But to the point in question: When we held out for Van Dijk (and I personally thought it would never happen) there were some (me one of them) that questioned that wisdom, especially the way that the whole saga was "handled" (molested would be more apt)
Now look - we've got a team of some of the best players around with him as probably the beacon of them all and the very definition of good things come to those that wait! What. A. Player. More to the point, what a man. Klopp just has this knack of recognising personalities and bringing the best out of everyone, not just on the pitch, but off it as well. Virg was obviously one that had that sort of personality but it just goes to show how much people focus on the negatives and how anyone can be unfairly tarred. VVD was pilloried over the years for being hard to deal with, harsh personality, egotistical ,etc whatever the descriptions were, they were not complimentary. These guys are people first, footballers second and when you see things like this, you can't help but swell with pride that this guy plays for us. And he's pretty decent as well to boot...