And as Troy Deeney said “He smells good as well”He's extraordinary. I'd go one further than Brendan and say he's the best central defender I've ever seen play for us, and I too was weaned on the Hansen and Lawrenson CB partnership. He has no discernible weaknesses. He's an amazing header, defensively and attacking. He's lightening fast. He's massively strong. He's an organiser. He's calm and thinks clearly when one on one with an attacker. What can the man not do?
He's extraordinary. I'd go one further than Brendan and say he's the best central defender I've ever seen play for us, and I too was weaned on the Hansen and Lawrenson CB partnership. He has no discernible weaknesses. He's an amazing header, defensively and attacking. He's lightening fast. He's massively strong. He's an organiser. He's calm and thinks clearly when one on one with an attacker. What can the man not do?
And as Troy Deeney said “He smells good as well”
Hopefully Joe can learn a little from how Van Dijk attacks corners even when being double marked. That’s the part of the game Joe should be able to bring on and having someone like Virgil everyday at training.
I too grew up on the poetry in motion style of defending that was Alan Hansen, and so am hesitant to elevate Virgil beyond him just yet (it has only been 18 months, don't forget)...
Bbut he has everything that Jockey had, and a strength and size that he didn't, so I do think that, by the time his time with us is done, he'll have cemented his place as our best ever defender... At the moment, he's only the 2nd best ever! 😉
Jocky couldn't header his way out of a wet Echo, despite being a not tiny 6 foot 2.
Well, I wasn't gonna put it quite that bluntly...
As long as no-one finds out that Edwards has hacked the Prem and enabled cheat mode 😀He makes the game look unfair.
My favourite player too. Never seen a defender play like him, and I think Virgil's even better.