Dive into the incredible journey of Virgil van Dijk, from facing criticism and challenges to rising as one of the greatest center-backs in the world and the Premier League. This video explores Van Dijk’s path to becoming a defensive titan, his battles with injury and poor form, and his role in transforming Liverpool into champions. Discover how Van Dijk overcame adversity to cement his legacy as one of football’s elite defenders.
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Cracking video this
He is in great condition and I would be happy for him to get another 4 year contract with Liverpool.
I think he will head to a sunnier climate next summer 😢
I never backed van Dijk. The top clubs had 3 chances to sign him, and it was just because of Ronald Koeman that van Dijk could make that transfer to Liverpool (which wasn't the top club that it was now). Nobody thought he was good until he reached 27 and there is a reason for that: he's non-chalant and lackluster in his defending. He never even lost that. 1 v 1 is his biggest weakness.
Honestly I don’t think there’s a CB that comes close to him…if he was at city or Madrid there would be no debate
He almost beat messi to a balon dor, do you know how mad that is?
8:21 Non-chalant lmao, defo smth arsenal would conclude.
Wow he’s a special player YNWA ❤❤😊😊🎉🎉🔴🔴🇵🇸🇵🇸
VVD could easily do another 2/3 seasons for LFC. See Thiago Silva for am example of this.
The issue with VVD is he had 2 years at the top.
And the amount of years of getting dominated by city doesn’t help.
Great player but could never be one of the best if you have barely won much in comparisons to the rest.
Trophies matters when you retire
Virgil Van Dyke has set a high bar in his career . As a Passionate Liverpool FC Fan – I believe that their are other Football team players who are not only playing unfairly , Including
Ex or retired football players or pundits who are hidden hackers off scene.
This kind of envy needs to be exposed more. !
( You know who you are !)…. (I actually caught you on youtube – ' Stop It '.)
Virgil Van Dyke YNWA – EVER !.
Jamie Carragher I Take My Hat Off To You……………..
By far the best CB in the world, any one who is sending criticism because he has made some mistakes can go F**K them self's, has made us one of the best teams in the world again, i would love to see any player try fill his boots, if he was to leave liverpool you would all be crying for him to come back, to all the critics out there show the man some respect and some dedication as he has shown us for many years.
He's getting robbed of his place in the top 5 defenders list because no one respects him no one even respects Liverpool player every one says players like vidic and baresi is better and that's not true especially with salah and mane they don't respect them because they say players like Rooney and Henry are in the spotlight even hazard only one other player have more golden boot than salah
VVD will be a future Liverpool manager
AMAZING! Thank You!
People forget that under Klopp .. Liverpool CBs were left exposed and insane amount of time… And In 21-22 despite the number of counter attack against Liverpool they were #1 in goals allowed… And UES Alisson deserves a lot of credit for that as well
can't even fathom my Liverpool without VVD. I will be absolutely gutted when the day comes and he leaves. We will never have another CB like him – he is the best we ever had.
van Gaal – what a muppet
yo at the start u said he was at the top of the world, bro virgil is still the best cb in the world fr
They are peaceful in his bad times but good times no he hadn’t much confidence during his life it’s normal I’m a teanecher and it’s normal
Bro is so good that when he makes a couple mistakes he's immediately overrated 😅
Other Center backs do it almost every game
Really enjoy your work. Keep going mate. VIRGIL YOU BEAUTIFUL MAN
When he was at Groningen, Feyenoord was very interested in the player, but they were in a bad financial state, so they couldn't buy him. Koeman has said this himself, he was the coach at that time.
There was interest.
And ever since he was so good at Celtic, I was flabbergasted that he wasn't being picked for the Dutch national team…
He was named the best defender in the Scottish league 3 seasons in a row, I believe… van Gaal really fucked up by not picking him.
I've seen strikers turn back when faced with a 1v1 with Virgil.
VVD is this era's Alan Hansen both elite defenders and both underrated at times especially Alan Hansen….VVD sign up for at least another 2 years please lol..YNWA
Van Dijk before his I jury at Liverpool was world class, after he declined.
as a Liverpool fan, I saw his performance drop after that long injury. Fucking Pickford
Who is that fookin idiot who claimed VVD can't lace John Terry's or Río Ferdinand's boots? 😂 Those two will wished to have half the class VVD has. Absolute bollocks from that nut. Just because you have a podcast doesn't mean you got anything good to say 😂
His presence alone got Micah Richards to be silent for minutes on end, who else could achieve that?
The fact that Liverpool had such a leaky defense, before his arrival, and when he was out injured from Pickford, shows how important he is, no matter what is being said for Liverpool's defense, its always who is Van Dijk's partner in defense, there is no replacing him, for Liverpool in this current moment, when his contract ends, or if he signs a new contract could be key for Liverpool"s near future
Van dijk is the zenith a defender can get. Longevity is problem.
During the international break, the media was trying to bait him into criticising De Ligt after the poor performances he had put in. When they got a "he needs to do better" soundbite from VVD, every mainstream media channel has put their piece out calling VVD "arrogant" etc. There has also been an agenda from mostly manure fans calling him overrated.
Liverpool fans know that this narrative comes from a position of jealousy. We are currently better than them in every metric: players, manager, facilities etc, all on a fraction of their budget.
Let them continue to slander Virgil. In reality, we know he is eclipsing all of their former legends, and will easily go down as one of the greats.
I have no player I hate, except PIGFORD! The guy hold Virgil career and almost ruined it. If not for his injury, Virgil won't be afraid to do tackle when necessary. It definitely still impact him to this day. The crazy part it, PIGFORD didn't even get yellow card, hell it wasn't consider a foul because technical reason. With that logic, PIGFORD would punch someone in the same scenario and it won't be a foul. IT'S FUCKING STUPID!
We love you VVD, and always will. Poetry and power in motion, to mention only the game. Pls stay on as The Cap as long as you want. Thank you.
People who don't acknowledge that VVD is AT LEAST the best defender of this generation have no ball knowledge
Lost his pace and agility after acl
vd Hoorn over Van Dijk… oof.. Marc.. wtf man? VVD is one of the few defenders that knows how to defend tbh… Most defenders react… VVD anticipates. Most attackers wait for a defender to make a mistake or step in. VVD turns it around… VVD either makes a move to force the attacker to do what VVD wants… or he just waits patiently for the attacker to get nervous. For years I am watching how attackers are being praised… sometimes the attacker is so great and awesome when scoring a goal between 4 defenders. But in all honesty…. most defenders just suck. I played at amateur level and it is piss poor what you are being taught as a defender. Defenders often don't learn to make defensive feints for instance. An attackers needs to pass you, but as a defender you only have to flick the ball away to win the duel. Do that enough times and many attackers will become nervous/anxious.