'Just another day in the air': Virgil van Dijk impresses Holland team-mates with incredible leap and header during training ahead of clash with France
- Holland are training ahead of Nations League clashes with France and Germany
- Virgil van Dijk led by example as Ronald Koeman's side underwent heading drill
- The Liverpool centre back made an incredible leap to reach a dangling ball
Virgil van Dijk is trying to take the Holland defence to new heights in training. Quite literally.
The Liverpool centre back is currently away with Ronald Koeman's side ahead of matches with Germany and world champions France.
His impressive form for club and country has seen Van Dijk take the armband for Holland and during a heading drill on Wednesday the defender led by example.
Virgil van Dijk leapt incredibly high to head a ball during training with Holland on Wednesday
With the ball dangling barely a foot from the ceiling of the team's training base, the centre back took a run up and launched himself into the air to head the ball.
The amazing feat was filmed in slow motion by his Holland team-mate Ryan Babel and posted on Instagram.
'Just another day in the air for @virgilvandijk,' the former Liverpool forward wrote alongside the video.
The Liverpool centre back celebrated with team-mate Memphis Depay after reaching the ball
Holland are looking to rebuild having embarrassingly missed out on qualification for the World Cup in Russia over the summer.
On Friday their resurgence will be given the ultimate acid test, when they welcome world champions France to Rotterdam for a Nations League clash.
Van Dijk and Co are eyeing revenge having suffered defeat in the reverse fixture, while on Monday they will be looking to do the double over Germany.
France currently top Group 1 of League A having picked up seven points from three matches, while Holland sit second on three points and Germany face relegation.
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