Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk has been labelled “weird” for his performances for his national team.
The Reds centre-back was the star for the Netherlands as they claimed a 1-0 win over Belgium on Sunday night. Van Dijk scored the only goal of the game as Holland won the Nations League clash.
Van Dijk captains his country and is a regular starter for the Netherlands. Ajax’s Jurrien Timber and Manchester City’s Nathan Ake are often used as his defensive partners.
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However, Netherlands legend Marco Van Basten has explained what Van Dijk does that is “weird” - and goes on to make further claims about the current state of the centre-back options for his country.
“Jurrien Timber is our biggest strength in defence,” Van Basten is quoted saying in Metro . “He always takes the initiative just like Nathan Ake while actually the best defender (Van Dijk) takes the least initiative of the three which is weird, that such a great centre back does so little in the build-up.
“Ajax is playing great football thanks to Jurrien Timber and the national team is playing great football thanks to him too.
“It’s thanks to him that we are able to play so easy out from the back.”
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