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43-year-old German football legend Michael Ballack is not surprised why Virgil van Dijk is currently considered the best defender in the Premier League. The Dutchman, who has become a key player for Liverpool, is already considered by some experts to be the best defender of all time in the English top flight. Ballack doesn't buy into this talk. According to him, Van Dijk can be glad he is not playing in the same era as stars of the past decade. "He's lucky he's not playing in the same era as Drogba, Lampard, Shearer, Henry, Rooney, Van Persie, Tevez, Adebayor, and Diego Costa," said the former Chelsea representative from London. "That's why I'm not at all surprised that most people think he's the best defender in the Premier League," added the German.
