Virgil Van Dijk | Player Analysis | The Pro-active Defender
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- čas přidán 4. 05. 2024
- In today's video, I've analyzed Virgil Van Dijk's game-play. This video highlights his strengths and weaknesses and also explains why Virgil Van Dijk is a Pro-active defender and not a reactionary one
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When playing football:
Defenders, expect the worst outcome, Attackers expect the best outcome, thats how u play proactive ✌
Yes and that's why it is often said that an attacker always needs to be optimistic and a defender always needs to be pessimistic
Exactly
It's not about the worst or the best. As a defender you have to guess where the next pass will be simply by looking which player the person on the ball thinks is accessible, then right before the pass is made you close that space. So it's about reading the game, just look around you and see where would YOU pass if you'd be an attacker. Most likely that attacker WILL play the ball there.
True
Faramund that’s not what it means, defenders expect the worst outcome for them and attackers expect the best outcome for them, so for attackers it’s a perfect through ball or something like that to them and for a defender it’s that perfect through ball to the player they r marking
the moment when vvd intercept the ball to lukaku if u take a closer look robertson already look for attack oppotunity when he saw vvd start to move .very good partnership
The most intelligent and smart defender in the world !!!
This year I'm playing in centerback in my high school tournament, and I gotta say - blidside defending is an absolute pain to deal with. One thing I've tried is to walk back when I see that there's going to be a cross soon, hopefully bumping into the attacker if he's behind me, then because I've moved back I can run a bit forward before jumping to clear the ball, so I can jump higher. But it sounds easier on paper - sometimes the cross is still behind me, the attacker can run around me while I'm moving back and then I'm out of position, and it's pretty hard to remember to do that every time I think there's most likely gonna be a cross.
Here's a thing I want to try out in the next games: Maintaining full physical contact. Basically, if a cross is coming in, I can't take my eyes off the ball, but I also need to know where the attacker is without looking at them. So at the moment that "there's probably gonna be a cross in the next few seconds" I look behind me, if there's an attacker I go shoulder to shoulder with them and maintain the contact even if they try to run off, while keeping eyes on the ball. Just staying glued to them. idk if that will work, it sounds pretty hard to do but hopefully there's no other problem apart from having it take *lots* of pratice and always having special cases where it fails.
Use your arms as a T shape, to sensitivity any movements by the attacker without looking to him
And If you couldn’t do anything, just position behind the attacker
Arms out is dangerous, it risks handballs, if the ball is on the wing position your body open. That way you can see up the field and the ball on the wing
This is the biggest mistake all defenders make, when they are ball watching the opposition player who is not posing any danger to you, practise to glance side to side always, meaning look at opposition player with the ball for a second and then glance around you, bit like when you are driving and still looking in your side view mirrors always, and practise to position your body better so you can move sideways just as quick as going forward hope this makes sense bit hard to explain easier to explain it on the training pitches.
As my coach always says, “check your shoulder!”
Best thing is his leadership, i would get a heart attack if i played bad ball and Virgil was my captain.
Is this the right def of leadership? ;)
That must be jaap stam, even martial artist would be scared from jaap stam when they play together😂
@Basi Loukas he curses alot in the oitch
Then try it with ramos
@@DhananjayPatil-mv9qh Yeah xD, the bro just rage out of everyone xd.
Great video!
I’ve observed another weakness of his: he often fails to mark players after the shot is taken, leaving them wide open to score on the rebound. This is how Barca scored two of their goals in the first leg of the ucl, and also how Kane managed to get to that header in the recent Liverpool v Tottenham match.
After the shot is off, he watches the ball, and forgets about the attacking players around him, leaving them free to put home the rebound
or maybe the gk is not supposed parry the fking ball to the poacher
thought this was just going to be highlitght but I was happy with the outcome. This has helped me more as a players aswell, thx
VVD is an absolute Rolls Royce, I haven't seen nothing like him in the years that I watch the beautiful game. This guy is special!
Finally, someone with same idea with me. Van Dijk is superb, but he really need to improve the way he cover his blinside defending.
And one more, if Van Dijk can give more threat during set pieces, it will be amazing.
2 goals against Watford mate, got what you wanted. Almost got an assist against Everton as well, with a header from a set piece. Just need better delivery from our players
Mohd Nuramin
He’s bagged several from set pieces since this comment
Alisson the goalkeeping should take up the responsibility of warning him there an attacker on his blindside.
I wonder why he always looking at someone else and blaming the other defenders when he was beaten at the blindside..he never want to admit his mistakes..always looking for someone else to be scapegoat
Every opponent is aware of van Dijk's aerial strength, so in most set pieces he's covered by at least two or three defenders. Which isn't that much of a problem since he's a great distraction.
vvd isnt that pro-active in southampton, he is just being pro-active with LFC because of klopp instruction which is gegen press. but he does have a good reading and good sprints and combined with klopp tactics tht makes all liverpool player look like football god.
