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Newcastle vs Liverpool Preview: Another chance for Virgil van Dijk to justify best defender claims

by Sam McGuire at Tuesday, Dec 3 2024 16:45
Newcastle vs Liverpool Preview: Another chance for Virgil van Dijk to justify best defender claims For quite a while, there was a serious debate over who was the best defender in Premier League history. Jaap Stam was only in England for a brief period but he made quite the impression. Rio Ferdinand was in the conversation. Manchester United shoehorned Nemanja Vidic into discussions too. There was...
Categories: Player Focus

Is Van Dijk now back to his best in a Liverpool shirt?

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Nov 3 2023 16:53
Is Van Dijk now back to his best in a Liverpool shirt? For any team, a midfield revamp would prove disastrous as they seek to build upon a fairly solid campaign. Liverpool may have underperformed last season by their high standards, ultimately finishing fifth, but a number of Premier League teams would bite your hand off for a Europa League spot.What wa...
Categories: Player Focus

Why talk of Van Dijk's Liverpool demise is grossly exaggerated

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Apr 14 2023 10:55
Why talk of Van Dijk's Liverpool demise is grossly exaggerated Did Arsenal bottle the Premier League title at Anfield? Is Trent Alexander-Arnold really back to his best? Is Andy Robertson a big baby after being elbowed by the linesman at the interval!? It's fair to say there were a number of talking points from Liverpool's 2-2 draw with Arsenal last weekend in ...
Categories: Player Focus

Man City vs Liverpool Combined XI: Salah joins Haaland and Grealish in attack

by Charlie Fairbank at Friday, Mar 31 2023 16:35
Man City vs Liverpool Combined XI: Salah joins Haaland and Grealish in attack The Premier League is back after the international break, with Liverpool travelling to Manchester City in Saturday's early kick off. Here we present a combined XI of the two sides.Alisson (Liverpool) – 6.95The Liverpool shotstopper gets in ahead of his Brazilian counterpart Ederson. Alisson ha...
Categories: Best XI

No Kylian Mbappe in Champions League team of the Week

by Josh Wright at Thursday, Feb 17 2022 10:46
No Kylian Mbappe in Champions League team of the Week Now the first batch of last-16 first leg ties are done and dusted, it's time to reveal our Champions League team of the week. Austrian outfit Salzburg came agonisingly close to a shock 1-0 win over Bayern Munich only for the Bundesliga giants to level things up at the death. Aside from that, there w...
Categories: Best XI

Revealed: Where Fernandes and Van Dijk rank among best impact January signings

by Martin Laurence at Sunday, Jan 17 2021 09:00
Revealed: Where Fernandes and Van Dijk rank among best impact January signings While it was always likely to be a quieter month than usual, and rumours tend to ramp up towards the end of the month, it’s fair to say the current January transfer window has been underwhelming. With that in mind, we’ve taken a walk down memory lane to pick out some of the best signings...
Categories: REVEALED

Fans vote Grealish over Ronaldo into European Team of 2020

by Josh Wright at Friday, Jan 8 2021 10:33
Fans vote Grealish over Ronaldo into European Team of 2020 After running a series of polls to find out the WhoScored Followers Ultimate XI for 2020 earlier this week, the results are finally in! Nearly 34,000 votes were cast in that time to create a punchy XI with some notable names failing to make the cut. Apologises in advance for anyone that voted in fav...
Categories: European Focus

WhoScored 2020 Rewind: Ramos and Van Dijk contend for best centre-backs

by Josh Wright at Wednesday, Jan 6 2021 09:34
WhoScored 2020 Rewind: Ramos and Van Dijk contend for best centre-backs Completing the defensive unit as we continue to build our Team of the Year from Europe's top five leagues, it's the turn of the centre-backs this time around. With two spots up for grabs in our lineup we've extended our nominees from four to six, with two titans from the continent joined by a Premie...
Categories: European Focus

The centre-back Liverpool need with Van Dijk injured

by Josh Wright at Wednesday, Dec 30 2020 13:49
The centre-back Liverpool need with Van Dijk injured The official word from Liverpool is they will not be in the market for a new centre-back in January, despite the fact first-choice pairing Joe Gomez and Virgil van Dijk will miss most of, if not all, the season. Maybe it's just a bargaining tactic to prevent inflated prices, but Liverpool supporters...
Categories: Transfer Watch

Liverpool trio joined by Manchester United signing in Most Effective Stats XI

by Josh Wright at Monday, Apr 27 2020 17:00
Liverpool trio joined by Manchester United signing in Most Effective Stats XI Having already revealed the most ineffective Premier League XI as thing stand in 2019/20, it is time to do the opposite here. Rather than look for players that have disappointed statistically, here we find players that have flourished in their particular position. As was the case for the Ineffective...
Categories: League Focus