Controversial twitter thread claiming Paolo Maldini is not better than Virgil Van Dijk goes viral and has caused a stir among netizens.

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Liverpool have been a phenomenal side in the last few seasons and many fans have credited Virgil Van Dijk for the turn around. The defender went the entire last season without being dribbled past and played a crucial role in the Red’s crowing as 6-time European Champions.

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Many consider him as the best defender in the world right now. However, a twitter user has caused a big stir on social media comparing him to AC Milan legend Paolo Maldini and claiming that the Dutchman is the most complete defender of all time.

Controversial twitter thread claiming Paolo Maldini is not better than Virgil Van Dijk goes viral

Twitter user @SeanDOlfc wrote:

“i never watched and most of this platform didnt either but i refuse to believe Maldini was a better CB than VVD. How could you be any better. Like what can be improved on?”

The Liverpool fan added:

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“Maldini was average physically, wasnt even that tall, but clearly had unbelievable reading of the game. VVD has unbelievable reading of the game but is also arguably the best aerial presence OAT and is fast to go with it

He then went on to compare Van Dijk to even more legendary centrebacks of the game:

“Every CB could have an attribute added to them. Terry wouldve liked more pace, Vidic wouldve liked to be able to know how to judge the flight of a ball behind him and play out from, Ramos has a red card issue. What would VVD actually want added to his game? 30 goals a season?”

Here’s how twitter reacted:

Naturally, there was mixed reaction to the thread. Some of the fans came out to support the argument for Van Dijk while several others came to defend the Italian maestro.

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