Please make such analysis of LAPORTE, Matt Ritchie as a full back and how Higuain's role differs from that of Morata.
morata and Higuaín are very similar
Had a tough game last night, they had a big recruit on there team so naturally I was assigned with defending him. I did my job but just felt like I was to reactionary and now I see why, thanks man.
so proud of him. appreciate the video mate
Appreciate that content man!
Keep it up!
Whenever a player makes me curious.. i search them in wikipedia then few videos on youtube then only i get fair idea and some knowledge about them... but about virgil i was not satisfied my quest .. then i saw your video now .. and i finally can say it help. Thank for the video nicely composed and informative with technicallity
His style is very risky being a proactive defender if You miss the tackle they might be through on goal but van dijk never fails it
Very true but that’s with all defenders if you miss a tackle they’ll be true on goal
Juvi Okorie ok.....
if Liverpool can get the partnership of Van Dijk and De Ligt ... :D
HenSt1985 what’s wrong with Gomez?
got injured a lot ?
That would be ligt
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@@eddylam406 Nothing wrong with Gomez. We need all great CBs we can get.
Can you make a analysis video for Paolo Maldini......since he was a legendary and i am a big fan of him....i wanna know precisely how he used to play
Van Dijk grandísimo central, actualmente está su mejor momento de su carrera. Con su fichaje el invierno pasado Liverpool dio un gran paso adelante. Muy importante mejorar la zona ciega, sobre todo en ABP. GRAN VIDEO NOUMAN.
Blindside runs as weakness is absolutely spot on bruh 👍
Great analysis.. do some analysis on laporte too and what he offers to man city's defence
excellent! this helps me improve my game
I've noticed Liverpool players in general have excellent ball control, even with long range passing. That's why they are so effective, just many teams rely on small / medium range passes to work their way up the pitch.
I really like your videos bro! Greetings from Chile!
He's definitely an excellent defender, and perhaps the best in the world right now, but I'd suggest he's got another weakness that comes from one of his greatest strengths: his pro-activeness leads him to commit early, and often high up the pitch and out of position, which creates opportunities for sides that are highly effective in counterattacking football. His pace and Liverpool's overall high team work rate help to make up for this, but I think it has to be said that there is an element of risk in how he plays.
This is actually a false statement. He doesn't lose many 1 on 1 situations and when he does it's rarely high up the pitch. van Dijk is actually not a pro-active defender as I explained why Noumans analysis is wrong. You also don't understand that the cb's move more towards the sides of the fullbacks when Robertsen and Milner/TAA move up. This is the proper position to patrol. When the opposition counterattacks and the fullback is still up front the cb is exposed without being his fault. Hope this helps.
1) I didn't say that he frequently loses 1v1s, nor did I say that if he does that it happens far up the pitch, I merely suggested that him being high up the pitch creates risks for counters when it's just him and the other CB in the back. You can clearly see situations where that happens in this video and when you watch Liverpool play. I don't see anywhere where you're explaining how/why he's not a proactive defender.
2) Make some videos that illustrate your points if you're so confident in your analysis. You suggest that the analysis in this video as well as my comments are incorrect because "...cb's move more towards the sides of the fullbacks..." - show us some evidence. What I see in this video and others that are similar is that there are spaces to exploit Liverpool on the counter.
Van Dijk rarely commits early he jockeys and contains and usually doesn't rush out of his defence to make tackles. He isn't an aggressive defender similar to Raphael varane very calm and composed. On the contrary koulibaly and Ramos chase the opponent out of their position. IDK maybe give me an example of when he did that ?
Did you watch this video? It’s literally full of the evidence you’re asking for; he’s committing early to intercept the ball or steal it early off an attacker’s foot in pretty much all of the clips.
@@alexkellison8130 You described it as a weakness. Perhaps you confused necessity with weakness since playing in Klopp's system requires the cb's to move high up the pitch to pin the opposition down and circulate the ball in more advanced positions. I deliberately said that he doesn't lose many 1vs1's to eliminate the possibility of a weakness. When the fullbacks are high up the pitch one of the midfielders drops back between the two cb's creating a back of 3 so it's not just 2 cb's.
Since his Southampton days he was a passive defender, sitting deep, soaking the pressure. Now that he plays for Liverpool he is still not a proactive defender. Nouman got this wrong since pro-active means that the defender commits to pressure his opponent and leaves his position to do so. He's actively trying to disrupt the attack. If you've seen enough games of van dijk you will see that he he waits and invites the take on while positioning himself to intercept or engage in a duel. This is passive defending. The few clips Nouman shows are misleading and do not represent van dijks style of play.
