Gullit attacks Frenkie de Jong: “He plays badly, like a ghost”

Ruud Gullit, The 61-year-old Dutch football legend has been very critical of the performance of Jon Frenkieg in the Netherlands national team at the time Ronald Koeman He was called up for the Euro Cup despite the fact that he has yet to recover from his sprained right ankle, the third he suffered in a disastrous season with Barça. For the current coach, he is an important part and will wait for him with a goal on debut against Poland on June 16, but for the former player of Milan, among other big clubs, he did not get that status in his football and it is not considered important.

In remarks on the Rondo program, on Ziggo Sport TV, Gullit is very demanding on De Jong. And he did it remembering his experience with Johan Cruyff: “I have something to say about Frankie. I started at Feyenoord playing as a right winger. So Johan Cruyff I was told: “Ruud“You have to improve the game of your teammates.” I didn’t understand him. But do you know why he told me that? Because when you improve the game of your teammates, you always play well! ?Frankie is he doing that? no, Frankie not this. Play badly. “He doesn’t live up to the qualities he has.”

And he recalled his performance at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar: “If you look Frenkie de Jong last World Cup, he was like a ghost! “You must act on this matter.”