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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3720 on: December 6, 2018, 10:29:18 am »
What a player he is. Haven't felt so 'safe' since we had Sami Hyypiä at CB. Really like how he can ping the ball 50 yards to the right address too.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3721 on: December 6, 2018, 11:34:21 am »
You feel like he could play anywhere at all on the pitch and do a decent job

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3722 on: December 6, 2018, 11:43:44 am »
Just wow

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3723 on: December 6, 2018, 03:00:40 pm »
Must be since the Hyypia days when we have won so many offside decisions.

He has that back line drilled.

Good shout. The back line showed great nerve to hold and spring the off-side trap against Burnley.
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3724 on: December 6, 2018, 03:31:12 pm »
He was absolutely livid and charging towards the ref when one of the Burnley players caught Keita with a late challenge. Was great to see that. Resonates strongly with what he said previously about learning from the PSG players

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3725 on: December 6, 2018, 03:31:14 pm »
He is clearly better than Hyppia but we judge a lot of players on hardware, which I guess is fair enough because we are not one of the 'its the taking part that counts' type of clubs, we exist to win trophies. Hopefully he wins some stuff and we can put this to bed

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3726 on: December 6, 2018, 05:01:06 pm »
20/1 POTY. We would need to be still chasing in the league but if we are when the voting is cast he has a very legit shot
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3727 on: December 6, 2018, 05:28:51 pm »
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3728 on: December 6, 2018, 05:29:40 pm »
Got him and Alisson both at 33/1 in the summer. [emoji41]

I'm actually rather confident about it, of course on the proviso that we are leading/chasing in the league by time votes cast.

All the attacking player it is much of a muchness between them. They are all top quality but the gap from the best to the second is not as vast as the gap from VVD and whoever is considered 2nd best defender in the keague (based on this seasons form)


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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3729 on: December 6, 2018, 05:32:16 pm »
Who was the last defender to win either POTY awards? Was it McGrath all the way back in the early 90s or did England’s brave JT ever win?

Keep this up and VvD definitely has to be in the running this year.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3730 on: December 6, 2018, 07:27:56 pm »
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3731 on: December 7, 2018, 12:02:31 am »
Really need a gif of the dribble while whistling
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3732 on: December 7, 2018, 12:07:16 am »
Really need a gif of the dribble while whistling

Pretty sure that was a joke.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3733 on: December 7, 2018, 12:17:49 am »
It's interesting if he can ever win Ballon D'Or. I don't remember it given to any defender but Beckenbauer. But I'd cross my fingers for him, he's worth it.
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3734 on: December 7, 2018, 12:33:06 am »
Anyone notice his celebration at setting up 2nd ?

Like he was waiting for Firmino to thank him for the assist but it never came and he fumed 😂
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3735 on: December 7, 2018, 12:48:25 am »
Anyone notice his celebration at setting up 2nd ?

Like he was waiting for Firmino to thank him for the assist but it never came and he fumed 😂
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3736 on: December 7, 2018, 12:57:35 am »
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3737 on: December 7, 2018, 01:05:02 am »
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3738 on: December 7, 2018, 01:10:27 am »
Any gif of that happening?  :)

Ah I see

It’s on the goal for 1-2 to us. Can’t find a gif annoyingly
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3739 on: December 7, 2018, 01:19:56 am »
The only thing he is missing is goals. Sami contributed 3-5 goals a season for us, and hopefully Virgil can start doing that as well, considering how good he is in the air, he's been rather unlucky for us this season.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3740 on: December 7, 2018, 01:23:35 am »
Ah I see

It’s on the goal for 1-2 to us. Can’t find a gif annoyingly

This moment?   :)

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3741 on: December 7, 2018, 01:24:48 am »
Sturridge posted that pic and took the piss out of him :D

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3742 on: December 7, 2018, 01:26:53 am »
The only thing he is missing is goals. Sami contributed 3-5 goals a season for us, and hopefully Virgil can start doing that as well, considering how good he is in the air, he's been rather unlucky for us this season.
He could have had a hat-trick against Arsenal. :)

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3743 on: December 7, 2018, 01:45:09 am »
He wasn't fuming - he was looking at the crowd and more or less saying "yeah - I'm a baaaaaad man."

