Overview
- Van de Ven made the assessment in a conversation on The Overlap with Gary Neville ahead of Liverpool’s trip to Tottenham this weekend.
- He praised Isak’s movement, pace, technique and finishing, calling the forward an all‑round top player.
- He highlighted the April 2024 defeat at Newcastle—where he slipped—as the match that crystallized his view, with Isak scoring twice in the 4-0 win.
- Isak has six goals in five appearances against Spurs, though Van de Ven played in only one of those games.
- The Sweden international moved to Liverpool in summer 2025 for a reported £125m and has started slowly, while Van de Ven also spoke about his on- and off‑field rapport with Virgil van Dijk for the Netherlands.