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Virgil van Dijk demands focus from his Netherlands teammates

Virgil van Dijk has demanded focus from his Netherlands teammates as they attempt to qualify for Euro2020.

Ronald Koeman's side are third in Group C, three points behind Germany and Northern Ireland, although they have one game in hand.

Speaking after Monday's 4-0 win over Estonia, Liverpool defender van Dijk told NOS: "We have done very well with two wins, but we are not there yet.

"We also want to win the next two European Championship qualifying matches."

He added: "We knew that they would collapse a lot and that we had to be patient. We also had to remove their counter. That worked out pretty well, although we could have put a little more pressure in the first half.

"No team could sustain this resistance. We exchanged better from side to side, which gave us more chances and therefore enabled us to score more. No, I didn't find it a nasty evening."

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