Wow, this great compilation demonstrates without doubt how remarkable a player Van Dijk really is: strength, intelligence, anticipation, stunningly quick reactions to every move by an attacker, and incredible acceleration. Should have won the Ballon Do'r in 2019, but that's proved to be an award that frequently looks dubious and manipulated. Thanks for putting this amazing highlight reel together for us to enjoy!
@@sunbae-nim he cut off the passing lane on purpose so Sissoko had no choice but to shoot. Son is the clinical finisher out of the two so there was a lower chance of Sissoko scoring.
VVD at his prime had absurdly good balance for such a big man, which allowed him to quickly change direction like a small quick player. The 12 months back from injury, he did not have that anymore. It has been slowly returning, month by month, ever since.
@@rahmancr1884 cr7 fans think real madrid defenders are the best virgil has everything that a modern center back needs vision smart big fast can build up the game with his passes winning the ball on the air and a great leader as well so admit it he may play bad at 21 seasson when he was injured but liverpool without van dijk will become like manchester united clown defenders you know
@@rahmancr1884 you know even messi 2019 cant catch up when he solo dribble with van dijk he scored 2 goals but first one its a clear tap in and the seccond one is a free kick from 30 meters away clearly im a messi fan but to say dribble pass through van dijk from 1v1 is very hard
People will argue that Ramos, Ferdinand, Vidic or Terry were better - but not one of them could play on the halfway line like VvD does, he's the greatest defender by far
Whilst I think Rio Ferdinand I agree with you overall. The demands on top centre backs today are higher than they’ve ever been and in terms of individual ability Van dijk is the best centre back we’ve seen since Maldini
‘By far’ is fucking stupid and insulting to player who’ve done it far more consistently and have won far more, this is why Liverpool fans can’t have nice things.
@@Edyoucation-fe1qq 'have won far more' bro it's football, a team sport, you can't say so and so won 3 champions leagues and 10 league titles and that's why he's the better defender you casual... Manuel akanji won more Premier league and champions league titles than van dijk, so you wanna tell me he is a better defender than van dijk cause he has more titles?? Nah only kids and ignorant people use arguments like these (Akanji is nice though, just not on VVDs level)
I notice that he isnt type of defender who goes for the ball or the legs. He just towering the attacker, get closer to them and make them losing balance without commiting the foul
@@niels957 always the Liverpool fans that are deluded. “Best manager,best keeper,best defender,best rb,best lb,best winger in the world” and yet always lose the league to City who they claim don’t have a “manager or players as good as theirs”. Delusional
Note that he seldom makes slide tackles to finish one defense. VVD has an incredible skill of following rivals' running pace. It is hard to get rid of him since he can always stick you and it seems "relatively static" with him.
I love his style of defending, he doesn't even need to put in tackles he just puts his body between the ball and the attacker and he's fast enough to catch anyone
If your getting into football and you want to be a Centre back, This is the player to learn from. And obviously theres more players to learn from but Virg makes it look easy.
Virgil Van Dijk reminds me of Jaap Stam, one on one with a player he is NOT afraid to Bully you - regardless of whoever that player is, Mbappe, Haaland, Vardy, Dzeko, Toney, CR7 etc etc etc, you named em - Big Virg has dealt with em, Quality Indeed
What makes Virgil special is how beautifully balanced he is moving at speed, to a level which is astronomically rare for such a big man. That allowed him to shift directions and/or kick into top gear more quickly than the attacker could. When he came back from his knee injury, he did not have that beautiful balance for the first 12 months. It has been slowly coming back to him, in fact, albeit his top speed is not what it was. He is not utterly unbeatable anymore, but most forwards do not have the slimmest chance to beat him 1v1. The very fastest have a prayer of outracing him, but usually his positioning to too good for a little edge in speed to matter.
@@mlkhsimova Against Everton. Pickford wiped him out with a clear cut red card foul, yet VAR never even bothered to review it. (That is not a joke. The VAR official admitted that he failed to do so.)
2:14 current Van Dijk would make offside trap here, he wouldn't even tried to mark Abraham. 2018-2020 Van Dijk was one of the most dominant CB's of all time.
