Virgil 先頭 Dijk's を締める in Celtic's thrashing of Hearts 証明するs he can play for '首相 League's 最高の,を越す-four clubs', says Ronny Deila

  • Celtic (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域 Hearts 4-0 at Tynecastle to move in Scottish Cup last 16
  • Centre 支援する Virgil 先頭 Dijk 得点する/非難する/20d twice for Ronny Deila's 味方する
  • Deila 主張するs he is good enough to play for 首相 League's 最高の,を越す-four clubs?

For?one 簡潔な/要約する moment he was Virgil 先頭 Vossen, somehow contriving to scoop the ball up and over the 妨げる/法廷,弁護士業 from barely a yard out.

Apart from his horror 行方不明になる, two-goal Virgil 先頭 Dijk barely put a foot wrong on Sunday in a 4-0 勝利,勝つ at Tynecastle which left Ronny Deila labelling him a 最高の,を越す-four English 首相 League 星/主役にする of the 未来.

Deila knows when the January window creaks open, clubs are bound to 実験(する) Celtic’s 解決する. But he 警告するd 可能性のある suitors like 兵器庫 they are going to have to fork out 最高の,を越す dollar if they want to prise this 防御の jewel from his 味方する.

Celtic's Virgil Van Dijk celebrates his sides fourth goal during the William Hill Scottish Cup Fourth Round match at Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday November 30, 2014. See PA story SOCCER Hearts. Photo credit should read Jeff Holmes/PA Wire.

Celtic 's Virgil 先頭 Dijk celebrates his second goal to put the finishing touches on their Scottish Cup 勝利,勝つ

Van Dijk went for placement with his first goal as he opening the scoring in the 28th minute

先頭 Dijk went for placement with his first goal as he 開始 the 得点する/非難する/20ing in the 28th minute

‘I will not be surprised if there’s more 利益/興味 in Virgil in January - but he’s going to be expensive,’ a smiling Deila said of the Dutchman who 手配中の,お尋ね者 to leave last summer に引き続いて 利益/興味 from Southampton and Sunderland.


‘He is a fantastic football player and 改善するing all of the time. But Virgil should have had three goals today. It was a better 業績/成果 by him to 行方不明になる that chance than to 得点する/非難する/20 it! But I cannot 推定する/予想する more from him than two goals!

‘I really hope he can stay here at Celtic and that we can keep him. That is the 優先 and he does love to be here.

Celtic players swamp Van Dijk after their fourth is put away as they march into the round of 16

Celtic players 押し寄せる/沼地 先頭 Dijk after their fourth is put away as they march into the 一連の会議、交渉/完成する of 16

‘If he is going, though, I hope it is to the biggest clubs and not just an 普通の/平均(する) 首相 League team. He has everything you need to do it at that [最高の,を越す-four club] level.

‘He is our player and has a long 契約, so I really hope we can keep him for the challenges that 嘘(をつく) ahead.’

Celtic striker Anthony Stokes, who 解雇する/砲火/射撃d in the corner from which 先頭 Dijk scooped the ball over, also believes his team-mate is 運命にあるd for the very 最高の,を越す.

But the Irishman chuckled: ‘I 虐殺(する)d him for his 行方不明になる. My 補助装置s are going to 追加する up this season. But, to be fair, it was a terrible corner and I think the ball bobbled up for him.

Hearts captain Morgaro Gomis (below)  lunges in on his Celtic captain Scott Brown

Hearts captain Morgaro Gomis (below) 肺s in on his Celtic captain Scott Brown

‘There’s no 疑問 Virgil’s 権利 up there as a player. He’s very young and he’s been in and around the 国家の team squad with the Netherlands already. That shows you how 高度に thought of he is and he’s only going to get better.

‘The 経営者/支配人’s 明白に going to say he’s a 最高の,を越す-four English 首相 League player because he wants more money for him!

‘But I genuinely think he could play for a 最高の,を越す-six club. I’m not going to say 最高の,を越す three but he’s only going to 改善する and he’s playing at a high 基準 as it is.’

For Deila, there was also 抱擁する satisfaction at going into 2015 alive in all four 競争s in which Celtic are taking part. He shrugged off the 論争s over Morgaro Gomis’ 早期に red card and, more pertinently, the 刑罰,罰則 awarded to John Guidetti にもかかわらず there appearing to be no 接触する by Brad McKay.

Players from both side remonstrate with referee?Willie Collum after Morgaro Gomis' challenge

Players from both 味方する remonstrate with 審判(をする)?Willie Collum after Morgaro Gomis' challenge

Collum makes his mind up and sends Gomis off in just the eighth minute of the match

Collum makes his mind up and sends Gomis off in just the eighth minute of the match

‘I had been thinking a long time about this game with its importance,’ said the Norwegian. I’m really happy and relieved to know all of our goals are still in sight. Now I know we are going to have a fantastic spring.

‘It was 現実に a calmer afternoon than I 推定する/予想するd but the sending off changed the game. It’s hard for me to say if it was a red card.

‘It was hard to see the 刑罰,罰則 出来事/事件, too, but from where I was it looked like a 刑罰,罰則. But we had 支配(する)/統制する of the game at that point. The red card 決定/判定勝ち(する) was more important than the 刑罰,罰則 決定/判定勝ち(する).

‘全体にわたる, I was pleased we 持続するd our 速度. We had good 圧力(をかける)ing and got the four goals which made the victory comfortable.

‘We talked a lot before the game about the pitch not 存在 so big and that we’d need to be together and be 積極的な as first defenders. We did that and Hearts almost didn’t have the ball, 特に after they went to 10 men. Our discipline and team spirit was very good. I don’t care who we get in the next 一連の会議、交渉/完成する - but I’d like a home draw.’

Manchester City loanee John Guidetti buries the penalty into the corner

Manchester City loanee John Guidetti buries the 刑罰,罰則 into the corne r

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