Van Dijk is the second best player in the world and the most impactful defender of our generation.
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Van Dijk is the second best player in the world and the most impactful defender of our generation.
Messi is the only player better than him currently.
It’s not even close. He’s the best defender since Nesta and Maldini but much more impactful overall as a footballer than Nesta and much less of a bottler than Maldini (i.e. he doesn’t lose goal threatening headers to 5’1 Korean men in the World Cup).
He’s been at Liverpool for only 11 months and has already transformed one of the worst defensive top teams in the world into the best defensive side in Europe (no team in the top 15 leagues have conceded less goals than Liverpool this season).
He single handedly took a team that had no business being in CL to the final. And now he’s spearheaded the best Liverpool start in PL history. And if not for bald hipster’s £2 billion squad of doping cheats he might even single handedly lead his team to the most difficult fairy tale PL title EVER. We’ve never seen such a David vs Goliath story unfold in front of us in real life as it has with Van Dijk led Liverpool and the disgusting slave trading cheating oil money Man City.
There really is not much more a single man can do than what Van Dijk has done in 11 short months. Outside of Messi, probably the most dominant display of footballing ability and prowess in the history of this game over an 11 month period.
It’s not even close. He’s the best defender since Nesta and Maldini but much more impactful overall as a footballer than Nesta and much less of a bottler than Maldini (i.e. he doesn’t lose goal threatening headers to 5’1 Korean men in the World Cup).
He’s been at Liverpool for only 11 months and has already transformed one of the worst defensive top teams in the world into the best defensive side in Europe (no team in the top 15 leagues have conceded less goals than Liverpool this season).
He single handedly took a team that had no business being in CL to the final. And now he’s spearheaded the best Liverpool start in PL history. And if not for bald hipster’s £2 billion squad of doping cheats he might even single handedly lead his team to the most difficult fairy tale PL title EVER. We’ve never seen such a David vs Goliath story unfold in front of us in real life as it has with Van Dijk led Liverpool and the disgusting slave trading cheating oil money Man City.
There really is not much more a single man can do than what Van Dijk has done in 11 short months. Outside of Messi, probably the most dominant display of footballing ability and prowess in the history of this game over an 11 month period.
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Re: Van Dijk is the second best player in the world and the most impactful defender of our generation.
Welcome back
of course Skirniar is better
of course Skirniar is better
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Re: Van Dijk is the second best player in the world and the most impactful defender of our generation.
I've seen him upstaged by Joe fucking Gomez on multiple occasions this season.
Rich mans Matip at most. Good to see you again though.
Rich mans Matip at most. Good to see you again though.
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Re: Van Dijk is the second best player in the world and the most impactful defender of our generation.
Imagine discounting Ronaldo, Neymar, Modric and Mbappe.
Welcome back, but I can't say I agree with you.
However, I can't think of too many better defenders of this generation.
Welcome back, but I can't say I agree with you.
However, I can't think of too many better defenders of this generation.
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Re: Van Dijk is the second best player in the world and the most impactful defender of our generation.
'He single handedly took a team that had no business being in CL to the final'
pure horseshit and you know it too btw
Salah is the reason you were relevant last season
I mean you shipped 4 goals in a CL semi-final game ffs, but yeah it was all because of Van Dijk
pure horseshit and you know it too btw
Salah is the reason you were relevant last season
I mean you shipped 4 goals in a CL semi-final game ffs, but yeah it was all because of Van Dijk
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lmao McAgger with that 5/5 comeback thread
Now we just need an injury crisis in May so that Origi can score the goals that win us the Premiership title.
Now we just need an injury crisis in May so that Origi can score the goals that win us the Premiership title.
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Re: Van Dijk is the second best player in the world and the most impactful defender of our generation.
Firenze wrote:'He single handedly took a team that had no business being in CL to the final'
pure horseshit and you know it too btw
Salah is the reason you were relevant last season
I mean you shipped 4 goals in a CL semi-final game ffs, but yeah it was all because of Van Dijk
6.6 in the semi 1st leg
6.3 in the semi 2nd leg
6.0 in the final
Welcome back McAgger but gtfo with that history revisionism. Salah was the reason, the ONLY reason Liverpool made that final. Without him, you lost 3-1 to Madrid. Literally. Ugh. Seriously though, welcome back man (but gtfo too).
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Re: Van Dijk is the second best player in the world and the most impactful defender of our generation.
