Virgil van Dijk | Performances

[Sylar]

He deserves it tbh. Wonder what he was on before this?

Hes been a huge component in Liverpool going from just about getting CL spot to CL winners / challengers and Prem league challengers / winners.

 

[Ronaldo's Mum Eh?]

Sorry
I should have put,
"He's 4 weeks away from his 29th birthday"

Peanuts. Liverpool did well with that extension. The fact that you try and spin this around is kind of weird.

 

[Skeezix]

He deserves it tbh. Wonder what he was on before this?

Hes been a huge component in Liverpool going from just about getting CL spot to CL winners / challengers and Prem league challengers / winners.

Very true, any club would be lucky to have him.

I was really hoping we would sign him when he was trying to move on from Celtic. The press were linking us with him while Van Gaal was in charge. The Scousers signed him for a huge fee, but he is worth every penny. Without him, Klopp is essentially Brendan Rodgers.

 

[B20]

Our best and most important player. Good to see him getting that contract.

 

[Josh 76]

Peanuts. Liverpool did well with that extension. The fact that you try and spin this around is kind of weird.

Spin what around
Your fella Scouser pointed out he was 28 and not 29.
I apologised and stated I should have put 4 weeks before he is 29.

Maybe your take on this is kind of weird.

 

[Ronaldo's Mum Eh?]

Spin what around
Your fella Scouser pointed out he was 28 and not 29.
I apologised and stated I should have put 4 weeks before he is 29.

Maybe your take on this is kind of weird.

"he must be laughing all the way to the bank"

As if he robbed Liverpool. You are deluded if you don't think the best defender in the league should receive that amount. In fact, I would argue he should've received more as Liverpool's most important player.

 

[Sylar]

Laughing all the way to the bank would be apt if if was Lovren

 

[Josh 76]

"he must be laughing all the way to the bank"

As if he robbed Liverpool. You are deluded if you don't think the best defender in the league should receive that amount. In fact, I would argue he should've received more as Liverpool's most important player.

Ok.
Sorry again
I should have put "crying all the way to the bank"

 

[Feed Me]

The greatest defender of all time.

 

[Amar__]

He's so quick that he may well stay great until he's 34. Not many miles on the clock either. Feels like he only really emerged five years ago.

You do realise he was playing professional football 5 years ago too, he just wasn't that good/famous?

 

[Finn MacCool]

The greatest defender of all time.

2nd best behind Alan Hansen.

 

[Josh 76]

You do realise he was playing professional football 5 years ago too, he just wasn't that good/famous?

 

[DJ Jeff]

You do realise he was playing professional football 5 years ago too, he just wasn't that good/famous?

Yes, I'm aware of that.

 

[Buchan]

He’s well and truly lost his (Scouse-appointed) air of invincibility so expect to see opposition offences testing him far more than they had been.

P.S. Surely Liverpool Football Club’s three defensive-midfielders - Fabinho, Henderson and Wijnaldum - all deserve bumper £220k per week deals too, no? Their bum-rush, let’s-flood-the-midfield hoofball antics every game in front of the Liverpool defence make van Dijk’s job a doddle after all.

 

[roonster09]

Amazing how everyone is paid so low but some how Liverpool wage budget was 310 million in 2019.

 

[Schweigaard]

He’s well and truly lost his (Scouse-appointed) air of invincibility so expect to see opposition offences testing him far more than they had been.

Yes, it's only scousers who have hyped VVD. It's not like he nearly won a ballon d'Or or anything.

If teams try to exploit VVD more, that'd only give me more peace of mind during games, as TAA is our weakest spot defensively.

 

[Josh 76]

The greatest defender of all time.

Crazy to think that 'being the best defender ever' he's yet to play in a major international tournament considering he will be 30 next summer.

It's not like the Dutch are a micky mouse nation when it comes to football.

 

[Klopper76]

He’s well and truly lost his (Scouse-appointed) air of invincibility so expect to see opposition offences testing him far more than they had been.

P.S. Surely Liverpool Football Club’s three defensive-midfielders - Fabinho, Henderson and Wijnaldum - all deserve bumper £220k per week deals too, no? Their bum-rush, let’s-flood-the-midfield hoofball antics every game in front of the Liverpool defence make van Dijk’s job a doddle after all.

Ahh seeing this post makes me excited that the Premier League is back in less than a week!

 

[Josh 76]

Ahh seeing this post makes me excited that the Premier League is back in less than a week!

Your posts are class.

 

[Buchan]

For a ‘big man’, van Dijk sure does love to throw his arse to the ball, doesn’t he?

Rodriguez’s goal was another clanger from van Dijk, and they are starting to creep in more and more, e.g. another lacklustre piece of defending when closing down the cut-back for one of Watford’s goal pre-lockdown.

 

[Sandikan]

For a ‘big man’, van Dijk sure does love to throw his arse to the ball, doesn’t he?

Rodriguez’s goal was another clanger from van Dijk, and they are starting to creep in more and more, e.g. another lacklustre piece of defending when closing down the cut-back for one of Watford’s goal pre-lockdown.

It's the classic cycle with a lot of players.
Over praised to a level beyond what they are, and then it'll suddenly turn and every little thing gets criticised

 

[Buchan]

 

[Samid]

Yet another mistake but will as usual be swept under the carpet by the scouse loving media.

 

[NieThePiet]

This mistake and complaining about others

 

[Buchan]

The arrogant twat still had the gall to gesticulate and blame others. How do his teammates put up with his shit? It’s incessant and very tiresome. Big Virgil is never wrong or never makes a mistake, according to himself.

 

[100]

He got the Chelsea and Arsenal matches mixed up

 

[Vault Dweller]

What a knob.

 

[Man of Leisure]

Spectacular brain fart from Van Dijk

 

[Paul_Scholes18]

Luiz is better!

 

[TheNewEra]

Even the best defenders make mistakes, not a huge deal

 

[Infestissumam]

loved how he was looking for somebody else to blame

 

[evil_geko]

One of the all time greats eh? Great my arse. One of the most overrated CB's I've seen. Great but overrated af.

 

[TheNewEra]

One of the all time greats eh? Great my arse. One of the most overrated CB's I've seen. Great but overrated af.

The best defender of the last 2 years, but there's quite a distance between him and the greats in history. Surely people don't claim he's in the 'greatest' category for defenders?

 

[Rooney in Paris]

The best defender of the last 2 years, but there's quite a distance between him and the greats in history. Surely people don't claim he's in the 'greatest' category for defenders?

They do.

 

[Zoo]

I hope Van de Vaart is crying tonight.

 

[mu4c_20le]

I can find 3 people in my Sunday league who can make a mistake like that.

 

[DWelbz19]

I hope Van de Vaart is crying tonight.

 

[Buchan]

I hope Van de Vaart is crying tonight.

 

[Eddy_JukeZ]

Even the best defenders make mistakes, not a huge deal

Yes, but the media will ignore mistakes Van Dijk makes.

 

[ValenciasDrilledCrosses]

Think he was practicing his 'surprised and angry' face for when he smashes it into his own net next week vs Chelsea and needs to make it believable