Just cause he didn't tackle the ball doesn't he didn't do well. He stayed calm and forced him to the outside. That is all a defender needs to do. He put Haaland very off balance, it wasn't Haaland squandering the chance. It is incredibly hard to do when a player of any kind is running at you that fast. That is why he is the best defender in the world.
People don't realise hiw great VVD is .. to be able to defend that well in a high press team that have their back exposed all the time and still come off on top .. all due respect to Maldini he was one of the best in the business and all that but no defender come close to the 2019 version of VVD. He is what everyone would imagine a complete defender is.
Klopp first gift for Liverpool after Premier league win (to me) is getting Van and Alison. we are to loss these respected manager and we need his advice, about choosing the write manager after him, manager need to be the one who has got closer football to Klopp, to me as many say Alonso, who tested best and who knows Liverpool more than any best options on the market.
One of the best in history
One of?
Yes! @@NinjaCatIsMe
He is the best
@@caydensim4064It's probably the best in the world right now, but by no means in history.
Wow, this great compilation demonstrates without doubt how remarkable a player Van Dijk really is: strength, intelligence, anticipation, stunningly quick reactions to every move by an attacker, and incredible acceleration. Should have won the Ballon Do'r in 2019, but that's proved to be an award that frequently looks dubious and manipulated. Thanks for putting this amazing highlight reel together for us to enjoy!
Exactly they only give it to strikers. Very sad.
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Strong, big, smart, fast, great vision. Almost perfect modern defender
I agree
Almost?
He is by definition the perfect modern cb
He is just too perfect like you said😩💯
That 2 on one with son and sissoko was genius
Imo that looked really dumb from Sissoko, just through it to Son and its a goal (take nothing against Van Dijk btw, top player)
@@sunbae-nim Sissoko couldn't through ball it lol, Van dijk would just clear the ball
@@janvertonghen14 hahah actually yeah, I guess if he did that and Van Dijk clears it, someone might say he should've just taken a shot instead 🤣
@@sunbae-nim lol yep
@@sunbae-nim he cut off the passing lane on purpose so Sissoko had no choice but to shoot. Son is the clinical finisher out of the two so there was a lower chance of Sissoko scoring.
That Sissoko one was insane... Blocked off the pass AND showed him onto his weaker foot... Incredible player
Yeh that Sissoko one was incredibly smart. But how did bro blaze it so far over the bar from so close 😭
@@hellohi1445weak foot and probably haven't made up his mind on finishing.
@@AIIXIII0or probably he just sucks
@@MiRushD6Football best conclusion.
which one is sissoko😔
He’s fast, strong and incredibly calm. I doubt we’ve ever seen that combination in one player where all 3 of those attributes are world class
took a break last year from being the best and now he has regained it easily.
VVD at his prime had absurdly good balance for such a big man, which allowed him to quickly change direction like a small quick player. The 12 months back from injury, he did not have that anymore. It has been slowly returning, month by month, ever since.
Best defender in the world
Nah
Nah
in multiverse
Rn yes back then yes
@@Flamingo.3760nah
He always forces you into the position he wants you in and he regains position better than anyone from the past 10years
Still best defender of the world ❤🔥
😂😂
@@rahmancr1884 what are you laughing at?
@@faridzeynalov bro are you guys watching football from reels or what 😂
@@rahmancr1884 cr7 fans think real madrid defenders are the best
virgil has everything that a modern center back needs
vision
smart
big
fast
can build up the game with his passes
winning the ball on the air
and a great leader as well
so admit it
he may play bad at 21 seasson when he was injured
but liverpool without van dijk will become like manchester united clown defenders you know
@@rahmancr1884 you know even messi 2019 cant catch up when he solo dribble with van dijk
he scored 2 goals but first one its a clear tap in and the seccond one is a free kick from 30 meters away
clearly im a messi fan but to say dribble pass through van dijk from 1v1 is very hard
People will argue that Ramos, Ferdinand, Vidic or Terry were better - but not one of them could play on the halfway line like VvD does, he's the greatest defender by far
Whilst I think Rio Ferdinand I agree with you overall. The demands on top centre backs today are higher than they’ve ever been and in terms of individual ability Van dijk is the best centre back we’ve seen since Maldini
Deluded
‘By far’ is fucking stupid and insulting to player who’ve done it far more consistently and have won far more, this is why Liverpool fans can’t have nice things.
