DBasia.news – Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool defender, helped his team win 2-1 over Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League match. His contribution is very large in minimizing the threat from the Spurs front line.
One of the moments that made Virgil van Dijk get praise from various parties was when he managed to block Moussa Sissoko and make his opponent’s shot float up the goal of Alisson Becker by closing the space to provide feedback and forcing his opponent to kick with legs that were not dominant.
The consistency shown by the Dutch player since joining the Reds in January 2018 earned him praise from his back-line partner, Joel Matip, who assumed that Van Dijk’s presence increased the ability of all the players in the team.
“Virgil van Dijk is an extraordinary defender. His presence in my opinion makes all the players around him also experience increased ability. Van Dijk is a defensive player with complete abilities and understands what needs to be done in all situations, “Joel Matip said in an interview quoted from the official Liverpool website.
Matip feels that he has had a positive impact from the presence of Van Dijk after passing the time of adaptation and is now satisfied with the performance they showed when performing together.