Next up, how Leroy Sane outpaced Vincent Kompany in training.You're trying to tell me that a CB isn't as fast as one of the fastest players around?!
Virgil van Dijk | Performances
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
Amazing defender, possibly the best in the world at the moment. I hate him so much.
Yep. Rare to see anyone even bother to take him on these days. Thought it was funny seeing Troy Deeney talk about him:
“I’ve said it many times, I hate him. I hate going up against him. He’s too big, too strong, too quick, too good on the ball, loves fighting, a good head of hair.”
“One of those guys that sprays on his top as well, so it smells lovely! When he runs past you, it’s like ‘I can’t catch you, but…”
Reminds me of Rio and Vidic in their prime when strikers avoided going one v one with either of them. They'd either drop deeper or try and nip in between them and the full backs.
Except for Bellamy and Torres when Vidic was playing.
Ferdinand was annoyingly good 1-on-1 though.
He’s a monster. Always (well since his Soton days) rated him and I was quite sure he’ll be great for Liverpool, but I didn’t expect him to be this important to their game. Truly a contender for the defender of the season all around the globe.
I think it was on The Daily Express website so it was probably nothing more than just clickbait. TBH, a fully fit Joe Gomez alongside Van Dijk is a formidable partnership in its own right anyway, so I'd be more than happy to see those in the side for many years to come.
I think it’s more a case of “guilty by association”.
It would turn to love if he signed for your own or possibly some other club/s..
Best signing that we have made in years. We had a decent attack before Salah, we had a decent (whilst not great) midfield before signing Fabinho but our defence has been our achilles heel since 2009. We've gone from having one of the worst defences in the league to the best and that's purely down to this guy. He makes Lovren look good by talking him through his game as well as concentrating on his own.
I think he's the best player in the league.
He is a good defender. But the protection he has helps him alot with 3 sitting midfielders.
Like to see how the Dutch fans rate him when he plays for Holland.
Like to see how the Dutch fans rate him when he plays for Holland.
Wouldn't take him over Jan Arie vd Heijden at Feyenoord.
I can only assume that he made a mistake and thus the bump...
Even the great ones mess up sometimes.
It's ok Liverpool, if you don't want him anymore we can structure a swap deal for experienced Argentinian interbational Rojo.
Obviously. Similarity to RAWK is uncanny in this thread.
Hilarious brainfart though.
tbf i don't know what he has done wrong there. That was all Alissons fault
He did what a defender is supposed to do with such a high ball without any speed. That was 100% on Alisson and his lack of anticipation.
Van Dijk didn't do anything wrong there.
Yeah fair enough, still, these things make both of them look silly.
Nah I don’t agree with that. Alisson can’t get too close to VVD and he can’t come and collect the ball. Van Dijk should’ve cleared it as far as he could if he couldn’t get enough on the header. Safety first
No one mentioning Milner’s slice which created the whole situation?
I think this guy is the best CB in the world, but people trying to blame the goalkeeper in this case is a serious fanboy move.
The entire thing was a clusterfeck, Milner slicing the ball back has been largely ignored. Both of them should have done better there, strange mistake from Allison, but I’ll take it given I’ve watched mignolet display a 101 ways not to goalkeep for 5 years.
That's most definitely not what a defender is supposed to do in that situation.
No Liverpool fans would ever have blamed Allison for that if it was Lovren or Matip who made that mistake. Favouritism at its finest. VVD got a bit complacent in that situation and didn't recognise the danger was big enough to just clear it. Looked very silly with his arms out as to signal everything was fine when it clearly wasn't.
Lucky they got the pen or that was the title done.
They’re lucky scum bags. They have three tricky games coming up next. If they win all three I think they win the league. Hoping they get maximum 4 points.
Yeah, except there was no luck there. A penalty as clear as it gets.
Mr best CB in the world fecked up today I see.
Nonsense. When Smalling makes a mistake it proves he's a Maidstone level player.
Great defender, the best CB in the league right now but understandably a bit overratd by Liverpool fans and pundits. Think his biggest mistake this season is yet to come. He's playing too much and now will captain Holland while defenders of rivals in England and Europe will have a rest.
And that Barcelona striker, went straight for vidic.Except for Bellamy and Torres when Vidic was playing.
Ferdinand was annoyingly good 1-on-1 though.
Gnabry made him look like a ballet dancer.
Seems to make a lot of these feck ups that just get brushed over.
Pity he couldn't do when he was playing for bayern.
Level of arrogance he's showing vs germany is shocking for such a good player, no wonder he's playing shit.
Tbf, he’s turned into one of the most arrogant pricks in world football and he’s totally bought into his own hype.