The Dutchman is absolutely rapid. His immense stride length allows him to cover ground incredibly quickly, and we can’t remember a single striker outpacing the defender this season.
Speaking on the Premier League’s YouTube channel, Van de Ven has been comparing his pace to some of his peers, and he’s made an interesting claim about Virgil van Dijk’s pace.
Van de Ven was playing a game of higher or lower in terms of his pace stats on the new EA FC game, and he actually stated that Virgil van Dijk may be faster than he is.
The Tottenham defender gave his verdict on the Liverpool star.
“You are rated as 85 pace, We’re going to play a game of higher or lower in terms of pace on FC24,” Van de Ven was told.
“Pedro Porro?” Van de Ven was asked
“I’m faster,” Van de Ven said.
“Virgil van Dijk?” Van de Ven was asked.
“I would say he’s higher,” Van de Ven responded
These two players are very similar in terms of pace.
They’re not speedsters in the same way the likes of Adama Traore or Dan James are, but their incredible stride length and ability to run with power allows them to eat up ground with ease.
Who is faster? Well, it’s hard to tell because you don’t often see them in a full sprint, and we would pay good money to see these two head to head in a race.
Van Dijk and Van de Ven are two of the very best defenders in the Premier League, and the fact that the Netherlands could field both players in their defence make them a very dangerous team heading into this summer’s Euros.
