Virgil van Dijkcaptain of the Dutch team at the last World Cup, went to court immediately after the former coach’s controversial statements louis van gaal that questions the justice of the third world title of the Argentine team, led by Leo Messi. The former ‘oranje’ coach confirmed on Monday night that Messi and his teammates were meant to win the World Cup in Qatar. “I do not share this opinion,” Liverpool’s charismatic Dutch defender firmly assured the NOS chain.
That’s his opinion. Everyone is allowed to have their opinion. In this case, I don’t share that opinion”, Van Dijk emphatically confirmed, expanding his opinion by making sure that the rest of the team also disagreed with Van Gaal’s impression.
At the Eredivisie awards ceremony, the NOS network asked the former Dutch coach about Argentina’s success at the World Cup in Qatar. “When you see how Argentina scored goals and how we scored goals… when you see how some Argentine players crossed the line without being sanctioned, I think it was all prepared” accused Van Gaal, who was asked by NOS if that meant that Messi had to world champion replied: “I think so. But I’ve said enough.”
The echo of these words of Van Gaal reached Argentina. The newspaper Olé saw this as a new provocation to Messi. “It’s very clear that the wounds haven’t healed yet,” he slipped. The question is that the chosen Dutch, according to one of his referents in the field, does not believe in this version.
During the ‘heated’ World Cup match between Argentina and the Netherlands, Messi joined Van Gaal by scoring a goal and dedicating the ‘Topo Giggio’ celebration to him, who was said one of his best friends, former football player Juan Román. Riquelme, whose relationship with Van Gaal when they both met at Barça, one as a player and the other as a coach, was not the best. In the run-up to the World Cup quarter-final match, Van Gaal also made reference in a press conference to Messi’s lack of defensive attitude. In later statements, Messi admitted that it was not his best reaction. “El Topo Gigio came out at this moment, I know all his comments; some of my teammates told me that ‘you saw what Van Gaal declared’. When all that is over it will not I want to leave that image, but it’s all natural,” said the 10 albiceleste and with an impressive previous career at FC Barcelona.
The Dutch team is preparing for an important qualifying match for the Eurocup against Greece.
Source: La Verdad
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