Virgil van Dijk has hailed Son Heung-min as one of the best finishers in the Premier League, recalling an iconic moment from their 2019 clash with Tottenham.
Liverpool skipper Virgil van Dijk recently discussed a few of his iconic scenarios from back in the day while speaking to the Premier League’s YouTube channel. He spoke about some of his best moments in the Merseyside club’s shirt including a game against Tottenham in 2019 where he managed to deal with a two vs one situation with Moussa Sissoko and Heung-Min Son running towards the goal.
The 33-year-old Dutch international said: “It all goes very quickly, he could’ve scored that quickly, but in that split second I’m thinking don’t play the ball to Son, I cover that line and I block that line because I think Son is one of the best finishers in the Premier League, left and right footed.
“Knowing that Sissoko was a right-footed player that was the decision I had to make, basic defending but it worked very well.”
With Sissoko and Son charging at him, Van Dijk had a tough call to make in a two vs one situation. Since Sissoko had the ball on his weak left foot, the Dutch centre-back decided to ensure he didn’t square the ball to Son. Apart from blocking the path to the South Korean international, the Liverpool skipper managed to put enough pressure on the French midfielder who took a shot with his weak foot and couldn’t hit the target.
The main thought that Van Dijk had was to ensure Son doesn’t get the ball as he considers the Tottenham skipper to be one of the best finishers in the Premier League. He is equally effective with both feet and the records speak for themselves.
Since joining the North London club back in 2015, the South Korean international has featured in 415 matches for Spurs. He has scored a total of 164 goals and even has 86 assists to his name. 122 of his goals have come in the English top flight. He is one of the best to have ever played for Tottenham and the Liverpool skipper did acknowledge it.