Author Topic: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt) (Read 1454967 times)

killer-heels · « **Reply #9040 on:** February 23, 2021, 11:27:56 pm »

Its him or his team putting out the updates i would imagine?

number 168 · « **Reply #9041 on:** February 23, 2021, 11:30:07 pm »

Quote from: Simplexity on February 23, 2021, 11:24:38 pm

Some gallows humour never hurt anybody.

I doubt the guy on the gallows was laughing though.

CalgarianRed · « **Reply #9042 on:** February 23, 2021, 11:32:20 pm »

Quote from: Simplexity on February 23, 2021, 11:13:01 pm

I enjoy the PR team bombarding us with VVD pictures whenever we lose nowadays.

Gotta try to keep the morale up at any cost I guess.

It's his personal IG account (probably run by his management). The aqua training does look interesting tho. Saw Mane and Salah share images as well earlier in the season.

killer-heels · « **Reply #9043 on:** February 23, 2021, 11:38:58 pm »

Quote from: CalgarianRed on February 23, 2021, 11:32:20 pm

It's his personal IG account (probably run by his management). The aqua training does look interesting tho. Saw Mane and Salah share images as well earlier in the season.

What is the point of that Aqua training? What specifically does it help with?

MBL? · « **Reply #9044 on:** February 24, 2021, 12:06:32 am »

Quote from: a treeless whopper on February 23, 2021, 11:38:58 pm

What is the point of that Aqua training? What specifically does it help with?

You can do lots of different types of movement without putting the same sort of pressure on if it were out of water.

jooneyisdagod · « **Reply #9045 on:** February 24, 2021, 12:48:26 am »

Quote from: Simplexity on February 23, 2021, 11:21:28 pm

I'd rather watch that than our games at this point to be fair.

Cheering on every one of his leg raises.

newterp · « **Reply #9046 on:** February 24, 2021, 11:10:14 am »

Quote from: jooneyisdagod on February 24, 2021, 12:48:26 am

Cheering on every one of his leg raises.

Rehab isn’t the same without fans.

Caston · « **Reply #9047 on:** February 24, 2021, 01:16:23 pm »

https://twitter.com/watch_lfc/status/1364563503630155778?s=21

Bangin Them In · « **Reply #9048 on:** February 24, 2021, 01:22:19 pm »

Quote from: a treeless whopper on February 23, 2021, 11:38:58 pm

What is the point of that Aqua training? What specifically does it help with?

essentially non impact training used to develop strength without the risk

Red-Soldier · « **Reply #9049 on:** February 24, 2021, 01:24:32 pm »

Quote from: a treeless whopper on February 23, 2021, 11:38:58 pm

What is the point of that Aqua training? What specifically does it help with?

Closest thing we have to zero gravity on Earth.

Samio · « **Reply #9050 on:** February 24, 2021, 03:07:48 pm »

Loads of pictures on his IG of him outside on the grass doing some fitness work...

Funky_Gibbons · « **Reply #9051 on:** February 24, 2021, 03:27:28 pm »

Quote from: Samio on February 24, 2021, 03:07:48 pm

Loads of pictures on his IG of him outside on the grass doing some fitness work...

So ready for Sunday?

Samie · « **Reply #9052 on:** February 24, 2021, 03:43:30 pm »

Ghost Town · « **Reply #9053 on:** February 24, 2021, 04:24:50 pm »

Quote from: Simplexity on February 23, 2021, 11:13:01 pm

I enjoy the PR team bombarding us with VVD pictures whenever we lose nowadays.

VVD is our BMD

So… Howard Philips · « **Reply #9054 on:** February 24, 2021, 04:32:10 pm »

Quote from: Ghost Town on February 24, 2021, 04:24:50 pm

VVD is our BMD

But there's no cones in those photos!

Fake news.

UntouchableLuis · « **Reply #9055 on:** February 24, 2021, 05:50:48 pm »

Can't believe VVD is training by himself, has he handed in a transfer request?

PeterTheRed ... · « **Reply #9056 on:** February 24, 2021, 07:02:41 pm »

Quote from: Ghost Town on February 24, 2021, 04:24:50 pm

VVD is our BMD

VVD will be back in the summer. BMD will never get built ...

bobadicious · « **Reply #9057 on:** February 24, 2021, 07:49:49 pm »

Nice bit of positive PR spin from the club.

