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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12840 on: April 12, 2024, 04:43:02 pm »
The third was Szobo fault first and foremost. Can't criticise Gomez who was so far up as we were pushing for a goal. But VVD could have played the runner offside yet he looked really clueless there, as if he didn't even know what to do at all. Head probably gone at that minute though.
It was actually Konate who played their lad onside - VVD could have done better in closing down but the reason for that was Robbo went on his one man press which left their player free.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12841 on: April 24, 2024, 09:23:57 pm »
What an old woman. I’m sick looking at this guy flapping his arms and waving like an aul one who’s lost her cat.
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12842 on: April 24, 2024, 10:14:39 pm »
I think I've seen him have worse matches but even last season was at its worse I didn't feel as little for him as I do tonight. The days of him being number one are long gone and he's gradually performed worse over the course of the season. Agree with the last post about him constantly flailing his arms in the face of any sort of adversity. I've never really bothered with the captaincy stuff and who should have it but I genuinely believe this, it shouldn't be this fella. Would give it to Mac Allister.
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12843 on: April 24, 2024, 10:21:43 pm »
Great player. Not captain material.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12844 on: April 24, 2024, 10:51:47 pm »
Still my favourite player of the Klopp era. Hasn't been himself last few weeks but he's hardly on his own there. Some of our players get some ridiculous amount of stick, from our own fans. It's mental. I'd still have him over any other centre back anywhere. When the team are off it the centre backs look awful. Running from everywhere that the TV cameras dont see. 

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12845 on: April 24, 2024, 10:53:01 pm »
Great player. Not captain material.

He's probably as frustrated as us watching the shite we've been playing recently. Thent there's the thousand passes between him and Ali a game
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12846 on: April 24, 2024, 11:24:45 pm »
Pretty close to being the player who slipped furthest below his usual standards today. He was absolutely terrible. I don't think he won a contested header the whole game. Lost his composure due the Ref's antics, and didn't get it back. Completely lost the plot for the second goal.
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12847 on: April 24, 2024, 11:29:26 pm »
Fair enough if you want to critique his performance tonight but to say he’s not a Captain is pretty wild considering what this man did only 2 months ago in a cup final.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12848 on: April 24, 2024, 11:59:39 pm »
Fair enough if you want to critique his performance tonight but to say he’s not a Captain is pretty wild considering what this man did only 2 months ago in a cup final.

His performances personally have been fine, in fact excellent. Perhaps his style of captaincy worked better when the kids were playing earlier in the season, where he was leading by example.

But I still feel we're badly missing the captaincy of Jordan and James Milner. I feel we wouldn't be starting vital games slowly, and drops in performance levels would be rectified on the pitch much more often. If we'd started the game like we did against Palace, those two would have been running around going absolutely crazy.

Frankly Virgil should have been handling out a few bollockings the last few weeks. Robbo and Trent also have not shown enough on pitch leadership. Robertson seemed to completely lose his composure today. constantly having trouble with football basics.
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12849 on: April 25, 2024, 12:03:30 am »
Great player. Not captain material.

Some proper shite posted on here tonight.
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12850 on: April 25, 2024, 12:12:13 am »
To be fair, he was literally trying to defend 3 positions tonight .

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12851 on: April 25, 2024, 09:23:00 am »
I feel a bit sorry for Van Dijk, where is the rest of the team, especially the defence on set pieces? Why if Van Dijk gets marked out of it does the opponent get a free header, its a shambles.

That was our strongest back 5 and they looked like they'd never played together.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12852 on: April 25, 2024, 11:35:51 am »
Van Dijk: “Arne Slot is one of the better Dutch coaches at the moment”.

“With the way he plays, the philosophy he has, he can be a Liverpool coach”.

“But I read and hear that it is far from complete. We shall see. We will focus on that next season, still a long way off”.

