“They play horrible”: the harsh criticism of Van der Vaart that unleashed a scandal with the players of the Spanish team

It is common for many elite footballers to become commentators in the media once they decide to retire, although some tend to be lapidary in their analysis. One of them is Rafael Van der Vaart, former player of the Real Madrid and runner-up in the world with Holland in 2010, who harshly criticized the Spain team for their performance in the Eurocup.

Van der vaart, who comments on the matches of the contest for the local Dutch sports TV channel (US), attacked the team of Luis Enrique, which has so far garnered two draws in the Group E and it does not have its classification to eighth assured.

”Spain is horrible, horrible. They have nothing. All they do is pass it from one place to another. There is not even a player who knows how to give a definitive pass ”, fired the former Dutch player from 38 years.

“I hope we play against them”, added Rafael Van der Vaart before the possibility that Netherlands Y Spain they cross in the round of 16, since the Mechanical orange it has already secured the first place in Group C and one of its possible rivals could be the third in the area where it is The Red With Poland, Slovakia and Sweden.

Some footballers of the Spanish team were not at all happy with these criticisms and came out to respond to Van der vaart, who was part of that Dutch team that lost against Spain at the end of 2010 World Cup on South Africa.

One of those who raised his voice was Koke Resurrection, player of the Atletico Madrid, who pointed out that Van der Vaart was “Looking for his moment of glory” and remember that “I saw it in the World Cup final”. In that line, Pablo Sarabia He also pointed out that the former midfielder “you are wrong” with your statements “Plus him, being a footballer”. The player of PSG He said his only memory of the Dutchman is at the 2010 World Cup “In which he does not come out very well”.

Sergio Busquets has also come out at the crossroads of a Van der vaart which generated quite a stir. “When you use adjectives of this type you lose all reason. I do not understand that a former player, for a minute or two of glory, talks like this about a national team, I find it regrettable. It has been portrayed. I could portray him as a player, because of things that I experienced in several confrontations with him during his career and that everyone remembers. But I’m not going to do it, I have much more respect for my teammates. People like this do not deserve that we enter to value their comments “, said the captain of Spain in dialogue with Mediaset.

This Wednesday, Spain is measured at Slovakia in his last game of the Group E. Needs to win to advance to the round of 16 after two draws against Sweden Y Poland. “We are playing well despite the results. We are sure to win with the support of the fans, “he analyzed. Busquets.

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