The Way Van Dijk Defends..

@Alex H more overused and unfunny jokes please

Sometimes thats not always good though. Think of the Lautaro Martinez goal at Anfield. He gave him too much space and time and he bet that Lautaro would miss.

I was waiting for harry Maguire jab 😂

Added to that his amazing understanding of angles and channels that minimises the need to sprint long distances, in so many of the clips he shuts down attacks with placement alown

@@doitlikemido this is pretty much the only way to beat vvd but most players don't have enough confidence to shoot early from range.

Rúben Dias ?

You must be young

@@theyoungdisciple2925 30s so I can't claim youth anymore!

@@theyoungdisciple2925 people like to reminisce with rose tinted glasses and say he can’t be one of the best because of xyz player years ago but the quality of this man is unparalleled. He can do everything any centre half in history can do and more.

@@lmc3307 Could he have stopped a Brazilian team with romario, bebeto, cafu and many others from scoring though 😃

Players are scared. He almost always directs them away from the danger. His acceleration is incredible

@@fayesouthall6604 Nah it's more his top speed. If VVD is charging back on a counter you know that counter-attack is stopped. His acceleration is decent but when he starts striding its all over.

@@fayesouthall6604 i defended like this. you always force player to the outside. im thinking about teaching this. i never lost a 1v1 ever.

Pepe could do that too

Ofc harry maguire created the art.

Could you be a good defender if your'e not tall ?? (type 5'7 - 5'9 range) I mean, i know height is needed to be a good GK, defo not needed in striking o midfield possitions, but i always wonder about defenders, do you need to be tall to be a GOOD defender !? (serious question)

@@patricioreigada5186 Certainly makes it easier to win aerial battles, but exempting that, height poses no serious advantage when the ball is on the ground. Aerials are important, though, so height is, IMO, important for a defender as well.

@@patricioreigada5186 Cannavarro

@@drcrimson143 Franco Baresi too. Strong and tough defender

@@patricioreigada5186 I'm a defender myslef (5'8). Physical strength, Ariel prowess, Watching the ball, decision making, calmness everything matters. Ramos is never as calm as Van Dijk still he's successful his way. Even Ramos is only 184 cm. So as a defender having height isn't everything but it helps in Winning headers but also Watching the ball better and holding the dribbler's line. Think about Matip he defends well, he is neither strong nor fast. So being taller than the dribbler actually helps in better defending.

Harry Maguire?????🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Best fridge in the world

One day he'll get to the levels of McGuire!

Ahh yes

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Yep but once if u want to act like him it's a big impossible except you go on very hardwork practice all day and sacrifice your time,energy, then focust being a real footballer.

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Rarely gets a yellow card nevermind red. I think he has like 7 yellow cards in his last 150 games which is crazy for CB

Remind me to fabio cannavaro... my favourite defender...

The trick is to go with the attacker. And challege at the right moment. Maguire will always put his feet on these attacks and fail. Something that he never realised this season. No, self awareness whatsover, classless fridge.

😂😂😂 stand tackling

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Everything he does is world class

@@Sean_keo you're laughing like it's not a thing🤦‍♂️

@@Sean_keo fifa word

Precisely why he is on top. While he is without a doubt a top defender, unfortunately attackers these days are shorter, and rely precisely more on pace and movement to get past defenders, and that automatically favours VVD already who’s built like a tank and just suffers none of these fools. Back in the golden days of prime attackers and true number 9s, we had strikers like Drogba, Ibrahimovic, Adriano, Milito were bigger and robust and knew how to use their frame more than most. THEY would give him more of a run for his money. Lukaku is perhaps the last of such physical strikers today in the top leagues. So in a sense VVD is a freak by today’s standards.

@@Tobi_237 Lukaku, Antonio, dzeko, haaland, these guys are way to strong for the defenders but VVD made them look like kids

@@Tobi_237 what you said buddy is ur opinion and yes Drogba, Adriano would have been difficult but one can argue that the game was a lot more physical back then, referees allowed the game to flow and I can bet that VVD would have been the winner in most of the battles had he played in that era coz he is just way to big, strong & quick for others

@@theredeemer4704 Lukaku is the only one who has a physical presence that could trouble VVD and he in fact did, he had VVD on the floor at one point in those Liverpool v Chelsea matchups. The likes of Haaland and Dzeko rely more on movement than physicality, they’re not up to scratch when you wanna compare ‘em to the physical target men that the Drogbas, Jan Kollers, Diego Costas of old. Kane and Lewandowski too just aren’t that physical type, they rely more on utilising their technique above all else. You’d have done better naming someone like Giroud or Zapata, strikers who relish a battle against defenders. Also, you seem to forget that I acknowledge VVD as THE top defender in the world, so this isn’t me knocking him, but I’m saying he has an added advantage in the modern game because he simply doesn’t deal with those type of physical attackers as often, for the most part he just brilliantly contains pacy attackers who he simply shows down a line for the most part before he proceeds to outmuscle or step in and tackle them.

@@Tobi_237 & I'm saying even if he would have had to deal with the likes of Drogbas he would have won the duel hands down coz he is that strong and good.......and if you say that dzeko, haaland and Antonio are not physical then u r in cuckoo land, apart from being really strongly built and physical they are very quick that gives them an added advantage and like I said the game now is more about what u do with the ball not how u put the defender on the ground so the players are adapting to that type of game, previously it was more of a physical battle and beleive it or not VVD would have been the same had he played in that era....

It is his strides. He takes long strides while the attacker hs to bring the ball while taking smaller strides. Strides or no strides, his game sense is amazing. Referees must feel at ease when this guy tackles becasue his is so skilled that there is no way it was aimed at the legs but only on the ball.