I don’t know when or where he said that but apparently he did. Pretty much confirms it all. Anyway, “one of the better Dutch coaches at the moment” isn’t much of an endorsement :D

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12853 on: April 25, 2024, 11:43:02 am »
I feel a bit sorry for Van Dijk, where is the rest of the team, especially the defence on set pieces? Why if Van Dijk gets marked out of it does the opponent get a free header, its a shambles.

That was our strongest back 5 and they looked like they'd never played together.
They had hardly played together before, certainly not this season!

Their set-pieces were insanity on our behalf though.  You could see Tarkowski instructing all their players to step six yards towards the back post and our players didn't react at all.  My job is to guard this square of grass and I will do so no matter what attitude.  Virgil gets caught under the ball with the aid of some (legal) blocking and we have Trent up against their grocks at the back post.

Also, how we didn't seemingly prepare for them launching balls up to Calvert-Lewin is bewildering as it's their only attacking option.  We got given the run around by Atalanta hitting long balls up to Scamacca and getting runners off him but seemingly learnt nothing from the experience.

I think Klopp encourages more free-thinking than some other elite managers but our players still seem to lack that in-game adaptation and management at the moment.  The stat that flashed up seconds before their second goal that they had won 5/5 of the first balls from corners is incredible (soon to become 6/6 and 2-0).  They have some big lads but we're hardly Guardiola's Barca.

It's not all on Virgil by any means but as our most experienced defender and captain some of it is.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12854 on: April 25, 2024, 12:23:43 pm »
Van Dijk: “Arne Slot is one of the better Dutch coaches at the moment”.

“With the way he plays, the philosophy he has, he can be a Liverpool coach”.

“But I read and hear that it is far from complete. We shall see. We will focus on that next season, still a long way off”.

I don’t know when or where he said that but apparently he did. Pretty much confirms it all. Anyway, “one of the better Dutch coaches at the moment” isn’t much of an endorsement :D

Van Djik is not one to go OTT about anything.

You only have to listen to his interviews very casual but gives little away.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12855 on: April 25, 2024, 12:27:35 pm »
Van Dijk: “Arne Slot is one of the better Dutch coaches at the moment”.

“With the way he plays, the philosophy he has, he can be a Liverpool coach”.

“But I read and hear that it is far from complete. We shall see. We will focus on that next season, still a long way off”.

I don’t know when or where he said that but apparently he did. Pretty much confirms it all. Anyway, “one of the better Dutch coaches at the moment” isn’t much of an endorsement :D

He's hardly going to say he's the best - ie., better than Red Ron - is he.
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12856 on: April 25, 2024, 01:24:49 pm »
Van Dijk: “Arne Slot is one of the better Dutch coaches at the moment”.

“With the way he plays, the philosophy he has, he can be a Liverpool coach”.

“But I read and hear that it is far from complete. We shall see. We will focus on that next season, still a long way off”.

I don’t know when or where he said that but apparently he did. Pretty much confirms it all. Anyway, “one of the better Dutch coaches at the moment” isn’t much of an endorsement :D

I’m surprised he actually said something.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12857 on: April 25, 2024, 01:58:14 pm »
Van Dijk: “Arne Slot is one of the better Dutch coaches at the moment”.

“With the way he plays, the philosophy he has, he can be a Liverpool coach”.

“But I read and hear that it is far from complete. We shall see. We will focus on that next season, still a long way off”.

I don’t know when or where he said that but apparently he did. Pretty much confirms it all. Anyway, “one of the better Dutch coaches at the moment” isn’t much of an endorsement :D

What the fuck do you want him to say? Slot is the second coming of Rinus Michels and Johan Cruyff combined?

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12858 on: May 6, 2024, 03:03:30 pm »
https://xcancel.com/JamesPearceLFC/status/1787422226821656598

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12859 on: May 6, 2024, 04:34:21 pm »
https://xcancel.com/JamesPearceLFC/status/1787422226821656598

No contract but is excited about the future of the club? Does not compute for me.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12860 on: May 6, 2024, 05:01:56 pm »
Great player. Not captain material.

