"Van Dijk is special, but cannot be compared to Ronaldo or Messi"

When people praised Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk, Rafael van der Vaart chose a different path. The former Dutch national team feels that Van Dijk is not suited to players like Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi.

Van Dijk has continued to attract attention since arriving at Liverpool in early 2018. How not, this is like the last part they need to reconsider as a great team in Europe.

The player brought in from Southampton is the key to Liverpool's success by winning last season's Champions League. If they can be more fortunate, they can also win the Premier League if Manchester City are a bit off guard.

Thanks to his contribution, Van Dijk won the UEFA Best Player title some time ago. In addition, he also qualified as the best candidate for FIFA and the Golden Ball 2019 best award.

Van Dijk's comments

A series of achievements obtained by Van Dijk has won the admiration of many people, as well as Van der Vaart. He calls him a special player, but it cannot be compared to personalities like Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi.

"He is not the best player in the world, but he is special," said Van der Vaart, who used to strengthen Real Madrid and Tottenham, at Tuttomercatoweb.

"Messi and Ronaldo are the best, but you cannot compare defenders and attackers," the 36-year-old said.


Talk about De Ligt


Aside from Van Dijk, the Netherlands has also obtained other talents in the defense sector. The figure is Matthijs De Ligt, who currently strengthens Italian giants Juventus.

He is still 20 years old. But last season, he was already captain of Ajax Amsterdam and helped qualify for the Champions League semi-finals.

However, De Ligt did not show exceptional performance in a Juventus shirt. Van der Vaart himself questioned De Ligt's decision because he believed that the player was better able to play in Germany or Spain.

"I would rather see him playing at Bayern [Munchen] or Barcelona," he added. "He is having a difficult time and it is not easy to compete with [Giorgio Chiellini], even though he is currently injured, and [Leonardo] Bonucci, but he is very talented," he said. .

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