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31st March 2019
12:20pm BST

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"When you come across a player like van Dijk," Walters began, "you're not really going to out-run him.
"He's so good on the ball, he's good in the air... although I won my fair share of headers... You've got to get into his head a little. The dark arts come into force. "Giving him a bit off the ball and when he's running up for corners, blocking him. Just getting into his head a bit."Walters says van Dijk has 'probably grown up a bit' over the past few years. He was more susceptible for the wind-up in his first couple of seasons in the Premier League, after his move from Celtic, and Walters says he did get into his head on more than one occasion. "I enjoyed playing against him as well," he said. Irish fans that were at the Aviva Stadium in 2016 would certainly tell you that Walters enjoyed himself in Ireland's 1-1 draw with The Nerherlands, in their friendly encounter. Both men played a full 90 minutes and Walters managed a couple of attempts on goal while teeing up Shane Long for an effort that tested Jasper Cillessen. Here's that full Walters chat here: https://twitter.com/BBCMOTD/status/1111968076239560704 He was as niggly and combative as they come, and that is why Irish fans loved him so much.
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