Virgil van Dijk

did we put in a sell on fee?

 

Didn't take long for him to start talking out his hole......learned more in 5 games in england than two years at celtic.




VIRGIL VAN DIJK has claimed he has learned more in five games at Southampton than he did in his whole two-year spell in Scotland.

The Dutch defender has made a successful start in the EPL after leaving Celtic in the summer for £11.5million, a transfer fee that could see the Hoops rake in as much as £13.5m.

He scored against Swansea last month then helped Ronald Koeman’s side stun Chelsea 3-1 at the weekend.

And van Dijk admits the game in England is streets ahead of Scotland’s.

Speaking to NU Sport he said: "I’ve been in five games at Southampton learned and have much more than in the previous years, so I’m definitely going forward as a football player.

"The game is much faster in England than in Scotland.

"The midfield is sometimes like pinball, I had to get used to it."

 

* up Virgil mate.

 

I wouldn't say the game is faster in England. If anything it's more frantic here with the smaller sizes of pitches and how teams in the league generally play.

 

I totally agree..

He probably, certainly has learned more in 5 back to back epl game's than he did here but describing it as pinball, isn't exactly covering it in glory..

 

True but there's ways of saying it......brains in his feet with these quotes methinks.

Like me saying thanks for your efforts Virg....the games i remember you most were the 2 Malmo ties and Inter Milan away!!

 

Exactly, hes going to learn more from being tested a lot more and by better players.

Describing it as pinball though just highlights a lot of what is wrong with English football at the moment for me though. Football being played at a frantic pace is not the same thing as good quality football.

 

I wonder will his value increase 6 fold in them couple of games

 

True.

 

Of course he will learn but 5 games have taught him more than two years with us.....does not say much for our manager and coaches or the european games.

 

Mind you, i'd love to shut these bragging * down there up for a while...would * love to shaft these * in the world cup qualifiers.

 

Aye, 10 goals in 4 games in Europe. ?.* all test.:smiley-laughing002:

I just get bit arsy when we was good enough to work his move and now some cant wait to put us down when they have no more need for us.

 

Yet he did not specify this. He said in the previous years which would have included European games.

 

Well said.

The football down south is laughable when you compare it to a regular Spanish game or German game.

 

Of course he will improve. When did he have to defend in our team? We have the ball 70%+ of the time. He was playing as high up as the striker alot of the time yet Kevin Wilson never let barca ship goals by him at will.