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Lovely assist that!
Worst winner ever.Will really annoy me if he wins the Ballon D’or.
Thought that was simply a very good cross personally.He also made one more mistake, missed the header which lead to Napoli's chance.
Yeah that cross was just class, don't see any centreback getting to that from his position. If he'd been farther back to begin with then maybeThought that was simply a very good cross personally.
Not worse than Cannavaro for sureWorst winner ever.
About as bad, neither are fit to even lick the sweat off Messi’s jockstrap. VVD being crowned the best in the world would be an affront to common sense and decency.Not worse than Cannavaro for sure
Yeah, he's the weakness.Having Adrian there is a weakness to exploit
He’s more the deserving than Modric was, but both will go down as terrible blips in the history books.Worst winner ever.
Too late as he's been great for the past few seasons.We'll see if he's not the "1 great season-and that's it" kind of player.
You know what I meant.Too late as he's been great for the past few seasons.
Yeah, he won't get another EPL PotY or contend for the Ballon D'Or again. One-off season and the latter will be seen as an oddity in a few years.You know what I meant.
One good season thus far.Too late as he's been great for the past few seasons.
Rio's 07/08 was better, albeit not by much. Kind of forgotten (both then and now) because we had Ronaldo scoring what seemed at the time a ridiculous 42 goals in the same season.The best ever peak in a season for a premier league defender. We well see if he can keep it.
I have never seen a defender having this much smoke blown his way after having one(albeit excellent) season. You have the likes of Kompany coming and saying he is the best defender to have played in the PL.One good season thus far.
Ridiculous amounts of jealousy on here and pantomime outrage after one mistake in like a year. He’s one of the best defender in the world and also human.I have never seen a defender having this much smoke blown his way after having one(albeit excellent) season. You have the likes of Kompany coming and saying he is the best defender to have played in the PL.
Let's not get carried away. There have been quite a few better.The best ever peak in a season for a premier league defender. We well see if he can keep it.
Vidic 08/09? 14 PL clean sheets in a row and a PL winner.The best ever peak in a season for a premier league defender. We well see if he can keep it.
Rio is up there, Terry played in a way more defensive system and Vidic doesn't have the wide range of qualities in terms of ball ability and pace, Rio is the one who could argue.Vidic 08/09? 14 PL clean sheets in a row and a PL winner.
Vidic 10/11? Premier League player of the year. PL winner.
Rio 07/08? PL and CL winner. We didn't concede more than 2 goals all season in any match.
Terry 04/05? Only 15 goals conceded all season. PL winner.
Is Virgil just the first brilliant CB season we have seen for a while around Europe? I think he's top, but over-hyped. Other defenders were at the top level for years. Ballon d'or talk is ludicrous.
Probably the greatest ever tournament performance from a defender. Never saw the controversy over that call. He came off the back of a domestic campaign where he was the best defender and player in Serie A. And his influence over Italy’s success was enormous, while his main competitors for the award in Ronaldinho and Henry failed to catch fire.I thought cannavaro was brilliant in 2006, who you think deserved it more that season?
The hype is partly deserved because for years we've been subjected to claims of the best defender being a player who can't actually defend, but scores penaltiesLet's not get carried away. There have been quite a few better.
VVD was good for Southampton already.One good season thus far.
He wasn't playing at the level he is now though. His rise to POTY level has been fairly unexpected based on his Southampton form.VVD was good for Southampton already.
Would you say Van Dijk improved noticeably in 2018/19 compared to the 2nd half of the 2017/18 season? I know he played just 14 games for you guys in that period, but I thought he performed pretty similar to the following year with the main difference that your squad fixed some weaknesses (especially GK)He wasn't playing at the level he is now though. His rise to POTY level has been fairly unexpected based on his Southampton form.
Yeah probably but I'd say the hype for him comes from comparisons between our defending in the years/months prior to him signing vs how our defensive record was after he signed.Would you say Van Dijk improved noticeably in 2018/19 compared to the 2nd half of the 2017/18 season? I know he played just 14 games for you guys in that period, but I thought he performed pretty similar to the following year with the main difference that your squad fixed some weaknesses (especially GK)
If he were to win it a certain Chris Sutton would be grinning ear to earHe deserves the Ballon D' Or this season. One game isn't going to change that.
Does it matter? As a defender, it's his job to defend, and he obviously did great. He can be slow or whatever as long as he did his job it's all that matter right? He was also our captain in 10/11, scored 5 goals and his team actually won the title. Also 14 PL clean sheets in a row in 08/09? That's an amazing defending achievement.Vidic doesn't have the wide range of qualities in terms of ball ability and pace
I didn't watch enough Terry but only 15 goals conceded all season is marvelous. It's true that he played in a more defensive system but he was an integral part of that system and greatly contributed to it's strength. Baresi always plays in a great defensive system but we can't say because of that, his peak is less than Van Dijk, can we?Terry played in a way more defensive system
Like tons of players. Last season was his first full one at the proper top level.VVD was good for Southampton already.
Pace isn't relevant. How you actually defend is. You can argue about all of the great PL CBs like Terry, Vidic and Rio and favourably too.Rio is up there, Terry played in a way more defensive system and Vidic doesn't have the wide range of qualities in terms of ball ability and pace, Rio is the one who could argue.
He was playing in the same league, against the same opposition for Southampton. And was no less impressive. Which is why Liverpool signed him.Like tons of players. Last season was his first full one at the proper top level.