Doc wrote:Firenze wrote:'He single handedly took a team that had no business being in CL to the final'
pure horseshit and you know it too btw
Salah is the reason you were relevant last season
I mean you shipped 4 goals in a CL semi-final game ffs, but yeah it was all because of Van Dijk
6.6 in the semi 1st leg
6.3 in the semi 2nd leg
6.0 in the final
Welcome back McAgger but gtfo with that history revisionism. Salah was the reason, the ONLY reason Liverpool made that final. Without him, you lost 3-1 to Madrid. Literally. Ugh. Seriously though, welcome back man (but gtfo too).
Oxlade-Chamberlain was missed just as much if not more in the final. But what was missed the most was a sane goalkeeper
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Re: Van Dijk is the second best player in the world and the most impactful defender of our generation.
We only need Tiago Ilori to form the best CB partnership in history imo
Welcome back
Welcome back
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Welcome back
Unreal disrespect to Agger
Don't call me James wrote:
. He’s the best defender since Nesta and Maldini
Unreal disrespect to Agger
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Re: Van Dijk is the second best player in the world and the most impactful defender of our generation.
Gonna ignore most of the flaws in this argument because i missed you
Hope to see you in the NBA thread too.
Hope to see you in the NBA thread too.
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Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:Gonna ignore most of the flaws in this argument because i missed you
Hope to see you in the NBA thread too.
Wouldn't be the first time you choose to ignore flaws tbh
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Re: Van Dijk is the second best player in the world and the most impactful defender of our generation.
Now this is what I call an epic entrance
Completely agreed and been wanting to make this thread for a while
Welcome back
Completely agreed and been wanting to make this thread for a while
Welcome back
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Welcome back I hope prison life wasn’t to hard on you.
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Re: Van Dijk is the second best player in the world and the most impactful defender of our generation.
I investigated this claim for a long time and according to my thorough research I came to the conclusion that you are inaccurate in your claim.
Here's why (please only read if you are an intelectual and can understand hard statistics):
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Here's why (please only read if you are an intelectual and can understand hard statistics):
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After that 14 more players came up so I can safely say he's not the "the most impactful defender of our generation" nor "the second best player in the world.
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urbaNRoots wrote:I investigated this claim for a long time and according to my thorough research I came to the conclusion that you are inaccurate in your claim.
Here's why (please only read if you are an intelectual and can understand hard statistics):With regards
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After that 14 more players came up so I can safely say he's not the "the most impactful defender of our generation" nor "the second best player in the world.
urbaNRoots
To further your research, he wasn't even the best in the Prem last season.
References:
https://www.futhead.com/18/players/?group=cbs&league=13&club=all&bin_platform=pc
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Re: Van Dijk is the second best player in the world and the most impactful defender of our generation.
urbaNRoots wrote:I investigated this claim for a long time and according to my thorough research I came to the conclusion that you are inaccurate in your claim.
Here's why (please only read if you are an intelectual and can understand hard statistics):With regards
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After that 14 more players came up so I can safely say he's not the "the most impactful defender of our generation" nor "the second best player in the world.
urbaNRoots
Only Ramos is our generation
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Freeza wrote:urbaNRoots wrote:I investigated this claim for a long time and according to my thorough research I came to the conclusion that you are inaccurate in your claim.
Here's why (please only read if you are an intelectual and can understand hard statistics):With regards
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After that 14 more players came up so I can safely say he's not the "the most impactful defender of our generation" nor "the second best player in the world.
urbaNRoots
Only Ramos is our generation
Only decided to include these 3 in my research because McAgger compared van Dijk to them himself but even if you only include players who played from 2010 until now van Dijk is still behind 11 center backs (at least) according to reliable FIFA ratings.
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Wasn't this supposed to be Matip.
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Oh jeez.
I'm so sorry for Liverpool fans. Oh well, it was nice while it lasted, a top 4 finish, a CL final, a very good start to a season, putting pressure on City for 2 months, that's not nothing.
I'm so sorry for Liverpool fans. Oh well, it was nice while it lasted, a top 4 finish, a CL final, a very good start to a season, putting pressure on City for 2 months, that's not nothing.
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El Gunner wrote:Wasn't this supposed to be Matip.
Next year it will be Joe Gomez
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Van Dijk really was great for Liverpool, it's a shame about the incoming season ending injury
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Best GL day in 2018 for me, I missed you Mc <3
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Doesn't Lahm win this title though or is he not of our generation
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