Red Beret · « **Reply #9058 on:** February 24, 2021, 07:57:23 pm »

Quote from: Ghost Town on February 24, 2021, 04:24:50 pm

VVD is our BMD

you mean release an update to cover bad results?

vivabobbygraham · « **Reply #9059 on:** February 25, 2021, 09:33:33 am »

Well done to the negative blerts who have found a little oasis to spout their shite under cover of our number 4.

paulrazor · « **Reply #9060 on:** February 25, 2021, 09:40:10 am »

Quote from: So... Howard Phillips on February 24, 2021, 04:32:10 pm

But there's no cones in those photos!

Fake news.

they're still removing the red ones from goodison

markedasred · « **Reply #9061 on:** February 25, 2021, 11:36:11 am »

Quote from: a treeless whopper on February 23, 2021, 11:38:58 pm

What is the point of that Aqua training? What specifically does it help with?

I used to live in West Cork, and I was having a drink one time in a pub in Glandore, and the old farmer next to me said, "the knacker has a horse in". It had me thinking for a moment, as I couldn't decode what he meant, despite my own dad being from these parts. When I looked around though, there was a traveller with a horse on a long rope swimming in the harbour off the pier. It was a way of healing the sprain on the horse without too much weight pressure. Interestingly the pejorative term we more commonly use for traveller, Gypsy, comes from James Joyce's calling them Red Egyptians, getting shortened to gypsy. From this I learnt that 1. Van Dijk is a horse. 2. his owners are tinkers.

an fear dearg · « **Reply #9062 on:** February 25, 2021, 12:07:07 pm »

Quote from: markedasred on February 25, 2021, 11:36:11 am

I used to live in West Cork, and I was having a drink one time in a pub in Glandore, and the old farmer next to me said, "the knacker has a horse in". It had me thinking for a moment, as I couldn't decode what he meant, despite my own dad being from these parts. When I looked around though, there was a traveller with a horse on a long rope swimming in the harbour off the pier. It was a way of healing the sprain on the horse without too much weight pressure. Interestingly the pejorative term we more commonly use for traveller, Gypsy, comes from James Joyce's calling them Red Egyptians, getting shortened to gypsy. From this I learnt that 1. Van Dijk is a horse. 2. his owners are tinkers.

Aqua therapy is great and aqua training is as tough as you’ll ever do! Running through the deep end of a pool with the aqua suit on drags the hell out of the legs and is great for building up power.

Glandore is a beautiful wee spot. Lived round the coast just outside Kinsale for a few years and tried to get down whest as often as I could. Loved it down round Bantry and Glengarriff and the ruggedness of Beara

slaphead · « **Reply #9063 on:** February 25, 2021, 01:22:40 pm »

Quote from: a treeless whopper on February 23, 2021, 11:27:56 pm

Its him or his team putting out the updates i would imagine?

Its Ian Cotton

SteveLFC · « **Reply #9064 on:** February 25, 2021, 01:41:17 pm »

Great pictures.. He can walk, run, jump, kick and head a ball... a bit. He has to be in the team for Sunday!

MD1990 · « **Reply #9065 on:** March 1, 2021, 01:14:13 pm »

Quote

His recovery from that night at Vicarage Road, when Watford became the first team to beat Liverpool in the Premier League in 2019-20, is still a work in progress. “I feel good but still have problems because of my injury,” he says. “It wasn’t just an ACL (anterior cruciate ligament), it was an ACL plus meniscus injury, so it’s more difficult to recover.

“I’ve worked really hard this year, it’s a process, I have to be patient and to repair these problems. If you have to miss some games no problem, but when I’m back I want to be 100 per cent.”

Deulofeu spoke to The Athletic in March last year shortly after he had surgery in Barcelona where the initial phase of his recovery took place, and he later relocated to Andorra to continue his rehabilitation. Body and mind were put to the test. “With this type of injury the most important thing is the mental approach,” he says. “You have to be patient but also try to enjoy recovering. If you wake up every day and don’t try to enjoy it, it’s gonna be tough because this is a long injury. Then when you finish your recovery and get back on the pitch, it’s still not finished; you have to keep working, so mental strength is really important.”

Snipper from an interview with Deulofeu who had an ACL injury against us,

Van Dijk will need time next season. Gomez as well.