He absolutely is.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12861 on: May 6, 2024, 05:03:30 pm »

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12862 on: May 6, 2024, 05:09:15 pm »
Great player. Not captain material.
What an odd take on Virg, think he looks every bit a captain.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12863 on: May 6, 2024, 05:16:57 pm »
Great statement of intent from Virgil. Hope the new era with him as Capt. will be fruitful.
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12864 on: May 6, 2024, 05:29:50 pm »
Great news if he sticks around for a few more years. But hopefully going forward we'll be able to give him more rest during a season.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12865 on: May 6, 2024, 08:29:07 pm »
He should be good to go with us until 35 at least. He’s shown no signs of legs going or anything. If anything, he should be even more solid if we get a top class CB and DM

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12866 on: May 6, 2024, 11:48:58 pm »
https://xcancel.com/JamesPearceLFC/status/1787422226821656598

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12867 on: May 9, 2024, 05:56:48 pm »
Nominated for Player of the season. The only of ours on the 8 man shortlist

Is this the one nominated by fellow players?

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12868 on: May 13, 2024, 10:26:24 pm »
Poor again, we should start looking for a replacement

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12869 on: May 13, 2024, 10:30:16 pm »
Poor again, we should start looking for a replacement
The midfield's job is to screen the defence but we expect our centrebacks to play as fullbacks, defensive midfielders and centrebacks at the same time.

That's too much even for Virgil van Dijk.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12870 on: May 13, 2024, 10:34:08 pm »
Poor again, we should start looking for a replacement

That’s mad.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12871 on: May 13, 2024, 10:35:27 pm »
Poor again, we should start looking for a replacement

Luckily, he has 2 to 3 years at he very top left in him, plenty of time to look around.
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12872 on: May 13, 2024, 10:53:55 pm »
Poor again, we should start looking for a replacement

We definitely should not. Wasn’t that long ago everyone was saying he was as good as ever and the best in the league. Take away protection from the midfield and forwards and the way we play would expose absolutely anyone.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12873 on: May 13, 2024, 11:21:24 pm »
This backing off business  :butt he has to engage sometimes we give up too many goals cos of his thinking he’s jockeying a player instead the player just continues advancing into a dangerous position closer to goal where anything can happen.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12874 on: May 13, 2024, 11:23:01 pm »
He's 33 next month. Virj's last season as undisputed #1 is next season.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12875 on: May 13, 2024, 11:46:58 pm »
He's 33 next month. Virj's last season as undisputed #1 is next season.
Nah, Quansah will leapfrog him..  ;D

Virg is still a top player, the best we have at the moment. Yes, the errors are creeping up, but c'est la vie. There was a moment when he did a Casemiro to keep their player onside when all of our players were 15 yards ahead of him... He's got to cut out the "cooler than the Fonz" mode, and he'd be fine.
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12876 on: May 14, 2024, 03:09:51 am »
He's got to cut out the "cooler than the Fonz" mode, and he'd be fine.

The Fonz thing (as you put it) kinda does my head in because it then flips straight into arms flapping and finger pointing in an instant. I don’t want to see my leader flap his arms after we concede, then is when I need the Fonz, the passion is coming in the wrong moments it seems. I think a captain needs to act differently on a pitch than the other 10, always show strength and fight not arm flapping. The fingers get pointed in the dressing room not on the pitch.
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12877 on: May 14, 2024, 03:21:47 am »
I don't get the Virg criticism.
We have a midfield that is a sieve. By design and due to being overplayed.
We have had how many left fullbacks this season?
His partner on the right is constantly being dragged wide because of Trent going walkabout.
His partner for half the season was a kid from the academy.


But Virg is a disappointment? Good grief.
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12878 on: May 14, 2024, 10:09:49 am »
Poor again, we should start looking for a replacement

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)
« Reply #12879 on: May 14, 2024, 10:42:32 am »
There's not a defender in the world that can cope with constantly being exposed and outnumbered by attackers going at them.

He might have made the odd mistake here and there but he's had a great season, all things considered.

Would be nice if we had a midfield that could track runners and full backs that don't constantly see balls going over their heads because they're positionally all over the place.