Alan Shearer slams Liverpool player after ‘nonsense’ comments

Alan Shearer has slammed Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk after the centre-back’s recent comments on playing too many games.

Shearer criticised the £75m star after Van Dijk publically stated that top-level players are simply playing way too much football.

Van Dijk isn’t alone in demanding the football schedule to be reduced, yet Shearer believes the Liverpool defender is complaining about nothing

Shearer

"Nonsense. Players are playing too much football? What. I mean come on.

“I know you shouldn’t mention the money but they have bigger squads than ever, more substitutes than ever and they are getting paid more money than ever.

“You have the best physios, the best technology, the best of everything. Do me a favour!”

Player welfare has seemingly been disregarded in recent years with the likes of UEFA and FIFA somehow finding more and more ways to fill out the footballing calender.