‘It gets the energy up’: The Liverpool FC anthem inspiring the Swans | Malcolm Conn
The Swans are channelling the spirit of Liverpool FC soccer star Virgil Van Dijk to energise their finals charge.evening which sealed a finals double chance but saw them fall well short of second place and a home final, the Swans gathered in the team meeting room at Marvel Stadium and belted out a nascent anthem sung by fans of the English Premier League side.
Isaac Heeney emerged smiling and red-faced to explain their noisy and energetic interlude, a full-throated ode to the Dutch centre half to the tune of the Pogues’“We sing it before games and after games to get the energy up,” a beaming Heeney told theThe rousing ritual has its origins with prolific second year wingman Errol Gulden, a mad Liverpool fan who has just turned 20.
“There’s a couple of songs and I’m not sure what the other one’s called, but there’s two that go on repeat on Spotify and it’s amazing. “The boys mostly know all the words, and they’re ones you can put on repeat for an hour and just jump around to it. It’s great fun.“It’s a bit weird that we get up and about for it, but it is a song that’s around at the moment and brings a lot of energy.”It was a welcome reset for the Swans heading into a qualifying final against reigning premiers Melbourne at the MCG on Friday week after struggling to keep the 10th-placed Saints at bay.
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