He is a really smart defender.

This is a common tactic taught to defenders in 2v1 situations, always take away the passing lane and let the keeper focus on stopping the player with the ball without having to worry about a pass. It's hard to follow in game though because it seems wrong to not stop the ball (see Harry Maguire)

@@tackthekack1 lol 😂😂😆, must you mention Harry?

Damn genius.

Lord maguire is the best

alongside Allison and Mo Salah

@@abcd6304 those are great players but no. You saw last season how bad Liverpool got without Van djik. He's Liverpool's Jaap Stam or Nemanja Vidic. The absolutely opposite of Harry Ma-fucking-guire.

@@marktaylor865 yeah maybe Allison and Mo Salah the second tier below VVD, Salah become consistent for becoming topscorer meanwhile Allison become the world best GK for awhile.

@@abcd6304 football has always been a team game and as we saw with united last few years. Bad defence and it doesn't matter how good the rest of your squad is. Mo Salah is a 9.5/10 player and Allison is maybe 8.9/10. Easily as talented as Van Dijk probably more so but he was the missing ingredient and tbh world class cb's are rarer than world class strikers. This is why I'm sure Liverpool will be just as good without Mane.

@@marktaylor865 yea agree VVD was a vital signing. Liverpool lack defence since the departure of Jamie, Skrtel or Agger was clearly visible and Mo Salah could've been easily replaced by another. Allison is good but still below VVD somehow.

Rn yes

Off all time no

@@chriss3704 All time it’s between Ramos and Maldini

@@fabiosulku975 sorry but as a defender Ramos barely gets in top 10. Most red cards, never been in a backline that was considered elite, never known for his reading of the game, relied on his athleticism, prone to mistakes. I don’t make the rules.

@@Amer1kop you watch golf

Ikr. Especially on point of catching them at the last moment!

He forcing the opponet to make a long shot, if they lucky than maybe they'll score a goal but atleast the chance is much smaller than if he step to the opponet and got beaten.....like lautaro Martinez's goal on ucl

Rúben Dias?

He’s clear of Dias

@@purnalingamr6803 no bro

He's shit 4-1

More like the opposite, he gives them like 2-3 meters space and just blocks the shooting/passing line constantly while making body movements which suggests he's ready for the sprint duel but if he turns he's also ready. He's trying to make them doubtful at the ball.

@@Love4Hardstyle I literally defended like this. Never lost a 1v1 lmao. I can teach this. it's a philosophy

@@saba8410 You have to be smoking crack to even compare arguably the greatest defender of all time with someone like Van Dijk.

Penn: haha WORDS mate 🇧🇻

Still expensive CB in the world

Van Dijk can only dream about being as good as Captain Maguire!

Maguire has Van Dijk pyjamas!

he's not the same version that can chase son heung min and mbape but still beast now

Yes thanks to fucing pickford

@@camaross7 he still can it's just him being smart. Watch the games

@@obriendenis3965 i absolutly agree mate 🇧🇻

trueee 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Lord maguire never dissapoint

Omg it's true until I die McGuire is the most entertaining defender 😂

true. way better defender Lord Maguire 🤣 😎

He's the new meme defender

His Brilliant positioning makes it easier for the other defs to close the gap faster

Rashford comes to mind in the 5-0 game. Looked up, saw VVD and almost physically went "oh I won't then" 😂

true hes a giant..imagine being a winger and a guy that big is in front of u, who wouldn't slow down 😂

ramos is better at one thing, which is getting red cards :)

No, Lord Maguire is better😎

@@hircine92h he's not even the best defender in the Man United reserves lol

@@oddjobtriumph1635 ur delusional. Lord Maguire is the best defender in history😎

​@@oddjobtriumph1635 Great players quotes about Lord Maguire😎 prove he's the GOAT🐐of defenders! "Ahh Maguire, I have never seen any footballers taking the defense apart like he does." Ronaldinho "Maguire is the most difficult player I have ever defended against." Luke shaw "He is the one player I've always had to keep an eye on during the whole match, he is simply unpredictable." Victor Lindelof "Every move he generates with his skills terrifies me." Raphael Varane "When he is in the box, Maguire is the toughest player I have ever had to deal with." David De Gea "There's no player running towards goal I fear more than Maguire." Wan Bissaka "At 80m, he is a bargain. He is the most consistent defender I have ever seen." Sir Alex Furgerson "He sees the spaces between defenders that no one else can." Mesut Ozil "He can play for both sides, such a class player." Roy keane "The greatest false 4 in history." Pep guardiola "This guy, he is feared even by his own teammates." Patrick Vieira "Give me Maguire and 10 pieces of wood and I will give you 11 pieces of wood." Zinedine Zidane "When Maguire leads a counter attack, we all rush back on goal to defend." Paul Pogba "Harry's sheer presence in this United squad is crucial to our success, he is simply irreplaceable." ~ Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, Man city "He is class. If every team had a player in their team like Maguire, they wouldn't need opposing teams." Xavi Hernandez "He is the best player I have ever played with." Mohammed Salah "There are two goals in the field, Maguire, he can score anywhere he likes. He is a phenomenon." Pele "He is the one player every club wants to have in the lineup.... . . ....Of the opposing team." Paolo Maldini "Everyone makes mistakes, even professionals, what Maguire does isn't.. Just pure skills." Neymar Jr "My only mistake was not being as consistent as him." Phil Jones "Maguire is the most kind hearted opponent I have ever faced." Roberto Firminho "I have never seen any CB playing the art of Onside trap as well as Maguire." Carles Puyol "He was born to defend his team from winning." Gary Neville "Don't judge a goal by its side, a goal is a goal." Harry Maguire "I almost lost my career because of him." Mr bean