100% agree. VVD has more to his game than the others too. The complete CB.
@@Edyoucation-fe1qq 'have won far more' bro it's football, a team sport, you can't say so and so won 3 champions leagues and 10 league titles and that's why he's the better defender you casual...
Manuel akanji won more Premier league and champions league titles than van dijk, so you wanna tell me he is a better defender than van dijk cause he has more titles?? Nah only kids and ignorant people use arguments like these (Akanji is nice though, just not on VVDs level)
What a privilege it is to watch this man play for my club
Couldn't agree more
something what you call smart defending 🔥
I notice that he isnt type of defender who goes for the ball or the legs. He just towering the attacker, get closer to them and make them losing balance without commiting the foul
Best defender in the football history 🫶
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@@glucio7137hé is better than ramos tho
@@glucio7137man said Ramos 🤣
Best one on one defender completely agree
Goodness gracious me, never seen anything like it in last 40 years. This guy is a freak.
I was waiting for this video because of the match Van Dijk vs Haaland.
Van Dijk is a monster.
0:41 VVD 1 vs 2 sissoko son is the most insane for me.
Art of defending, the sense and passing skill. The mentality of captain mind. He has everything
One of the best and greatest defenders ever.
Deluded
@@CR7_THEGOAT777you are, yes.
@@MrNepboy that’s just you bud
@@CR7_THEGOAT777always the ronaldo fanboys acting up
@@niels957 always the Liverpool fans that are deluded. “Best manager,best keeper,best defender,best rb,best lb,best winger in the world” and yet always lose the league to City who they claim don’t have a “manager or players as good as theirs”. Delusional
Imagine after so many effort you dribble past this guy then you see another Gigachad Allison Becker. You just gave up.
Pure Beast👍
in the last one, sterling just accepted his fate :P
Yeah :D
Martinez accepted it too
Honestly if had to go against van dijk I would too😅
Never seen a defender like him. He has absolutely everything. He is a cheat code!!!
Note that he seldom makes slide tackles to finish one defense. VVD has an incredible skill of following rivals' running pace. It is hard to get rid of him since he can always stick you and it seems "relatively static" with him.
Best in the business!!!
he read the game properly that’s why he rarely made tackles 👏🏻
I love his style of defending, he doesn't even need to put in tackles he just puts his body between the ball and the attacker and he's fast enough to catch anyone
If your getting into football and you want to be a Centre back, This is the player to learn from. And obviously theres more players to learn from but Virg makes it look easy.
This is the greatest video I’ve ever seen
Not only is he a great defender his range of passing with either foot is ridiculously good.
one of the best to ever do it!
"THE WALL"❤
Best passive defenders with no rush and calm
He is not human, just 'The Giant wall'
Virgil van dijk to the rescue💪🏾😌,
Always calculated, calm and does his business cleanly😮💨
Best way to describe a defender!!!🔴🔥
So strong and deceptively fast ⚽️
Undoubtedly, best in one vs one
ダイクの凄さがわかる動画ありがとう
The most genius defender I have ever seen
Van Dijk e uns melhores zagueiro atualmente
Meu sonho era ver ele Sergio Ramos fazendo dupla de zag
Legend 🔥 🔥
Virgil Van Dijk reminds me of Jaap Stam, one on one with a player he is NOT afraid to Bully you - regardless of whoever that player is, Mbappe, Haaland, Vardy, Dzeko, Toney, CR7 etc etc etc, you named em - Big Virg has dealt with em, Quality Indeed
He is a nightmare for strikers
Wow.. Smart and powerful.
The ones who are defenders even if it is Sunday league will simply notice that Van Dijk is one of the greatest Cbs ever to play the game
That Sterling one at the end haha
Surprised he doesn’t have a ballon d’or
Best CB in the world virgil Vandjik
What makes Virgil special is how beautifully balanced he is moving at speed, to a level which is astronomically rare for such a big man. That allowed him to shift directions and/or kick into top gear more quickly than the attacker could.