Don't think he was mad at all.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3744 on: December 7, 2018, 01:45:30 am »
The lack of goals is not for the lack of trying. He has been unlucky for us while getting all the good fortune when playing for the Dutch national team. He needs one to go in then subsequent goals will follow. Like Klopp, he was a striker before, he knows where the goal is
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3745 on: December 7, 2018, 02:15:23 am »
I'd like to see him take over the captaincy from Hendo

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3746 on: December 7, 2018, 02:28:22 am »
F Burnley and Dyche. Get well Gomz

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3747 on: December 7, 2018, 02:34:07 am »
I'd like to see him take over the captaincy from Hendo

Said it in another thread, but I reckon the cat's out of the bag here. Hendo isn't a certain starter anymore and even when he does start, he isn't world class in the manner in which Van Dijk and Alisson are. And while Hendo is clearly an outstanding leader off the pitch, I just don't see him having the same authority on it.
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3748 on: December 7, 2018, 03:03:36 am »
I had a pop on over to a Burnley forum and they had a thread on him after our game. These are actual quotes:

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MOTM for them (unfortunately), I don't think I've seen a better CB at the Turf

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I think if you asked all premier league strikers who the best centre back currently is in the premier league I think 80% would say Van Dijk. He's a monster.

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Brilliant. I swear I saw him whistling while controlling the ball and stepping past two of our players .

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That big, that fast and that good at positioning makes him an absolute roll-royce of a player.


And there were plenty more replies like that. Other clubs have realized just how good he really is. Except Everton of course, because they have a better player in Michael Keane.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3749 on: December 7, 2018, 08:22:27 am »
This moment?   :)



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Looked over at Firmino like ‘bring it in...oh’ 😂
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3750 on: December 7, 2018, 10:05:32 am »
It's interesting if he can ever win Ballon D'Or. I don't remember it given to any defender but Beckenbauer. But I'd cross my fingers for him, he's worth it.
There will be case for him if he wins us the CL and PL or similar.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3751 on: December 7, 2018, 10:23:26 am »
And there were plenty more replies like that. Other clubs have realized just how good he really is. Except Everton of course, because they have a better player in Michael Keane.

Don't forget Sol Bamba at Cardiff

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3752 on: December 7, 2018, 11:09:30 am »
The only thing he is missing is goals. Sami contributed 3-5 goals a season for us,

Not in the league he didn't, his best ever PL tally was 4 in 03/04. After that season his goals tally was 2-1-2-1-1 in the league.

Virgil's only in the door, am sure the goals will come for him.
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3753 on: December 7, 2018, 11:24:48 am »
Not in the league he didn't, his best ever PL tally was 4 in 03/04. After that season his goals tally was 2-1-2-1-1 in the league.

Virgil's only in the door, am sure the goals will come for him.

To be fair in some of the later years he didn’t play as many games but 35 goals in 10 years was a pretty decent contribution.

Like you say the goals will come with Virgil, he’s always a threat when we manage a good delivery from corners. But while a few goals would be nice I don’t think it devalues him in any way because of his immense contribution to the defence and team overall.
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3754 on: December 7, 2018, 11:50:27 am »
Not in the league he didn't, his best ever PL tally was 4 in 03/04. After that season his goals tally was 2-1-2-1-1 in the league.

Virgil's only in the door, am sure the goals will come for him.

Well we don't play mate just in the league?  ;) I meant overall.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3755 on: December 7, 2018, 12:01:23 pm »
Doesn't get involved in the niggly stuff. Like pushing and shoving, squaring up to players or getting in the referee's face. Keeps the yellow cards to a minimum.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3756 on: December 7, 2018, 01:38:00 pm »
Doesn't get involved in the niggly stuff. Like pushing and shoving, squaring up to players or getting in the referee's face. Keeps the yellow cards to a minimum.
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3757 on: December 7, 2018, 06:15:05 pm »
After watching him this season.  Arguably one of Liverpool most effective signings in the last 5 years.  Been lacking for soooo long. The solid CB we can build around.  Plays for the cause.  I dont think the world class term flying around is way off.
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3758 on: December 7, 2018, 06:30:47 pm »
After watching him this season.  Arguably one of Liverpool most effective signings in the last 5 years.  Been lacking for soooo long. The solid CB we can build around.  Plays for the cause.  I dont think the world class term flying around is way off.

He's clearly World Class.
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #3759 on: December 7, 2018, 08:37:57 pm »
Doesn't get involved in the niggly stuff. Like pushing and shoving, squaring up to players or getting in the referee's face. Keeps the yellow cards to a minimum.

Like mentioned before, he doesn't have to. Do we ever see him go into a sliding tackle? Never needs to. I'm running out of superlatives to describe him really. I honestly think it's a shame he was still playing at Southampton at 26.