I dont have to make video's to back my claim. You can visit footballwhispers, a site that deals with analysis and you'll find them more thrustworthy that Nouman who's just one of many youtubers who're trying to give an analysis of games. Their deductions do not require a big brain, it's pretty straight forward once you understand the basics of formations, tactics and preferences of coaches.
Best defender in the world
Ramos passed away then
@@edroshan9350 Haha well said
@@edroshan9350 LMAOOOOOOOOO VVD is better then ramos
On that Maguire goal, it is a blindside run but it’s important to put into context that Liverpool often play an aggressive offside trap, especially from set pieces. It’s likely that he expected the Liverpool defenders to his to step up, so the goal was caused by a combination of a lack of awareness and miscommunication/understanding amongst the team.
Wow what a video 👏🏾👏🏾
Great player, right place at right time. Stunning headers are very accurate.
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Great analysis by nouman
Nice Nouman! It would be great an analysis about Karim Benzema, such a beast right now
I'm watching this video after Barcelona match,and you are fully right about his weakness. Suarez scored 1st goal like that. Even second goal,he was at fault. Great review Nouman.
2nd goal was just messi reacting faster and being more optimistic about the situation then van dijk was being pessimistic, but liverpool are in the final regardless
1st goal yes but the second goal is more of Messi being more instinctual.
You helped me a lot, thank you
Love for the video you make it grt one
Keep going man
excellent music choice!
Another great video, but your commentary makes videos more enjoyable. Keep up the good work thou. 👌🏻
Man Utd fans bringing up Vidic's stats and saying that he has "more tackles, interceptions..." but they fail to realize why VVD is so good. He doesn't need to make a tackle all of the time because his reading of the game is phenomenal. Compare Busquets and Kante. Kante tackles more, but Busquets is better purely because he has the brains and technical quality that puts him a level above. This is VVD in this situation. And his calmess, leadership and distribution cannot go unnoticed either. He might not have the trophies, but individually, he's such a great CB and can be compared to Terry, Rio and Vidic. He just doesn't have the years and accolades yet. Easily the best and most complete CB in the world right now.
Great defender..and great analysis👍
He is my favorite player
Good vid as always btw...plz do for Varane/umtiti
Im on my way to becoming a great defender and i need tips for it 😀
Up your own ass there mate, keep dreaming
@@dombellchambers1246 fuck off shitbag
Dom Bellchambers what’s your problem
thank you
5:23 not always, because when the backs go forward, the wingers of the opposite team become defenders to those backs.
Mostly it's only the strikers who stay at the center line, and the CV are there.
And mostly when the backs go forward the CV go become LA and RA and the CVM or CM become CV.
CV?
Awesone video Nouman! 👍
Though I believe he's far away from being the world's best defender. His build-up play may be safe and he can find wingers with long balls but I believe you cannot be the world's best defender without having extra value in build up by cutting lines with passes on a regular. Look at Boateng and Bonucci 2016, they were/are absolute masterclass. The offensive impact of defenders has become too important to be neglected.
best defender in the world right now.
I am a a gunner, but van dijk. What a player!
GRAET VID
Baby Optimus can be one of the best defenders in history. Boatengs passing, Pique's attacking game approach and Ramos heading are all attributes he doesn't yet have but can very easily master since this is only his first year at the club. Leadership wise he's already the best there is
I’m a defender cb and i always look around me when every someone has the ball and is about to Make a cross into my box therefore i can make an interception easily
the main reason for his weakness of blindside defending would be that there is a lack of communication from the wide backs, telling of the runner as they can see this player movement in behind
Please analyze Dortmund vs Werder Bremen
Please do voice narrating your channel will grow definitely
For a CBs, he is also good with his feet. Great control, dribble and finish. Like he can play CF is he wanted too hahahaha. Like old times CBs. Not the bruiser type or tactical type but a truly complete player. Great technical skills for a CBs. If we was born in the 80's we would been playing as a Sweeper. Never seen a CBs dribble so well since Agger. Hansen -> Agger -> VVD. Odd defenders lineage. This is what makes him different from other CBs. Old Cryuff would have loved this guy. Perfect example of Cryuff's teachings.
Please make such analysis of Sergio Ramos,and compare Ramos with Van Dijk thx
Virgil has one of the longest strides I have ever seen. He's also quite lean. Combine those two and yeah, no surprise he's so fast
Anyone else see how vvd defended mbappe 3:25 very interested to see he was faced the other was the whole time
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Great video, but in the last section of the video regarding the blindside cover, what should’ve he done instead to avoid that dangerous action of Newcastle?
scan surrounding more often
Nice analysis
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Great
Pace is something I see more and more with centrebacks nowadays. Raphael Varane in 2012 was almost one of a kind as a CB in that he could outrun both Ronaldo and Bale. Nowadays you have many more pacey centrebacks.