When he came back from his knee injury, he did not have that beautiful balance for the first 12 months. It has been slowly coming back to him, in fact, albeit his top speed is not what it was. He is not utterly unbeatable anymore, but most forwards do not have the slimmest chance to beat him 1v1. The very fastest have a prayer of outracing him, but usually his positioning to too good for a little edge in speed to matter.
when was the knee injury
@@mlkhsimova Octover 2020
@@ComradeOgilvy1984 in which game
@@mlkhsimova Against Everton. Pickford wiped him out with a clear cut red card foul, yet VAR never even bothered to review it. (That is not a joke. The VAR official admitted that he failed to do so.)
Lion left the jungle for a season doesn’t mean he isn’t a KING😂Rolls Royce Van Dijk is back to his best💪
Simply best
🎼Watch him defend and we watch him score🎼
Best defender I have ever seen 🎉
The best ever, and yes better than Maldini
Van djik gives maldini vibes
Soo clean
too fast, too strong and way to smart!
his tracking ability is actually insane
Helped a lot ❤
VVD the GOAT of Defending
Setiap pemain sepakbola punya moment sepersekian detik. Tapi hampir setiap momen dari Virgil mendapatkan momen yang tepat
how will we even replace this legend ?
Vergil van dijk and Jaap stam combo would go hard
Van Dijk is currently one of the best players the dutch have.
I like the utter frustration on attackers' faces when they lose the ball
Too strong, too strong and too powerful.
2:14 current Van Dijk would make offside trap here, he wouldn't even tried to mark Abraham. 2018-2020 Van Dijk was one of the most dominant CB's of all time.
The acceleration 🔥🔥🔥
Van Dijk is literally a powerhouse
Cannavaro is better
GOAT
0:21 how did van dijk play good this situation
Just cause he didn't tackle the ball doesn't he didn't do well. He stayed calm and forced him to the outside. That is all a defender needs to do. He put Haaland very off balance, it wasn't Haaland squandering the chance. It is incredibly hard to do when a player of any kind is running at you that fast. That is why he is the best defender in the world.
@@Gidixq but haaland managed to get a shot
@@LFCxSID_14 A shot that was never doing anything. In that situation, Haaland should be scoring.
Virgil was putting halland under pressure so it would be hard for him to score
People don't realise hiw great VVD is .. to be able to defend that well in a high press team that have their back exposed all the time and still come off on top .. all due respect to Maldini he was one of the best in the business and all that but no defender come close to the 2019 version of VVD. He is what everyone would imagine a complete defender is.
Ele tem um QI muito a cima da média, melhor central do mundo sem dúvidas
There's one clip of Laturo Martinez... where is just gives up.. because he didn't want to get in a foot race with VanDijk.
Wooow clean
People underrate how fast this big guy is
Best difender in premier league 🌟
There was also one where Adama Traore made a break for Wolves and Van Dijk ran him down and tackled him and we all know how fast Traore is.
Best ever 😊
No. 4 is a legend number 😂😂🎉🎉
The GOAT 🐐
Baresi is much better
Best player van de wereld 🌍 van dijk
My captain
He’s nasty. Imagine him in the NFL 😳
Best defender
One word for defenders; Patience
that 1v1 sterling basically tell him to "sit down kid"
Es muy fuerte hay que reconocerlo , también muy inteligente
I just love this man
Him and Wan Bissaka are best 1v1 defenders in the world
2019 Ballon d or
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与儿子和西索科的二对一真是天才
Sou fã pra krl
Kyle walker 1v1 please🙏
With Diaz??
Van djik the owner of haaland 😂❤️🔥
Except Haaland got past him here!
@@Martin-rm9cy 0 Ball Knowledge 😂😂
@@Martin-rm9cydoesn't matter vvd put him under so much pressure he made a bad shot
The best vvd
Love how strikers are puzzled and look at the referee like: "it's a foul".
It's not he is just stronger than you.
The Great Wall of Liverpool! 🧱
Klopp first gift for Liverpool after Premier league win (to me) is getting Van and Alison. we are to loss these respected manager and we need his advice, about choosing the write manager after him, manager need to be the one who has got closer football to Klopp, to me as many say Alonso, who tested best and who knows Liverpool more than any best options on the market.
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