The balsamic victory (3-0) of Netherlands in the view of Gibraltar in the second of the games scheduled in this international break. The devastating defeat (4-0) against France hurt a lot and the criticism of Koeman’s team has not stopped since then. Koean himself made a self-criticism afterwards.
Also former internationals of the stature and authority of Marco Van Basten and Ruud Gullit They expressed their discomfort with the image offered by the Dutch team. “Much ado about nothing”, Van Basten told ‘Ziggo Sport’. “He is a leader in the dressing room, but not on the field, something else is needed,” he added.
Gullit, for his part, confirms that “in England they have criticized him for things like that. Now he has been selected again for the Team of the Year, so he thinks he is better than others. I only do things that make me think: ‘You are a captain, you have to solve this better'”.
After the KO against France, Van Dijk said: “I don’t know what kind of criticism was made. I think it’s very clear that we played badly. I’m the captain and one of the experienced ones, so it’s fully justified that there is criticism. From Anyway, I don’t care about criticism from outsiders.”
Something stronger was yesterday after the victory against Gibraltar: “Everyone can have their opinion. But how do you set the bar so high? That’s unrealistic. How is it possible? Being a footballer, and they know better it more than anyone else, needs ups and downs. So you have to hope that those valleys aren’t too deep, but it’s pretty normal that you can’t always play well.”
Source: La Verdad
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