Virgil van Dijk

[Irishnev]

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[spud_gun]

2 years ago today

[Roboklopp]

2 years ago today

[McDermotX]

PL title win will probably settle it, but surely Virgil has the edge now as the best CB we've ever had.

https://www.planetfootball.com/trending/virgil-van-dijk-is-the-only-superstar-centre-back-in-football/

And yet, even when you see that kind of magic, it’s hard to work out the exact recipe that makes Van Dijk such a genuine superstar, and why he’s one of the few defenders in football who can legitimately claim that status.

Some of it is surely superficial. Van Dijk’s immense stature and square jaw would always make him more of an idol than Harry Maguire and his square head, regardless of footballing ability.

And despite his very sincere reasons for choosing it, the simple ‘Virgil’ on his shirt carries a kind of Brazilian gravitas. (You suspect his defensive partner couldn’t pull off ‘Joe’ in quite the same way.)

But when you combine the aesthetic appeal of Van Dijk with those world-class defensive abilities, and when you combine those defensive abilities with those attacking sensibilities, you’ve basically got a defensive version of Cristiano Ronaldo. The full package. The player and the persona.

Perhaps £75million really was too much for a defender. But Van Dijk has simply decided to be more than that

[baitman]

This guy has made the difference.
We used to win games 5-2, 4-1, etc, but if our attackers are struggling (code for 'game management') then Big Virge helps ensure we are less likely to concede and we can win 1-0 or 2-0.

[Roboklopp]

PL title win will probably settle it, but surely Virgil has the edge now as the best CB we've ever had.

https://www.planetfootball.com/trend...k-in-football/

:chubby:

[greenturnip]

I hope this team - and subsequent evolutions of it - will win several PL titles. Then they will go down as the greatest LFC team ever, possibly.

[Norbs]

Square head McGuire

[Buzzo]

Not often the big man is called to get the shorts dirty with this kind of action.

Brilliant tackle.

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[baitman]

Did virge even touch the ball. Peno

[Lecter]

Did virge even touch the ball. Peno

[Kenneth]

If it had been given as a pen, would VAR have overturned it?

[McDermotX]

Best player in the world.


**** those attacking cunts.

[Maxiedge]

Where’s that best player poll?

[Norbs]

Souness is great