Player Review

86 - World Cup Stories

4.0

BTEC Van Dijk

By EdBennett, 25-12-2022

I run a predominantly Serie-A team, and as such cannot link VVD with the untradeables I have anymore :( As such, thought I'd try this guy as I got him untradeable as well. I've been surprised as to how good he is given the price.

First thing to note, is I tried him initially on Shadow and he was terrible- he very much needs Anchor to boost his strength and jumping. On Shadow, he gets bullied by physical strikers and doesn't win many aerial balls.

On Anchor however, he's a quality CB. Style-wise, he's comparable to VVD- he's very strong, puts in tackles that send the opponent's player into row z, and has fantastic positioning. He's also got the perfect workrate for a CB. Wins plenty of aerial balls and his distribution is solid enough.

Only real criticism here is his pace is lacking. I'd recommend playing a very high line with him (I use 65 depth), as over short distances he gets left for dead, but always catches up eventually.

Overall, if you're on a tight budget and need the links, I'd certainly recommend him. I much prefer him to RTTK Bremer who is always out of position and seems to get a yellow card for every tackle he makes; WC Kim Min Jae is still my favourite sub-100k CB, but can be difficult to link if you play a hybrid team. Kjaer is worth a shot if you need the links

Powerful tackles
Very good positioning
Perfect CB workrate
Wins lots of aerial balls (on Anchor)
Strong and aggressive (on Anchor)

Slow as hell over short distances
Sometimes misplaces passes
Does get tired after 70 or so minutes

Formation: 442

Position: CB

Games: 73

GPG: 0.04

APG: 0.01

4.0

Overall

4.0

Value

4.0

3.0

Stamina

Pace (7/10)

Shooting (3/10)

Passing (6/10)

Dribbling (5/10)

Defending (10/10)

Physicality (9/10)

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