Please make such analysis video about ter stegen ,he is not a normal goalkeeper .
Attack wins you games, defence wins you titles- Sir Alex Ferguson.
I love how you said the best defender in the league and not the world because that would be an overstatement XD
great video i liked music almost put me to sleep
I’m a 5’8” wingback concerned about going for headers especially at only 16. Any advice for aerial battles, bc I feel like I give up too easily
If you try and dont succeed just try again m8
If you don't at least try, you always lose, so always go for it. Also, by analyzing examples of the situations you're concerned about, you'll learn to read the game and the direction of play better, which will improve your play.
2:51 Yeah, he is a super good defender, but putting a clip of him winning the battle to a guy that height is like 120cm is maybe a bad idea to show proof
Hehe true, but it's not about him winning the duel, it's about the pro-active approach to the situation, reading the game and acting quicker than his opponent.
Honestly it gets me outraged when people say attack is more important then defense and that you need a good midfield. Of course it is important to have a stable midfield but where do the midfielders get the ball from when the play restarts. THE DEFENCE. if you have an amazing defence and don’t concede goals you will have a high chance of getting a draw an I would prefer that then the score being 5-4 to the other team. Not many people realize how much you have to use your brain to calculate how to be a cb. I am captain for my school team and vice for my club team.
The blindside is not his fault that is from the player behind him who needs to coach him
Can I get a link for the soundtrack. I love it so much...
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the best in the world and about the blindside defending i think he is too confident and calm thats his weakness sometimes it looks like he doesnt care
yeah, and that's where he needs a good partner who can watch his back.
HenSt1985 who do you think is the right partner ?
I think Mathias De Ligt would be a very good partner, he's quite the opposite of Van Dijk.
Aggressive and good tackler, he's also quite good at moving forward and tracking back, kind of a libero IMO.
He and VVD can make a great combination for both club and country too.
The biggest problem thou, is that Barcelona also wants him for Pique replacement... and he is very expensive (around £80mil IIRC)
HenSt1985 cool but i think barca will sign him
Zuhair Yassin Joe Gomez was already on his way of becoming that. He would always cover for Van Dijk. Unfortunately injuries are ruining this partnership that was forming so well.
As for De Ligt, he would be fantastic as well and there is the added bonus that they play with each other in the Dutch team, but it looks like Barcelona or PSG will most likely acquire him.
Can you make a similar video with Laporte? :)
I think that weakness he have is so lettal, couse the most important job of a central back is the back, and i say this about experience, and have the same mistake but, if he work a lot the back, he could be the best central back of all history
He's virgil van dijk😍
thanks god i'm proffesional football player now
Make a video on Paulo dybala
Why this veerappan was made to run at 45' angle by the red passer for? Instead of a straight 180' pass to veerappan , that would have saved him running and still reaching late for the boll, cause long runs mean decrease in sprint speed and chances of opponent player catching up
5:57 i am a defender and everyone has that
Make analysis of david luiz...
Kryztof piatek please 🙏
Already made
Cant wait for it
@@mohammadiqbalsantosa5858 then go find it it's done.....ok just checked can't find it must have been taken down......or I'm blind :)
This method is risky because you Can overcommit but Van dijk is very good at it
Best in the world
Piatek next pls
Yess true that his weakness the blindside he need to improve it
Why did the blue white pass to this red the boll for?
Love the fact that from the 3 examples of his weakness, one of them was Maguire who could manage to break Van Dijj's impecable defense 😂 😂
music at begining please :) thanks
Used clips of him getting the ball of Lukaku and Giroud, anyone can do that it’s not exactly the hardest thing in the world
you say that but does it change the fact that he’s been the best defender in world football this season? don’t think so
Please show analysis of Barcelona vs Real Madrid 1-1
EA should give him 96 pace😅
poor example of the blind side of the defense. just before the feed goes off he glances back and the only mistake he made was the ball flight track evaluation. or it seemed to me to look at me once
what about lapote analyses ? when
blindside defending... well all defenders in the world has that weakness tho
Not really
I would also argue that although his long passes have a great accuracy, they often result in nothing good. I know it's a thing in Liverpool to work the ball with speed, often passing the ball vertically, but this idea of skipping the midfield to build an attack doesn't really please me. I think there's a huge difference between being accurate and being promising. Edit: but yes, hands down, not only the best in the league, the best at the moment, along with Thiago Silva.
6:45 i don't think it is his fault there he tried to do a offside trap with the whole team but not everyone is coming with him
Yea the league leader is mcity now its their turn to get analyzed make a video about mcity deff
I've tried using this technique and it actually works if you understand it
please do Lindelof
Make van de beek video please
When putting up stats like number of headers won its always better to put them up as a percentage than as a raw number. 98% has far more meaning than 104 headers won....