Defending is an art and often the consistency of simplicity, rather than the heroic slide tackle or block, is what separates the best from the rest. What made Van Dijk and Konate’s performances ...

Liverpool were made to work harder than most predicted in beating Southampton - Andy Jones analyses the action from Anfield ...

The best soccer defenders in the world, like Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk, have all-but perfected ... They can be made while standing or sliding. A successful tackle will result in the challenger ...