Virgil Van Dijk

As friend of our channel and occasional Anfield Index podcaster Jonathan Northcroft recounted in The Sunday Times this morning, Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk has faced an array of challenges in his football career. While he has achieved great heights, including winning the PFA Players' Player of the Year in 2018-19, he has also had...

Liverpool defender, Virgil Van Dijk, has gave his opinion on Liverpool's new tactical approach following the Reds' 3-2 victory over Nottingham Forest at Anfield on Saturday. The Reds have won back-to-back games against Leeds and Nottingham Forest since switching their approach, scoring nine goals across the two fixtures. According to the Athletic, the Dutchman revealed: "It's a...

Virgil van Dijk believes Liverpool attacker Mohamed Salah doesn’t get the wider credit his record-breaking exploits deserve. The Egyptian moved level with Robbie Fowler, joint sixth on the club’s all-time list of scorers with 183 goals, when he turned home what proved to be the winner in Saturday’s 3-2 victory over Nottingham Forest. Salah has reached...

Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher set the Twittersphere on fire earlier this month when he claimed Dutch international and Liverpool centre-back Virgil Van Dijk is ‘far better than Nemanja Vidic’. The 31-year-old is enduring a disappointing campaign and found himself under the microscope again for another below-par performance in his side’s recent 2-2 draw with...

After the weekend (which saw several Liverpool legends assemble), I had a little thought about which one I could possibly write about. One of my colleagues has written about the next steps of Steven Gerrard (available this week on Anfield Index), whereas I have chosen to compile what I believe to be the best...

The evolution of systems and formations come about every few years. Some coaches will persevere with their trusted ideologies, whereas others will fall on their sword, in a desperate bid to stand their ground. During this disastrously poor season for Liverpool FC, transition is the word that has been uttered nearly as much as...

The business end of the season. It always comes down to two simple factors as we know. Who can deal with the pressure the best and quite simply ... results. People will rightly talk about momentum, but how your team gets the points is irrelevant as long as they do. Liverpool fans have witnessed...

The worse this Liverpool team gets, the more likely there will be wholesale changes within the club. I don’t think the manager is a certainty to start next season in our dugout, but there are many players I would rather see leave before our illustrious German coach. Klopp has recently dismissed the notion of...

Crystal Palace 0 - 0 Liverpool - PL Player Ratings Alisson Becker - 6.0 The chance to redeem himself, after a tough Champions League week. He was solid enough, especially as his side seemed poised to gift the home side a big chance through the first half. Was largely a second half spectator, in a very...

Crystal Palace 0 - 0 Liverpool - PL Player of the Match   Virgil van Dijk   A very unspectacular game from the giant Dutchman, yet his role was more about offering coverage and control, as the surrounding cast struggled to carry out their duties.   Was vocal and largely untroubled, as Palace looked to target Matip & Trent. He...