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Discussion in 'Transfer Rumours' started by fanakatic, Jun 16, 2013.

Discuss Virgil van Dijk in the Transfer Rumours area at TalkCeltic.net.

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  1. Soul Rebel

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  2. Soul Rebel

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    Well you didn't have to wait long for that :smiley-laughing002:
     
  3. Heb Celt

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    18.88 metres tall to be precise.:50:
     
  4. BuenosAiresBhoy

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    He's actually very good in football manager, he's playing for napoli in mine and is worth 16 million :50: :smiley-laughing002: lets hope he's as good on the pitch in real life as he is in the game :icon_mrgreen:
     
  5. Glasgow_Bhoy88

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    My pals just told me that the English word 'dike' comes from the Dutch word 'Dijk' - good to have a centre half whose names mean dam eh??

    The dam in front of the great wall....
     
  6. Cathairbhoy

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    Excellent news! :smiley-laughing002: Stupid as it sounds, FM has a way of finding future stars.
     
  7. Artur Boruc #1

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    Just christen him * Van *, that'll do the job.
     
  8. Vinnie BBQ Justice is lost Justice is raped Justice is gone.

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    Want to learn how to pronounce the IJ like in Van Dijk. Skip forward in the video below to somewhere at 4:05 minutes. :50: :icon_mrgreen:

    [ame]http://youtu.be/I3cmrA7jM4E[/ame]
     
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    will be lennons best signing...just wait
     
  10. evilp3te

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    After watching a number of games of Groningen online to get an idea of Van Dijk, a lot of the games ( against the better dutch teams) showed Groningen's defence in very poor light, with a lot of times Van dijk trying to cover a number of players or positions for his defenders who just went AWOL! Van Dijk appears to have a very laid back look when defending but was always the guy screaming (especially when lost a goal) and commanding the defense in every game.

    Didnt look the most agile and didnt see many outstanding tackles but his positioning and reading of the game looks good for such a young defender.

    Very noticeable was that in any game where Groningen went behind they would look to him as the man to help them get back into it by throwing him up top at every opportunity as he is superb in the air and has a real presence.

    Always looks to play out from the back, has an unusually good touch for a big guy, and if I was to compare him to another defender in style it would be Vertonghen but looks more like Bruno Alves in stature !

    Certainly not the finished article but if polished up could turn out another gem for sure !
     
  11. Vinnie BBQ Justice is lost Justice is raped Justice is gone.

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  12. shaun.f

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    * v.d
     
  13. ILoveTheCeltic

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    I think we were looking at him for a while too, when I searched his name on twitter there was a tweet from a Groningen fan from 2011 saying Celtic Scouts were looking at him.
     
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    Just found out that robben and Suarez played for Groningen, they obviously know a player when they see one.
     
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    More people should be called Virgil. It's a great name :50:
     
  16. PaulM1888 Moderator Moderator Gold Member

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    Excited about this one, again same as Balde but the exact opposite nothing more than a gut instinct.

    We're doing well wrapping things up early though, a left sider before the Qualifiers and we will be cooking as long as no one goes before then.
     
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    Has Vvd signed yet ?
     
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    cant wait see this guy in hoops top
     
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    Reading everywhere that he's signed but not in Celtic website.


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  20. Cmcgregor90

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    one of my biggest pet hates hes good in fm and fifa! and in all honestly the worst thing is it not coming from 15 year olds ive heard it off guys in there 20s:56::56::56::56:
     
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