Sepp van den Berg is one of the fastest players in the Bundesliga.Sepp van den Berg impressed not only with his defensive ability and aerial skills, but also with his speed. According to the official Bundesliga website, Van den Berg ranks among the top 25 players this season with a speed of 34.78 km/h. If you compare him to centre-backs, Liverpool loanee Jack Lusby is fourth in the top five, as Jack Lusby points out.
The fastest central defenders in the Bundesliga (🇩🇪) this season (km/h):1️⃣ Jonathan Ta – 35.812️⃣ Dayot Upamecano – 35.023️⃣ Odilon Kosunu – 34.954️⃣ Sepp van den Berg (🔴) – 34.785️⃣ Dominique Cor – Van den Bergh at 34.76 LFC is also 15th among CBs in distance covered (10.5km for 90mph). These are truly impressive stats for a 22-year-old. Pace is very important for Liverpool’s centre-backs, as Jurgen Klopp uses it. The fact that Van den Berg ranks highly among his positional peers certainly bodes well for his future at Liverpool.
Liverpool’s loan policy hasn’t yielded much this season. In January alone, the club issued six recalls. But it wasn’t all doom and gloom. A loanee has performed well for several years and has stood out this season in the Bundesliga, one of Europe’s top leagues. That youngster is, of course, Sepp van den Berg, who has been on loan at Jurgen Klopp’s former side Mainz this season.
Mainz has performed poorly in the Bundesliga this season, but Vandenberg has performed well and achieved good results.
