Sentences with phrase «dijk made»

Virgil van Dijk made a dream start for Liverpool following his # 75m move from Southampton as his late header settled a highly competitive FA Cup third round Merseyside derby against Everton at Anfield.

Southampton's Virgil van Dijk made the squad for this week's game despite having only made his first start of the season in Saturday's 2 - 1 loss at Stoke City.

Van Dijk made a total of 6.8 clearances per 90 minutes, more than any current Liverpool centre - back this season — Lovren made an average of 6.17 clearances while Matip made 5.52 and Klavan 5.67.

Likewise, in terms of interceptions, Van Dijk made an average of 2.72 per game.

There was one more chance late on — Alexis and Özil key yet again — but Virgil van Dijk made a great last ditch tackle to deny our record signing.

I think van Dijk makes a good defender and CDM.

With John Terry set to move on this summer, coupled with Branislav Ivanovic's exit earlier this year as well as general question marks over the depth and age of the backline, signing Van Dijk makes sense on various fronts.

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Ederson and Van Dijk both make the cut ahead of other deserving candidates for the way in which they have both (really) improved their respective side's defences this season.

Not exact matches

We are running out of possible forwards and its making me angry My solution now is make big offers for Lewandowski, Reus, Greizmann and Aubemeyang If that doesn't work then get Lacaette, Icardi or Bacca AND Draxler or Mahrez Then get at least an experienced, decent CB or Top CB: ie Hummels, Howedes, Koulibali, Murillo, Mustafi, Godin, Stones, Subotic, Vermaelen, Williams, Reid, Van Dijk, Dann We can still come out of this summer good

Unless Wenger buys a complete spine for the team such as a GK (back up for Ospina, Schez is done), Virgil Van Dijk CB, Shinderlin DM, Sissoko DM / Box to Box, and a real WC striker such as the much rumoured Cavani for Ozil / Santi to feed balls through to, we aren't even making 4th.

However, another player Wright mentioned in the interview was the Southampton and Netherlands centre back Virgil Van Dijk and he is still available, especially after the news reported by The Mirror and others today that the Dutchman has handed in a transfer request and released a statement making his desire to leave the Saints crystal clear.

The Frenchman was excellent in the air, but Jose Fonte and Virgil van Dijk marshaled him well and made it difficult for him to get much purchase.

Van Dijk has also now made it clear that he would have no qualms about moving to the Emirates if Celtic accept our offer.

However, Klopp is still keen on making crucial signings to bolster his squad in January, with The Express reporting that both Virgil van Dijk and Moussa Dembele are on his transfer radar with # 50m set aside to land his top targets.

I made a comparison of Manolas, Koulibaly AND Van Dijk.

Sunderland have made a # 6m bid to sign Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk, 23, from Celtic after Atletico Madrid's Toby Alderweireld, 25, rejected a move to the Black Cats --(the Times — subscription required)

Van Dijk has made 55 Premier League appearances for Southampton, scoring four times since his arrival from Scottish giants Celtic in 2015.

I feel koscenly is aging, Matersacker is also aging, Gabriel not consistent, but Chambers is young and feature player so this makes Arsenal to make Van Dijk a biggest priority, if Wenger must buy, then he is the player.This player is wonderful and if Wenger doesn't make amove he will end up in Baca, Real,, Manu, Man City or Juventus why can't we hurry?

The 23 - year old has reaaly flourished since joining Celtic last summer and the Scottish champions» failure to make it into the UCL draw has caused van Dijk to want to move on to bigger and better things.

The xhaka situation is pathetic n shows our scouts are clowns, we have ready made players in the league to do the job but we always go abroad n buy the ones that will take forever to get used to the style of the English game example Virgil van Dijk could've been bought but we bought Mustaphi who to me isn't better than Virgil van Dijk

Despite the occasion and Van Dijk's lack of playing time in recent weeks, Klopp has opted to start him against the Toffees as he will hope that his latest signing can make an immediate impact and help keep things tight at the back.

