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Virgil van Dijk

Discussion in 'Ex Players' started by DutchCelticFan, Jun 21, 2013.

Discuss Virgil van Dijk in the Ex Players area at TalkCeltic.net.

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  1. Mike100

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    I'm certain that Virgil will get a call up in the not so distant future. Van Gaal obviously doesn't rate him but he's a quality player and his time will eventually come. I hope he's still a Celtic player when it happens.
     
  2. Vinnie BBQ Justice is lost Justice is raped Justice is gone.

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    I am surprised how many people named Virgil in their "fantasy" WC squad lately tbh. Mad isn't the right word I think. Many people wanted to at least see how he would do in friendlies as our backline is the weakest link in the team.
     
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    Does Van Gaal just not know anything about defence? Leaving out both Van Dijk and Bruma is a joke.

    EDIT: Just noticed there's no Van Der Wiel or Heitinga either. Is he going to play a 1-4-5 formation with Vlaar just standing in front of the keeper or something?
     
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    Why are Celtic posters posting that Virgil shouldn't be with Celtic . Christ I can't believe we moan all transfer windows about lack of quality coming in , and then when we have quality we post that they should be gone .
    Are some Celtic supporters really that stupid that they think a player is too good for us ?
     
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    I don't think them comments were too good. Some wanted him but they weren't overly ecstatic.

    One guy said he is a Groningen upstart in a second rate competition. :smiley-laughing002:

    Edit: Never read all of the comments, yes he is actually more popular than I thought.
     
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  7. Vinnie BBQ Justice is lost Justice is raped Justice is gone.

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    Most of the comments were positive about Virgil or at least that they think he should be given a shot at it. I just wonder where this came from, cause a few weeks ago, there were only a handful of people asking for a Virgil.
     
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    They probably seen the Dutch defense mate :icon_mrgreen:
     
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    At least my country is there. :smiley-laughing002: :50:
     
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    The Dutch must have some excellent Centre Backs if there no taking Van Dijk
     
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    Don't think that he has done enough to deserve a place in the Dutch squad. He has potential but he has quite a way to go yet.

    He wasn't brilliant for us during our euro campaign but he will get better over the next couple of seasons and maybe then he should be included.
     
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    They have only one defensive player,who I would say is better then Virgil but the other ones are on Virgils level and maybe he is even better then them.
     
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    :97::56:And them Eredivisie players did?

    Sorry...here's a hug.


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    Who is that in your opinion?
     
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    I wouldnt say any of them were. If I was putting price tags on them id say

    Janmaat £4million
    Van der Wiel £7million(when hes playing well, not done much at PSV)
    Van Rhijn £3million
    De Vrij £4million
    BMI £6million
    Veltman £5million(more for potential)
    Kongolo £5million(more for potential)
    Rekik £3million
    Bruma £3million
    Van Aanholt £3.5million
    Willems £3million
    Pieters £3million

    Heitinga and Vlaar at their peaks maybe £6million and £4.5million.

    At the moment id consider Van Dijk about an £8million player.
     
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    I only can rate V/D Wiel higher as Virgil atm, but he's not a central defender and he called Van Gaal himself not to select him due to his knee injury. Some of the players mentioned above need a transfer abroad to get any better imo. The Eredivisie aint a place for young defenders to gain experience.
     
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    Van Der Wiel is surely worth at least £8m - £9m. The guy is pretty good imo.
     
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    It certainly wouldn't have hurt Holland to take Van Dijk along, although I'm not surprised they aren't going to. He's uncapped and league performance is often over-looked up here.

    Shame. I've been hugely impressed by him this season.
     
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    Daley Blind, but I know that he isn´t playing as CD so looking at the other guys Virgil must have got a squad place.