Arguably yes if you're asking me. You still have to win things though to be regarded the best in his position. I don't think he'll have long to wait. He's world class.
See thatâs something I donât agree with, I donât think a player does have to win things to be regarded the best. Going to use a quick example; say Messi played for Getafe, a team that isnât going to win anything, and he still performed to the level he has done with Barca, it wouldnât make him any less of a player or not be the best anymore just because he hasnât won anything.
Another quick example; Suarez was probably the best player in the Premier League in his final 2 seasons with us, but although we didnât win the league it doesnât mean he wasnât the best. Itâs like saying Van Dijk canât be the best because he hasnât won anything, but what does it actually matter? Wigan won the FA Cup, Leicester won the league but none of their players are better than Van Dijk, Salah, Kane or anyone, but if the tagline of âhe needs to win silverware to be considered the bestâ is used then itâs essentially saying Wes Morgan is better than Van Dijk.
To win things you need luck and to be the best as a team. Say us and City win our last 8 games, weâd have amassed a massive 97 points, lost 1 game, conceded less goals and still not won the league by the matter of a point or two...so that suddenly means Van Dijk canât be the best because he hasnât won anything? A team getting 97 points etc and not winning the league, surely thatâs unheard of?!
Or you can be in the situation of Salah for example; many will say he wasnât the best player last year because he didnât win a trophy, well thatâs down to Karius that. We could get to the final again this year but if Alisson costs us the game in the last minute then does that mean Van Dijk was a minute away from being the best defender around?
So yeah, thatâs why I donât think you have to win things to be the best. Surely by performing better than anyone else in that position makes you the best, which is something Van Dijk has done and you donât need a trophy to tell us that, you just need to watch football to know it.
With Van Dijk he doesnât get dribbled past, he doesnât get beaten in the air, he doesnât get outmuscled, he doesnât get out paced, he plays passes like a top class playmaker, he can score goals and heâs a leader. If we donât win anything with him in the team then I donât think it takes anything away from him apart from what the level of performances he puts in deserve.
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