Virgil Van Dijk Lists 3 Premier League Players As He Rates The Best Defenders In The World

Virgil Van Dijk Lists 3 Premier League Players As He Rates The Best Defenders In The World
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Liverpool centre-back Virgil van Dijk has named five players who he believes are up there with the best defenders in world football.

The Dutchman would certainly be on many peoples’ list as one of the top centre-halves currently playing but, when asked to name other standout performers, van Dijk reeled off a number of different defenders:

“There’s so many good defenders out there. The old guys Sergio Ramos, Thiago Silva, Gerard Pique. The game has evolved and defending is different. If you look at Laporte and Rudiger. I think he had a fantastic season last year and the way he came back from a knee injury, I have even more respect for him now.”

None of the players that van Dijk lists are that surprising. The likes of Chelsea’s Thiago Silva and Antonio Rudiger have been performing extremely well under Thomas Tuchel, while Aymeric Laporte has had a strong campaign for Manchester City so far.

Sergio Ramos and Gerard Pique were undoubtedly outstanding centre-halves in their prime but, it must be said, that neither is at the top of their game anymore.

Ramos has had a catalogue of injury problems over the last year, while Pique’s form at the start of the season for Barcelona has been pretty poor.

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Virgil Van Dijk Lists 3 Premier League Players As He Rates The Best Defenders In The World

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