I think they brought in two really talented and good players," he told reporters on Friday.
"Then you could ask yourself the question, 'why did they leave?'.
"The both of them played a lot of minutes last season and I think the both of them wanted to continue that journey of playing time.
"I think they were able to play for us, but there is so much competition in the positions that they play that they wouldn't play every minute of every single game.
"Then it's a good deal. A really good deal for us and I think it's a good deal for Brentford and it's also a good deal for the players.
"So everybody's happy, unless they do too well on Sunday!"
