Liverpool and Netherlands star Virgil van Dijk is a ‘real captain’ who deserves reward for the way during which he offers together with his fellow gamers.
That’s according to Hans Kraay Jr, who has praised the Liverpool defender following his newest performances for the Netherlands.
Van Dijk has discovered himself again at his greatest this season for the Reds, seemingly managing to lastly shake off the knee harm suffered in 2020.
He’s been incomes reward for a lot of the marketing campaign, with many believing he’s again to the extent that noticed him topped as the very best defender within the sport when Liverpool have been successful the Premier League title and Champions League.
While that’s not questioned at Anfield it has usually been a subject of dialogue in his homeland, with some critics believing he’s not as much as the duty and saying so on a number of events.
Kraay Jr is having none of that, although, and was filled with reward for Van Dijk this week, notably his means to manage a squad and defend the supervisor.
“It is very nice when, as a coach, you can blindly rely on your captain,” he stated.
“In such a group of 23 players, there are always whiners, disappointed players, who seek each other out and complain together in the shower about the coach.
“When Van Dijk hears that, he steps into that shower and says: the coach has always said you can go to him, hasn’t he? There are very few of those. He is just a real captain.”