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Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

The Agenda: "Who's Better?" | Is Virgil van Dijk Back to his BEST?

Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

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Soccer, Sports, News, Sports News

4.41000 Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2022

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Patrick Smith is back with the latest Episode of The Agenda Podcast alongside Theo Squires!This week's topic is the injury comeback and return to the top for the one and only Virgil van Dijk, who's world-class performance in Liverpool's 2-0 win at the San Siro demonstrates he is back to his prime self.Is he the best centre back in the world? And is he back to the heights he reached before his long-term injury? The boys discuss this, and also debate which partner deserves to be starting alongside Virgil.Enjoy.Get exclusive podcasts and video content direct to your inbox every week for FREE by joining the Blood Red Club. Sign up at http://www.bloodredpodcast.co.ukListen to our Blood Red podcasts: https://podfollow.com/1109064476/viewJoin our Blood Red podcast group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1656599847979758/Visit the Liverpool ECHO website: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fcDownload our Liverpool FC app for free:Apple - https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/lfc-echo/id1255495425Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mirror.liverpoolfcFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LivEchoLFCFollow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LiverpoolEchoLFC/Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloodred_lfc/Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bloodred_lfcSubscribe to us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/bloodredliverpoolfc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is the Agenda Podcast on the Blood Red channel, taking a bite-size look at some of the

0:08.0

big Liverpool FC talking points.

0:11.0

Hello everybody and welcome along to the Agenda podcast which follows a huge win for

0:17.0

Liverpool in the San Sero last night as they defeated the reigning Italian champions

0:20.8

in Milan in their own backyard 2-0 in the Champions League last 16.

0:25.0

Though the scoreland suggests Liverpool cruise to victory it was in fact an heroic defensive

0:29.2

display for the Reds who were under the cost to be fair for large periods of the game.

0:33.0

But there was one specific star last night in Virgil Van Dyke.

0:37.0

And the question on this agenda podcast,

0:39.0

is Virgil Van Dyke back to his best.

0:41.0

Well, Joynerby Patrick Smith is the one and only Theo Squires. So Theo, is Véchalantike back to his prime self?

0:48.0

That's a hard question because before when he was back to his best or when he was at his best

0:54.7

He was doing it consistently wasn't he for like two three years. He was the very best to send it back in world football

1:01.2

And I'd say he needs to do it a bit more consistently at that

1:04.8

level for the rest of the season and take Liverpool to trophies so if we're

1:09.2

talking in May and Liverpool one Champions League or they've somehow managed to claw back the gap in the

1:14.2

Premier League and manage to overtake City and win the title.

1:18.0

Then you say yeah defensively that is very much because Virgil Van Dyke is back to his best.

1:23.0

There are signs now there he is showing his form again that he is getting up to that level,

1:28.0

but there have been some of a bit shaky defensively in recent weeks and they've had to have called

1:32.1

Paul Allison to bail them out time and time again.

1:35.0

But having said all that, yesterday was one of those

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