Everyone knows that Arsenal desperately needed another central defender during the transfer window, and according to the Mail, Arsene Wenger tried to make a last minute move for the Celtic star Virgil van Dijk.

Additionally, Mustafi's single defensive error is reasonably good when compared to the three Otamendi and Christensen have made, alongside the one from van Dijk in just five Premier League appearances for Liverpool.

The Daily Mail have reported that we are planning to make a # 7 million offer for the 23 - year old Dutchman, which should be enough to prise him from the Scottish champions, but is van Dijk the right move for us?

I heard we made a deadline day bid for Virgil Van Dijk from Celtic after failing with Nastasic from City.

We have seen how the most expensive central defender ever, Van Dijk, made a mistake that eventually made Liverpool lost to Swansea.

I would love to see the boss make a real statement by signing a top quality centre back like Southampton's Van Dijk.

To the Scottish Premier League now and this central defender has been doing well for Celtic in recent times, but whether van Dijk can make the transition to English football is unknown — although the 23 - year - old is keen on the move.

Debuchy # 3 - 4milion, Gibbs - # 10 - 12 million Chambers # 16 - 20 million gabriel # 10 - 15 millon then we add # 20 mi to make # 50 million move for van Dijk

Scottish Premier League is absolutely rubbish league, however players like Van Dijk came from Celtic and made immediate impact.

The visitors have also made some changes but nothing like the wholesale rotation we see from Arsene Wenger, with the Sainys side including Forster in goal, Van Dijk, Bertrand, Long, Clasi and Yoshida, while the only Gunner to keep his place from the Premier League win against Bournemouth is Mohamed Elneny.

The Mirror add that Chelsea are also set to make a whopping # 50m bid for Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk, with the Dutchman pushing for an exit from the Saints after handing in a transfer request last month.

However, as reported by the Metro, Van Dijk is ready to insist that he will only move to Liverpool, while he could hand in a transfer request in order to make sure that the # 60m move happens.

We recently posted an article calling for Mustafi to be sold, in order to make way for a big - money move for Virgil Van Dijk from Southampton, given that the Dutch centre - half has handed in a transfer request.

Based on this report though, it appears as though the Reds are still hopeful as with Van Dijk previously training alone and now not making Mauricio Pellegrino's squad, it all points to the likelihood that he will be sold before the season starts.

However, the way in which the Van Dijk situation unfolded could have soured that relationship or at the very least made Southampton think twice about entering talks with Liverpool this summer, even though the report adds that Tadic is keen on the move.

Forget about Van Dijk and make do of what we have.

Nevertheless, he makes the cut for Crooks and has a back three consisting of Pablo Zabaleta, Virgil van Dijk and Jan Vertonghen ahead of him with all three stars playing key roles in wins for their respective sides at the weekend.

Last summer it was variously reported that Arsenal had made a last - minute bid to sign Celtic's talented Dutch defender Virgil Van Dijk only to be rejected by the Scottish Champions because they had no time to bring in an adequate replacement.

Ladbrokes make Liverpool favourites to sign Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk — although there isn't much in it.

What would make this Kolasinac deal sweet, if true, would be getting Van Dijk to arrive along with him.

Van Dijk most certainly stands out as the type to stand - out in our side and make a huge difference, but I'm not sure Harry would displace Rob Holding, who is impressing despite his young age.

Van Dijk wasn't having any of it though as he sparked wild scenes of celebrations at Anfield, and he'll hope he can continue to make a decisive impact for Jurgen Klopp's men moving forward.

The situation seems to have calmed in the time that has passed with van Dijk left out of Southampton's pre-season trip to France last week, as he continues to make it clear that he wants to join Liverpool.

Van Dijk has had a very impressive season in the South Coast and has proven that he can make the cut in the Premier League, making him an ideal signing for an Arsenal side that is very evidently struggling at the back.

Nothing like what they made on Van Dijk but still got some money on him.

Er... we couldn't sign Kante last summer so what makes you think we could sign Van Dijk?

The drama of Virgil van Dijk leaving Southampton and making his preferred move to Liverpool was the story of the summer.

Serie A champions Juventus could make an approach for Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk in the New Year.