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There’s a new look about a key area of the team for Liverpool, a changing of the guard enforced by recent events, a previous zone of consistency now faced with uncertainty esports
No, we’re not talking about midfield - that particular switch-up already looks a definite upgrade, even early as it is for such conclusions esports
Instead it’s at left-back the unexpected alteration has occurred, a consequence of Andy Robertson’s need for surgery which means the Scot is out for the rest of the year esports
Having averaged over 44 appearances a season for the Reds since signing in 2017, he’ll now miss at least 17 matches, if best estimates of his return are to be believed esports
That leaves not just a gap for Kostas Tsimikas or an untested youngster to fill tactically, but a void which cannot be accounted for: that of a partnership, of understanding, of the natural, unthinking knowing which comes with playing hundreds of matches alongside a teammate esports
It can be argued that such a changeable nature can be applied not just to the midfield, not even just to left-back, but to the entire defensive structure this term at Anfield: injuries have already hit on the right and centrally too, to go along with the altered personnel ahead of them in the middle third of the pitch esports
All that simply means one truth must be constant if the Reds are to translate early season promise into longer-term capacity to challenge for major honours: Virgil van Dijk must once again prove himself to be among the very best, not just individually as a defender but as a force to make the whole greater than the sum of its parts esports
RecommendedBuild from the front? Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp are repeating an old trickEngland’s Euro 2024 squad: Who’s on the plane, who’s in contention and who has work to do?Virgil van Dijk will show he is Premier League’s best once more – Sami HyypiaThere cannot be much debate that the Dutchman, now club captain at Anfield, has not quite reached the same levels of authoritative performances as he did pre-ACL injury, or at least not on as regular a basis esports
The period which saw Liverpool win both Premier League and Champions League saw Van Dijk at the pinnacle of the game, a central defender without peer, a worthy recipient of the Ballon d’Or itself, had he been handed it instead of a runner-up spot, pipped by seven votes in 2019 by Lionel Messi esports
Perhaps that in itself was a noteworthy award esports
In any case, he’s not quite there these days, not quite the automatic choice among fan or pundit asked to name the world’s finest esports
It’s arguable that there isn’t a single stand-out candidate right now for that particularly subjective title esports
But in asking whether Van Dijk is capable of being the world’s best defender again, part of the answer has to be that it doesn’t really matter esports
He might want to be of course, might already believe he is, but from a team perspective what they really need is Van Dijk’s ability to stabilise the team, to foresee and forestall danger, to order those around him to bring forth resilience from chaos esports
Because chaotic is, still, a little too close to the truth when it comes to spells of defending for Liverpool esports
The midfield is far more creative, far more offensive and energetic, far less reliant on Trent Alexander-Arnold always being at his best esports
But all that comes at a cost: it’s not always the most agile and defensive-first in either recovery or positional terms esports
It’s still new as a group, still needs time to become as cohesive as the best central trios are, on and off the ball esports
And in the meantime, the result can often be large gaps, lost runners, moments of inexplicable choices in possession esports
That leaves a hefty weight on the defence to counteract such moments - the defence and, of course, the still-magnificent Alisson Becker behind them esports
(Getty Images)But before that one-man last line, it’s Van Dijk who must rise once more to ensure unity, if not always outright unison esports
Acting in perfect harmony is difficult enough with four constant selections; as it is this season, Jurgen Klopp has already utilised Jarell Quansah as a fifth-choice, following injuries esports
Alexander-Arnold missed pitch time and is not yet back to his peak physical or technical best esports
Ibrahima Konate and Joel Matip have dovetailed, and now there’s Tsimikas present on a more regular basis - which also means either Joe Gomez will see minutes on the left, or an untried youngster will, with Calum Scanlon and Luke Chambers first in line esports
They presently tally one senior minute esports between them esports
They will all four need guiding for different reasons, all need time, all occasionally get things wrong and need the left-sided centre-back beside them to bail them out esports
No prizes for guessing who that is on a week-to-week basis esports
Because for Liverpool, there are prizes at stake esports
Three points off the top of the Premier League table after a fine opening quarter of the campaign; rolling along nicely in Europe and domestic cups alike esports
esports Between now and the next international break, the opportunities for victory across all competitions are as immense as the potential cost of dropped points: Toulouse twice, Nottingham Forest, Bournemouth, Luton, Brentford esports
A modern title-competing team would take six wins with very little fuss, in truth esports
Then, beyond, it’s Manchester City away esports
