The Dutchman has been in sensational form since signing for Liverpool in 2018 January transfer window for £75million. The fee was criticized by some pundits and coaches including Jose Mourinho. But he has justify the transfer fee. đŸ¤‘
He helped Liverpool win the Champions League and finishing second in Premier League just one point behind Man City. He also won the Premier Player of the year aka PFA.
He has been widely tipped to win FIFA World Best player. According to Anfield legend John Barnes.
He said; “Very possibly.
“Normally when you look at the Ballon d’Or winners, they’re either attacking midfield players or centre-forwards. They are goalscorers and eye-catching players.
“But there haven’t been any of those types of players who have really set the world alight this season.
“So from a point of consistency and from a point of success, for me Van Dijk would have to be the man.”
Do you know that according to Opta Stats, no opposition player has completed a dribble past Virgil van Dijk in any of his last 64 appearances in all competitions for Liverpool. For reference purpose, the last player to beat Van Dijk one-vs-one was ex-Newcastle midfielder Mikel Merino on March 3, 2018. 16 months. Utterly staggering.
Jurgen Klopp’s men had the best defensive record in the 2018/19 Premier League season, conceding just 22 times and keeping 21 clean sheets.
Not only has he kept some of the league's best dribblers in his back pocket, but Van Dijk also has the unbelievable double record of having the best duel success ratio (77%) of those who have competed in 100+ duels, and the best aerial duel success ratio (76.2%) of those to have competed in 150+ aerial duels.
All in all, the former Southampton man's influence has been untold, with the Reds boasting an average of 2.32 points per game when he plays, to 1.98 when he doesn't.
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He helped Liverpool win the Champions League and finishing second in Premier League just one point behind Man City. He also won the Premier Player of the year aka PFA.
He has been widely tipped to win FIFA World Best player. According to Anfield legend John Barnes.
He said; “Very possibly.
“Normally when you look at the Ballon d’Or winners, they’re either attacking midfield players or centre-forwards. They are goalscorers and eye-catching players.
“But there haven’t been any of those types of players who have really set the world alight this season.
“So from a point of consistency and from a point of success, for me Van Dijk would have to be the man.”
Do you know that according to Opta Stats, no opposition player has completed a dribble past Virgil van Dijk in any of his last 64 appearances in all competitions for Liverpool. For reference purpose, the last player to beat Van Dijk one-vs-one was ex-Newcastle midfielder Mikel Merino on March 3, 2018. 16 months. Utterly staggering.
Jurgen Klopp’s men had the best defensive record in the 2018/19 Premier League season, conceding just 22 times and keeping 21 clean sheets.
Not only has he kept some of the league's best dribblers in his back pocket, but Van Dijk also has the unbelievable double record of having the best duel success ratio (77%) of those who have competed in 100+ duels, and the best aerial duel success ratio (76.2%) of those to have competed in 150+ aerial duels.
All in all, the former Southampton man's influence has been untold, with the Reds boasting an average of 2.32 points per game when he plays, to 1.98 when he doesn't.
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