Virgil van Dijk has gone 65 games without being dribbled past, that's according to the FA who say that Gabriel Jesus' successful dribble in the Community Shield doesn't count towards the stats.
Everyone knew that Virgil van Dijk hadn't been dribbled past in a long time so there was a lot of excitement when it finally happened at the Community Shield, but it seems everyone got ahead of themselves.
A spokesperson from the FA told talkSPORT that the match is considered a 'second grade' game and therefore any stats don't count.
That means that Gabriel Jesus' moment in the 88th minute, where he seemingly broke the 65 match, over year long streak, didn't count in the slightest.
The FA declassified the 'season curtain raiser' five years ago and that means that goals, assists and cards in the match at Wembley don't count towards a players record.
jaydlnpz
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Barcelona fans are really showing some hate towards van dijk just because they were humiliated by Liverpool and that van dijk is challenging messi for the balon d'or..the problem is you people think one way, you expect van dijk to be like other defenders, you want him to follow a game style that his not his strength, just because he doesn't tackle doesn't mean he's not a real defender, his strength lies in the way he plays, not in the way others play and he doesn't run away from players instead he See's no sense in just approaching someone carelessly and leaving the defense vulnerable. The fact that majority of football players and coaches praise him is proof that he's really good. Balon d'or is not for frauds but for those who've proven themselves and van dijk has done so. #myopinion
PrabeshDahal
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If a player comes towards VVD he run back towards Allison and at last when his teammates stop the player,he direct the ball to another way.simply overrated
Kobcorsz
104
he run away from player and wait for his teammate to come around the he jump in .
Arthurjr
100
you guys just want to see the ballon dor in England,the fact is that a dribble is dribble no matter the game
Abelien
97
wow , so Sterling's goal will not be added to his career goals?.... this is a joke
meueiklmoz
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English people are very confused. community shield is it a friendly match. check all countries that are colonised by British you will see that they are as confused as their father.