Virgil van Dijk hits back at ‘nonsense’ claims that he influenced Netherlands’ World Cup tactics

Virgil van Dijk has strongly rejected accusations that he dictated former head coach Ronald Koeman’s tactical setup during the Netherlands’ World Cup campaign, branding the allegations "completely baseless".Addressing Dutch reporters in a tense press conference, the Liverpool captain and national team skipper called suggestions that he drove tactical changes prior to their last-16 elimination by Morocco "utter nonsense".Directing his response to a journalist, Van Dijk said: "One of y