Virgil van Dijk Player Thread

When life is just a breeze!!

probably the closest he came to getting a sweat on. I liked the way when he cleared the ball against Vardy he was ready for Vardy's dirty tricks.

https://twitter.com/diva_ynwa/status/1210526832497442816?s=21

Pure unadulterated filth is Virgil..

Pure unadulterated filth is Virgil..

he made a mistake last year I think he is feeling guilty he has been simply majestic alongside Joe tonight

Glad to know he uses protection!

I think Virgil may have been give a short holiday by Klopp, maybe from Friday through Tuesday. Notice he wasn't involved in the training Tuesday evening. I don't think he has a particular knock. I know he has been left out training before to help manage his workload what with him playing most every game. If a brief getaway keeps him fresh, makes sense to me.

He will be back to bossing it in London this Saturday.

I think Virgil may have been give a short holiday by Klopp, maybe from Friday through Tuesday. Notice he wasn't involved in the training Tuesday evening. I don't think he has a particular knock. I know he has been left out training before to help manage his workload what with him playing most every game. If a brief getaway keeps him fresh, makes sense to me.

He will be back to bossing it in London this Saturday.

If so, he deserves it!

Latest issue of "When Saturday Comes" tells just how close VVD came to winning the BALLON D'OR for 2019. The article isn't up online, but it starts:
 
"The wafer-thin margin by which Lionel Messi was elected Ballon d’Or for a record sixth time is captured in one statistic: if eight of the 22 voters who excluded Virgil van Dijk from their five selections had instead given him their lowest preference, Liverpool’s Dutch defender would have pipped Messi by one point to win football’s most prestigious individual award.

If even seven had done so, Van Dijk would have taken the prize following a tied vote by securing a higher number of first preferences (69 to 61) from the 176 global football journalists (including this one) assembled by France Football to choose its Ballon d’Or."

It also says the average gap between Messi and VVD was 0.04 points per voter. 

He'll win one and maybe more at some point, he's one of the very best players around at the moment.

Super header to break the deadlock today.
And generally just played excellent at the back.
What a player.

Monster performance!

I’m 35 and scratching my head who could be a better CB in my lifetime. There were some good ones like Canavaro and Nesta but none have the arsenal of Virgil. The long range passing, goal threat, speed, tackling absolute complete package.

Colossal performance, best CB in the world by a mile.

Just the perfect player, we are so lucky to have him, a colossal of a player and the best we've had for a long time, so cool calm and collected, reminds me of Alan Hansen but with more. Brilliant.

I love it when he gives other players dirty looks if he has to actually run!

I love it when he gives other players dirty looks if he has to actually run!

Ha, bet he’s angry if he has to have a shower to wash off a bead of sweat.

I loved his eyes as he was running off to celebrate, looking at them Mancs, like f**k u, then he continued to run and he gave them another look. Was f**king brilliant!