Virgil van Dijk: Sergio Ramos is not the best defender in the world

Virgil van Dijk has joined in on the Sergio Ramos debate and says that he doesn’t believe the Spaniard is the best central defender in the world.

The last week has been filled with comments from Dejan Lovren on Sergio Ramos and how the Spanish national team failed to show respect to Croatia after losing 3-2 to the World Cup finalists.

And now his Liverpool teammate has seemingly joined in on the debate on who the world’s best defender is, with van Dijk being slightly more gracious in his evaluation of Ramos’s game.

The Netherlands’ captain told Dutch news outlet De Telegraaf that while he recognises the contribution Ramos has made to world football, he is more appreciative of Raphael Varane and his graceful style of play.

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Van Dijk told Dutch outlet De Telegraaf: “Ramos is not the best. He’s a great player and I respect what he has achieved, but he is not my type of central defender. Personally, I don’t defend the way Ramos does.

“I try to avoid the kind of situations in which he excels and I don’t even try to make sliding tackles.”

Earlier this month, Lovren said he prefers Varane, saying: “Definitely. For me, at this moment and previous years, yeah.

“He (Varane) won the Champions League, he won the World Cup (with France), so he should be the best defender in the world. I think Ramos was it, they chose Ramos? That’s the decision which you cannot change.”

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