Van Dijk's great statistic that makes everyone in the Premier League fear

As Liverpool's games go by, it is increasingly clear that this institution having named Virgil van Dijk as the team's new captain was one of the best decisions that could have been made prior to the start of the season, and it is that after having had a very unproductive 2022 and early 2023 in the defensive center, this international footballer with the Netherlands national team has made clear his intention to be among the best elements in the entire Premier League.

After being one of the best players each weekend within the scheme repeatedly taught by coach Jürgen Klopp, Van Dijk has begun to have defensive records that few players in the current campaign can emulate, according to the Anything Liverpool account. through the social network X that the Dutch defender has an effectiveness of 80% in won duels.

Of the more than 49 centre-backs who have seen activity during this 2023-2024 Premier League campaign, it is said that only Liverpool's captain and benchmark has been able to keep that statistic of effective dribbles against him at zero, this player being a complete difficult wall to pass. Virgilk's name shines at the top of the statistics of the defensive elements with the most duels won, being above Levi Colwill of Chelsea who appears in second place with 72.8%, taking third place is Wolverhampton's Englishman, Craig Dawson with 72.4%.

Van Dijk has great concern for the team

It is true that this central defender of the Reds is the best in his position at present, but even though he has unmatched effectiveness against the rivals who face him, his other teammates are not in a similar harmony to that of the Dutchman. , causing this fact that the Reds are harmed in certain actions that end in goals against them, registering only two clean sheets in their last 10 games, this issue being worrying for the Liverpool captain, on which Klopp must already be working. and his men from that area of the field.