Soccer picks Martin Keown: Van Dijk can be the greatest defender in history, but sometimes he stands like a statue. Why doesn`t he take risks? Afraid of embarrassment?
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Martin Keown gave advice to Virgil van Dijk.
I feel like he could be the greatest [defender] in history. But it seems to me that sometimes, instead of pressing and suppressing the opponent, he stands like a statue.
He hopes the ball will hit him. And I think that it is necessary to go to the ball.
Why doesn`t he want to take risks? Afraid of embarrassment? I think you have to do the dirty work sometimes. I think it worked against Holland. Van Dijk and Gomez were great.
Once he has that pressure instinct, he will probably be the best defender we`ve ever seen. He has a great pass, he`s great in the air. He is better than others in many ways, but not in blocking the opponent, said the former Arsenal defender.
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