The Liverpool centre-back has long been an unpopular figure in certain sections of the Dutch media and the criticism has continued at Euro 2024
Virgil van Dijk continues to serve as the Dutch equivalent of Harry Maguire for his national team, with criticisms of his performances and calls for him to be dropped swirling around the Dutch media ahead of the Netherlands ’ semi-final clash with England on Wednesday evening.centre-back has often been a divisive figure on the international stage, with the Dutch press feeling he has never really been able to live up to the world-class reputation he has carved out in the Premier League.
Zwart had commented: “Nathan Ake is national heritage – by far the best defender in the Netherlands. I also hope that someone tells Van Dijk that he should not listen to Marco van Basten. A lot of ball loss because he tries to play through the lines at times when it’s not actually possible.”Speaking on the Hard Gras podcast, journalist Henk Spaan piled in on van Dijk as well, saying: “I actually think that Stefan de Vrij is now the leader of the defence.
Spaan wrapped up with a little dig at Koeman, saying: “He won’t, because he is conservative, just like Didier Deschamps. We’re not going to see those kinds of change at this stage.”
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