What happened there with the formatting lol
I know you don't have to be, but why is he piping up about it is a bit weird.
But yeah other than Ronaldo for Real - there's not been a consistent "1 striker team" for a while. It's all about partnerships, interchaging positions, etc. etc.. In the context of that - VVD is very good. Is he the AbSoLuTe BeSt? Nah, but that's jut the narrative in a media full of ex-RS players. It's like when during their crap years Big Nose always made them out to be champions, despite the fact they consistently finished midtable and such lol
He's a good defender and the fact that the game has evolved past one dimensional footballers means he shines because he's good at a lot of things instead of 1. Similar to how Rio was never the best defender, but he was amazing because he could defend but also pass, etc.