Spurs star doubt for Van Dijk, reacts to the last axis of CL

Lucas Moura does not consider Virgil van Dijk as the best defender in the world and the Tottenham striker has questioned a statistic of the Liverpool star.

In an interview with the Brazilian Youtube channel Desimpedidos (translated by the people of Sport Witness) The star of Tottenham was questioned on a number of things, including the final defeat of the Champions League in Liverpool.

More specifically, the Brazilian was asked about Liverpool central defender Van Dijk, who has been called the world's best defender.

0 – No opposition player has finished a dribble past Virgil van Dijk in any of his 36 PL applications this season. In fact, this race dates back to last March, which means that it has not been overtaken by an opponent in any of its last 45 PL applications. Building. #PFAAwards #POTY pic.twitter.com/Y8BIsle0vq

– OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 28, 2019

Opta The center back of Liverpool has not dribbled in his last 64 appearances in all competitions in Liverpool – a fact challenged by Moura.

"Hey, the guy is good. He is two meters tall, he is strong and the Liverpool team is very well adjusted, with a lot of chemistry. So he had a great season. He was voted best in the Premier League, I think, "Moura said.

But when he talked about dribbling statistics, Moura said, "Dude, now this question, I do not know if it's true. They say that he has not dribbled since … whatever. If the guy is past him, it's already a dribble. "

When asked if he had already gone through Van Djik, Lucas added, "I do not know, but the guys have to be past him now. I know that I scored a goal against Liverpool, we lost but I scored against Liverpool and he was left behind. But he is great. It is."

Moura was also asked if Van Djik was the best defender in the world: "In the world … there are a lot of people there. But for the season, I think it's one of the three. Of the three!

Moura was asked about lose the final of the Champions League and be excluded from departure XI by Mauricio Pochettino.

"Of course I got angry," Moura said. "I would have liked to start playing. But I am so much more upset than we have lost. We thought we could be champions. And dude, it was difficult. I have cried a lot after the game. Because it was so close, so close.

"But what if I started playing? We can not say whether we would win or not, which would have happened. It's hard to answer. The manager's mind no one can understand. We must respect, accept. "