Rafael van der Vaart has blasted Barcelona star Frenkie de Jong following the Netherlands’ dramatic World Cup exit against Morocco. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
Criticizing Ronald Koeman’s tactical decisions against Morocco, Van de Vaart argued that the manager’s system completely isolated and nullified De Jong in midfield.
Rafael added that Frenkie was invisible in the clash because he is only effective when he has the ball.
His words, “You get through a difficult group stage reasonably well. Then things start clicking a bit. What goes on in your head that makes you change everything against Morocco? I don’t understand it one bit. Frenkie played the absolute worst game I’ve ever seen from him today. Truly disappointing. But is that because of the system?
I think Morocco’s midfield is their strongest asset. And then you decide to play against them with just two men? I didn’t study to be a manager, but that seems a bit clumsy to me. Frenkie is only effective when you have the ball, but we didn’t have the ball at all today, so Frenkie was completely invisible. And he is supposed to be our main man… Plus, Cody Gakpo scored the goal, but of course, he was barely involved either.”
WOW.
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