Pep Guardiola’s side suffered a shock 3-1 defeat to Lyon failing to qualify for yet another semi-final of the UEFA Champions League. Manchester City were the favourites against the Ligue 1 team and the loss invited a lot of criticism towards Guardiola’s tactics and also the players. As City’s UCL dream fell through, Bernardo Silva, ...
Liverpool center back Virgil van Dijk heaped praise on ‘world class’ Naby Keita after the final game and victory of the season against Newcastle United. The defender believes that Keita’s progress this season was hampered by injuries and a ‘fully fit’ version of the midfielder can be a key player for the team next season. ...
Manchester City legend Vincent Kompany has picked Liverpool centre-back Virgil van Dijk ahead of the likes of John Terry and Rio Ferdinand as the greatest defender the Premier League has ever seen Van Dijk was named UEFA Men’s Player of the Year last month and the Liverpool defender is firmly in Ballon d’Or contention after ...
Harry Maguire became football’s most expensive defender after completing his £80million move from Leicester to Manchester United in the recently concluded summer transfer window. The England centre-half’s transfer fee eclipses the previous record of £75million Liverpool paid for Virgil Van Dijk. Comparisons between the two center-backs have been rife since the transfer at the start ...
Liverpool centre-back Virgil van Dijk has truly cemented himself as one of the world’s best defender currently with his heroics last season. A towering presence at the back, he has really made a difference to this Liverpool side. The Reds finished an exciting season as league runners-up with an incredible 97 points and were crowned ...
Last Saturday Liverpool crushed their Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur to clinch their 6th Champions League trophy at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium. Van Dijk & the Reds The victory was part of a season long initiative put in motion by Jürgen Klopp & the Reds. One player who emerged like a knight in shining armour ...
Virgil van Dijk can’t do nothing wrong at the moment as he captained the Netherlands national football team to a win against England in the Nations League semi-final match. VVD was also a part of the Liverpool team that won the Champions League final against Tottenham Hotspur. He is a strong contender for this year’s ...
Praise just keeps coming for Liverpool juggernaut Virgil van Dijk and not just for his leadership, personality and quality defending but also for maintaining insane stats. Yes, we are talking about the much sought-after dribble stat (see below) which keeps popping up after every game the Dutchman plays. No opposition player has completed a dribble ...
Virgil van Dijk (VVD) was recently named PFA Player of the Year, becoming the first defender to win it since the inaugural Premier League season. A mainstay in the meanest defense in the league, the footballing world was licking its lips at the UCL semi-final encounter between Barcelona and Liverpool, and particularly, between the unstoppable ...
Lionel Messi and his brand of magic made it a night to remember when Liverpool travelled to the Camp Nou for the first leg of their semi-final tie. The 31-year-old was the catalyst for yet another brilliant performance by Barcelona, netting twice in the second half to put his side firmly in control ahead of ...
Virgil van Dijk was recently crowned the PFA Players’ Player of The Year, and deservedly so. The 27-year-old centre back has more than justified his 75 million pound price tag since his move to Anfield in January 2018, cementing his place in Jurgen Klopp’s elite squad and the hearts of the Liverpool faithful. One of ...
The PFA Players’ Player of The Year has been officially revealed, and although leaked beforehand by a certain Egyptian Messi, it wasn’t any surprise, was it? Virgil van Dijk was given the crown based on the monstrous season he’s had at Liverpool, firmly positioning himself as one of the first names on the team sheet ...
When big teams collide, the tie is decided on individual battles that occur on the pitch. Because of the Champions League, fans and the footballing world are able to witness such matches between big clubs, and hence, gives us all an opportunity to watch battles unfold on the pitch; battles we may not have imagined ...
Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk (VVD) has proven time and again this season that he’s got what it takes to be the best. Labelled the best central defender in the world currently, Van Dijk’s season has been nothing short of sensational. Commanding the league’s tightest defense, conceding just 20 goals along with 16 clean sheets to ...
Scoring a goal has got to be a feeling like no other. Regardless of the level of football – be it grassroots or top-flight football, nothing quite beats the moment the ball hits the back of the net. It really is a special moment, irrespective of the situation. Every goal scored brings out some sort ...
Liverpool’s Sadio Mane and Virgil van Dijk exhibited pure class as the Reds thrashed Bayern Munich 3-1 at their own backyard to progress to the quarter-final of the UEFA Champions League. The teams played out a 0-0 draw at Anfield last month and the Bavarians were expected to come out all guns blazing at their ...
