EA FC Tactical Beta TOTY 24 Virgil Van Dijk. Player Analysis.
Greetings coaches and welcome back to another analysis, this time we will analyze Liverpool extraordinary defender: Virgil Van Dijk.
Stats Analysis:
Van Dijk has excellent defensive stats, exceeding 11k points in the 3 defensive options, which makes him a very good defender, capable of stopping rival dribbles, passes and shots, specializing especially in blocking since his skill move S+ is a block.
On the other hand, his offensive stats are mediocre, his highest stats being the pass, which is not a bad thing because when he has to get the ball from the defensive zone he will be able to do it without so much fear that a forward will easily take the ball from him, that is if his dribble is a little low, barely reaching 8k, so you have to be careful when using the dribble with Van Dijk.
Recommended positions:
Because Van Dijk only has one position, we will not touch on this section on this occasion.
Evolution points recommendation:
Personally, I consider that we should prioritize blocking and interception in the player, because dribbling is little used in ranked matches, since a passing strategy is used over the defenders, thus avoiding direct duels with the defenders. , for this reason I prefer to increase the player’s blocking and interception.
I do recommend increasing speed because it is the only stat that does have an effect outside of duels, making our player move faster on the playing field.
Therefore I recommend distributing the 16 evolution points as follows:
- 4 Points to Blocking (+900).
- 4 Points to Intercept (+900).
- 2 Points to Power (+550).
- 3 Points to Speed (+750).
- 3 Points to Technique (+750).
Recommended skill moves:
Van Dijk comes with S+ blocking skill move, A interception and A tackle.
To complete Van Dijk’s skill moves kit, I recommend putting passing, dribbling and One-Two on him, that way he will have skill moves to play with the ball in the defensive zone.
Trait analysis and recommendations
Van Dijk comes with the following traits:
His main S rank trait is excellent, as it allows the player to perform his interception or blocking skill move outside of duels, for example if the opponent attempted a pass over Van Dijk, our player has a chance to activate his skill move instead of making a normal interception.
In this way, being able to stop passing plays from our rival and also preventing the passing strategy over the defenders, which is why this trait is phenomenal and one of the best in the game.
On the other hand, his trait A is also very good, as it will help us recover balls if we correctly guess the opponent’s command, since it will increase our stats.
The traits I recommend for Van Dijk are the following:
These two are the traits that I most recommend for the player, since Van Dijk will almost always be dueling against forwards and Challengers Impact complements very well with the main A-rank trait that he already brings.
But any trait that improves your stats in defensive areas of the field or improves your interception or blocking can also be helpful.
Strengths:
- Capacity to increase your stars up to 5, greatly increasing your stats.
- Excellent defensive stats in the 3 defense options in duels.
- Very good main traits, especially highlighting its S rank trait.
- Type advantage against highly used attacking players such as Cantona, Del Piero, Cruyff, etc.
Weaknesses:
- It only has a single position.
- His passing and dribbling stats are mediocre.
Conclusion:
Van Dijk is a very good defender, who comes with high and balanced defensive stats, but the most important thing is his S rank trait, since having the ability to activate blocking or interception skill moves outside of duels is excellent, since This way we can stop the passing strategy over the defender.
Perhaps the player’s only weakness is his low ability to get the ball in the defensive zone due to his poor passing and dribbling.
Therefore I totally recommend spending a few Tactical Points on Van Dijk, especially if you need to improve your defensive line with a solid and effective player.