The most true barometer of where Liverpool are this season, even coming after an international break and in the infamous 12:30pm kick-off spot esports
The margin for error remains almost nil, but with the reigning champions perhaps not quite at their own peak yet, and Klopp’s side having improved more than might have been thought possible at this early stage, thoughts of a title challenge will not be far away - if the defence is kept on-point, even with altered personnel esports
(Getty Images)It all means Van Dijk must be as close to his own 100 percent as possible, even if his 2023/24 maximum level is a little lower than in 19/20 esports
As far as transformative figures go, Van Dijk was one after signing esports
He, as much as anyone else and more than most, sent Liverpool from challengers to champions, in every competition across the board esports
Now once again he must be the leader - literally, given the armband - who enables the Reds to do so, not so much the new figurehead this time but as the standard-bearer, the supplier of consistency, the model of outperformance which can give Liverpool the extra edge they’ll need, both in the Premier League and beyond esports
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India’s legendary spin bowler Bishan Singh Bedi who also served as the captain of his country’s cricket team has died at the age of 77 esports
Bedi had been battling a prolonged illness and had undergone surgery two weeks ago esports
He was admitted to a hospital in India’s national capital Delhi ever since esports
The former India captain is survived by his son, Bollywood actor Angad Bedi esports
Widely known as one of the greatest spinners produced by India who played international cricket, Bedi made 67 Test appearances and also played 10 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) for the Indian team esports between 1967 and 1979 esports
Bedi, famous for his outstanding accuracy and spin bowling, picked up 266 wickets in Test cricket at an average of 28 esports
71 with 14 five-wicket hauls esports
The left-arm spinner also claimed seven wickets in the 50-over format esports
Out of the 266 Test wickets, Bedi bagged 106 of those as captain, having led the Indian team in 22 Tests esports
One of the architects of India’s spin bowling revolution, Bedi was a part of Indian cricket’s golden quartet of spinners, the others being Erapalli Prasanna, Bhagwat Chadrasekhar and Srinivas Venkataraghavan, who shaped the core of India’s bowling unit for more than a decade esports between 1967 and 1978 esports
Amritsar-born Bedi was said to be a creative bowler – his style was defined as elegant, beautiful and crafty esports
He had refined many spin variations and was well known for his rhythm and control on the cricket pitch esports
Bishan Singh Bedi in action on 2 August 1971 (Dennis Oulds/Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)After news of his death on Monday emerged, India’s esports sports minister Anurag Thakur said it was a “huge loss for cricket” esports
The cricketer was one of the most significant figures who had a role to play in India’s first-ever ODI win, in which he registered figures of 12-8-6-1 to restrict East Africa to 120 in a Cricket World Cup 1975 match esports
Bedi represented Northamptonshire in English county cricket for two decades as well, while he played for Northern Punjab and then for Delhi in the Indian domestic circuit esports
The former spinner finished his career with 1,560 wickets in 370 First-Class matches – more than any other Indian player esports
Delhi’s first two titles in the Ranji Trophy – India’s premier First-Class championship – came under Bedi’s captaincy in the 1978-79 and 1979-80 seasons esports
Delhi also finished as runners-up twice under his watch and all four finals came in a span of five years esports
Bedi retired from all forms of cricket in 1980, which was when he last played in a First-Class game esports
In his post-retirement life, he did not completely cut away from cricket esports
From working as a commentator or a pundit to serving as a national selector and as Team India’s manager, Bedi was closely associated with the game for quite some time esports
Tributes have poured in on Bedi’s passing esports
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi condoled the death on X/Twitter esports
“His passion for the sport was unwavering and his exemplary bowling performances led India to numerous memorable victories esports
He will continue to inspire future generations of cricketers esports
Condolences to his family and admirers,” he wrote esports
“Sad to hear about the demise of the great Bishen Singh Bedi, apart from being a great cricketer, he was an affable person and went the extra mile to help young cricketers,” wrote current Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on X esports
“Bishan Singh Bedi One of our best is no more esports
It’s a loss to our cricketing fraternity esports
My deep condolences to his family,” wrote former India pacer Irfan Pathan esports
“Bishan Singh Bedi played for a long time and provided coaching to the team later esports
His demise is a big loss to the cricket world,” the esports sports minister, Mr Thakur told PTI esports
India’s wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik called Bedi a “true ambassador of the sport” esports
“Deeply saddened to hear about the loss of Bishan Singh Bedi Sir, a legend and a true ambassador of the sport,” he wrote esports
“His contribution to Indian cricket will be remembered forever esports
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