According to Tasnim news agency, Fergil van Dijk can be considered the best football defender in the world in the last four years. The burly Dutch defender, who caught the eye of Jurgen Klopp at Southampton, signed for Liverpool in the 2017-18 winter transfer window and helped the Merseysiders reach the Champions League final that season.
Van Dijk won the European Champions League with Liverpool one season later, and in 2020, he broke the spell of not winning the Premier League. Together with the Dutch national team, he was one step closer to the League of Nations championship when the Orange Tulips lost to Portugal in the final. In 2019, Van Dijk was one of the main contenders for the FIFA Player of the Year award, losing to Lionel Messi.
Despite winning seven trophies with Liverpool, Van Dijk is making his first World Cup appearance. Considering the not so difficult work of the Netherlands in Group A and the group with Qatar, Ecuador and Senegal, the country of tulips has a good path to reach the quarter-final stage and they have a chance to reach the top four teams of the tournament once again. The Dutch captain has not won a trophy in the national arena so far and has a high motivation to shine in these competitions.
