Very few thought that when Liverpool signed Van Dijk in 2018 from Southampton for 84 million euros, making him the most expensive defender in history, he would deliver the performance that the Dutchman achieved with the ‘reds’. After 200 games at Liverpool we can now consider Virgil as one of the best defenders of recent times.
The central defender has become one of the best defenders in the world and this is reflected in his numbers, comparing the defender’s data to players in the major leagues who have highest percentage of matches without losing, the Dutch sneaks into the Top-20, and in this event in the same club he advances to the Top’10.
In 200 games played as ‘red’, the defender lost only 28 games, a percentage of at least 86% of the games in which Liverpool did not lose with Van Dijk on the field., the same achieved by his partner Alisson and Leo Messi. Above him are players like Robert Lewandowski and Marquinhos (86.5%) or like players Bernardo Silva and Arturo Vidal (87%).
But the leader in this field is Serge Gnabry, who in losing only 18 games in the last 200, Bayern German has an amazing percentage of 91% of games without losing. But if the focus is on comparing the data of both clubs, the Dutchman rises to the Top-9.
Source: La Verdad
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