Is Van Dijk One of the Greatest Centre-Backs EVER?
The Redmen TV - Liverpool FC Podcast
The Redmen TV - Liverpool FC Podcast
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🗓️ 19 September 2025
⏱️ 11 minutes
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In this clip from The Coaches Corner, Dan and Matty discuss Virgil Van Dijk's place among the greatest centre-backs of all time.
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| 0:00.0 | Right, let's start to wrap up now on Virgil. |
| 0:03.3 | We've already touched upon him stepping up in big games, Champions League Finals, etc. So we don't need to spend any more time discussing that. So instead, we're going to have some fun. And we're going to start comparing him. Now, how old are you? Younger than me, honestly. How old are you, sorry? Just turned 25. Just turned 25, ladies and gentlemen. the prime life firm unlike me. |
| 0:23.4 | So for you, I'll ask you straight. I guess you're the best you ever seen. Because we've got to do sort of comparisons and where does he stand in the list of Liverpool all-time greats for now. Best you've ever. Yeah, yeah. Not even close. Not even close. No. |
| 0:38.1 | Sorry, Jamie Carrague. Yeah, sorry. That's not a not on the curse. I think he'd probably tell you himself, to be fair. Yeah, I agree. You definitely would. Yeah. So he's the best. He's the best by a mile, yeah. I had this conversation with my brother actually not long ago, because obviously he's 34, 35. my dad, obviously he's got |
| 0:55.1 | Alan Anson |
| 0:56.8 | and... other actually not long ago because obviously he's 34 35 and then my dad obviously |
| 0:54.7 | he's got my two men and a few others that is awesome probably in yeah so |
| 1:01.1 | obviously we had a bad period when I was sort of tend to probably a lot I can't |
| 1:08.1 | even say it was a while when we had yeah yeah highs's highs and lows of centre backs I'd say but I think it's interesting that actually when I look back to sort of my childhoods like Sammy Ippia Stefan on show Sammy if he was boss I like yeah he was great he was quality like he was Kavigar obviously was a large part |
| 1:27.5 | as well and there's loads of other names but then obviously later |
| 1:29.8 | like Danny Agger Martin Skirtle I almost |
| 1:33.0 | I love and still do love Liverpool and will always |
| 1:37.0 | champion these players yeah but when you compare them to virtual |
| 1:41.5 | not close is it not like we have's not. Like, we absolutely idolised |
| 1:45.3 | than some of the names |
| 1:45.9 | who just mentioned there. |
| 1:46.8 | Yeah. |
| 1:47.1 | And I thought they were the best things |
| 1:48.4 | in sliced bread. |
| 1:49.0 | I love Daniel Agar, |
| 1:49.9 | so he's right. |
| 1:50.5 | Yeah. |
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