They may miss games at times too if Knee swells or is sore

killer-heels · « **Reply #9066 on:** March 1, 2021, 01:28:10 pm »

Quote from: MD1990 on March 1, 2021, 01:14:13 pm

Snipper from an interview with Deulofeu who had an ACL injury against us,

Van Dijk will need time next season. Gomez as well.

They may miss games at times too if Knee swells or is sore

Gomez didnt rupture any ligaments did he?

farawayred · « **Reply #9067 on:** March 1, 2021, 11:16:23 pm »

Quote from: a treeless whopper on March 1, 2021, 01:28:10 pm

Gomez didnt rupture any ligaments did he?

Gomez did his patellar tendon, I thought.

MD1990 · « **Reply #9068 on:** March 2, 2021, 01:46:15 pm »

Quote from: a treeless whopper on March 1, 2021, 01:28:10 pm

Gomez didnt rupture any ligaments did he?

Ruptured his patellar tendon.
Just as bad maybe even worse than an ACL.

killer-heels · « **Reply #9069 on:** March 2, 2021, 02:13:44 pm »

I’m sure Welshred said the tendon came off the bone rather than rupturing in half or something, which apparently is a better outcome than the tendon rupturing?

TepidT2O · « **Reply #9070 on:** March 2, 2021, 08:22:30 pm »

Quote from: a treeless whopper on March 2, 2021, 02:13:44 pm

I’m sure Welshred said the tendon came off the bone rather than rupturing in half or something, which apparently is a better outcome than the tendon rupturing?

Sheared clean off the patella I think...

killer-heels · « **Reply #9071 on:** March 2, 2021, 08:23:29 pm »

Quote from: TepidT2O on March 2, 2021, 08:22:30 pm

Sheared clean off the patella I think...

Eww.

darragh85 · « **Reply #9072 on:** March 3, 2021, 12:00:02 am »

how does one even go about tearing their patellar tendon though. i have had patellar tendonitis in both knees but couldnt imagine tearing one. they can withstand large force. did they take away some of his patellar tendon to repair his knee ligaments previously or something. its a very unusual injury.

also, im amazed at some of the exercises professional footballers still do. its pretty common knowledge now that leg extension are not good for your knees and put stress on your acl but you still see professional footballers at them . i think if saw a photo of vvd at them recently as well. saw a clip of some real madrid players doing leg presses recently as well. nothing wrong with leg press but their form was horrible. going up on their toes and everything. makes you wonder.

Samio · « **Reply #9073 on:** March 6, 2021, 03:57:20 pm »

Another Liverpool loss.

Another Virgil training video on IG.

Like clockwork

AmSeeker · « **Reply #9074 on:** March 6, 2021, 04:05:59 pm »

Hopefully a win tomorrow and we won't have to see the obligatory Virgil running around pics for a few days at least.

Ghost Town · « **Reply #9075 on:** March 7, 2021, 11:08:35 am »

Maybe each loss is a deliberate sacrifice to propitiate the fates of healing and boost his recovery, hence the results video afterwards...

Samio · « **Reply #9076 on:** March 8, 2021, 09:52:30 am »

Quote from: AmSeeker on March 6, 2021, 04:05:59 pm

Hopefully a win tomorrow and we won't have to see the obligatory Virgil running around pics for a few days at least.

Standby for more running clips.

Ratboy3G · « **Reply #9077 on:** March 8, 2021, 08:36:28 pm »

Quote from: Samio on March 6, 2021, 03:57:20 pm

Another Liverpool loss.

Another Virgil training video on IG.

Like clockwork

He's become our own Bramley Moore Dock stadium, except Virg actually exists

dakid · « **Reply #9078 on:** March 14, 2021, 10:49:45 am »

Klopp again rules VVD and Matip out for the season but this time also Gomez. Hopes to have them ready for pre season

https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/428712-jurgen-klopp-explains-return-timescales-for-gomez-matip-and-van-dijk

keano7 · « **Reply #9079 on:** March 14, 2021, 11:03:15 am »

Quote from: dakid on March 14, 2021, 10:49:45 am

Klopp again rules VVD and Matip out for the season but this time also Gomez. Hopes to have them ready for pre season

https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/428712-jurgen-klopp-explains-return-timescales-for-gomez-matip-and-van-dijk

I’m still hopeful that this is just a ruse and if we somehow got to the CL final he’d be available. He probably could but if we played him in the CL final then he’d be available for the Dutch selection at the Euros which would be a nightmare.