Van Dijk is one of the best, says Germany’s Werner Nigerians
Germany striker Timo Werner admits he will quite literally be playing in the shadow of Dutch defender Virgil Van Dijk when Joachim Loew’s side host the Netherlands in Hamburg on Friday in a clash of the European powerhouses.
The 1.80m-tall RB Leipzig striker said he was looking forward to facing Liverpool defender and 2019 FIFA Best Player candidate Van Dijk, who towers over him at 1.93m. “He is one of the best defenders in the world, if not the best. It is fun to play against such players.”Werner’s Germany knows all about Van Dijk as the burly defender nodded home a late header to snatch a 2-2 draw for the Dutch in Gelsenkirchen last November, which relegated the hosts from the top tier of the Nations League.
The Germans are looking to extend their perfect record of three wins from three Group C fixtures, while Van Dijk’s Netherlands badly need to win in Hamburg to stay in the hunt to reach the finals with just three points from their first two qualifiers.
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