Liverpool's Virgil Van Dijk: The Premier League's Ultimate Defender?
Virgil Van Dijk’s name has become synonymous with defensive excellence in football, particularly in the Premier League. On the Anfield Index Daily Red Podcast, hosted by Dave Hendrick, the discussion delved into Van Dijk’s position among the greatest defenders to grace England's top flight. Hendrick, an...
Premier League's Finest: Virgil van Dijk's Claim to the Throne
Virgil van Dijk: A Defensive Titan
Virgil van Dijk's prowess on the football field is no secret. Former Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock's recent comments to BetVictor, who offer the latest Euro betting odds, illuminate the Dutch centre-back's towering status in Premier League history. Warnock argues, "At...
At £75 million, the rhetoric surrounding Virgil Van Dijk’s move to Liverpool (from Southampton) was often one of surprise. There would have been a fair portion of Reds fans that saw the deal as overly expensive, but it was the remainder of the football supporting community that sniggered at the deal. There were fans...
Liverpool FC Transfers are the talk of twitter at the moment with the transfer window now in full swing and, shockingly, with Liverpool FC completing its first piece of business of the summer, it promises to be a summer to remember. However a major talking point has been of the pursuit of Blackburn Rovers’ young central defender, Phil Jones. We’ll be looking at Phil Jones’ stats a little later on in this article. First up we’ll be comparing the renowned defenders from the top three and also comparing them to Liverpool’s centre backs, Daniel Agger and Martin Skrtel. We'll then look at the central defenders that are more likely to be available for transfer.