In Italy they do not agree with the criticisms of Marco van Basten towards Matthijs de Ligt during the last European Championship. The analyst saw the centre-back against Austria (2-0) do the necessary things wrong and highlighted this in his analysis for the NOS. Van Basten especially thought that De Ligt should give more leadership to the the Dutch squad. Van Basten also doubted whether De Ligt had learned anything at Juventus. In Italy, they clearly disagree with the analysis of the former AC Milan striker.
“De Ligt is a central defender and he must give more leadership,” said Van Basten after the second group match of the Dutch at the European Championship. “Either Stefan de Vrij should go with his husband, or he should go himself, or he should go out”, the mandekker was advised. “You have to make yourself heard, assert yourself. Because you have to lead the defense. He just runs after his man and leaves a gaping hole. De Ligt went to Italy to learn how to defend, but I think he has learned little over there.”
Tuttosport will be big on Tuesday with a story about the criticisms of Van Basten to De Ligt under the title ‘Sorry Van Basten, but you are wrong about De Ligt’. “De Ligt is still very young, but he has great potential,” said Franco Baresi, who wore the AC Milan shirt between 1977 and 1997. “He has already played in the major leagues and has it all. Strength, personality, speed, appearance. Maybe he should think more about his actions rather than playing on instinct, but we were all punished for this when we were young Knowing Van Basten, he just wanted to encourage the player.”
Van Basten is tough: “I think De Ligt has learned little there”
Marco van Basten was critical of Matthijs de Ligt after the 2-0 victory of the the Dutch over Austria.
De Ligt took Van Basten’s comment to heart and said he was pleased that ‘Mr Van Basten’ provided him with such criticism. “There is no arguing about De Ligt, he has enormous potential and is still very young,” Fabio Capello also says about the development of De Ligt. “Every coach conveys something to a player, some more, some less. Allegri will be very important for De Ligt.” As a trainer, Capello had responsibility for AC Milan, Real Madrid, Juventus and England and is not worried about the future of De Ligt.
De Ligt responds to ‘Mr Van Basten’: ‘I am happy with the criticism’
Matthijs de Ligt was happy with the criticisms of ‘Mr Van Basten’.
Giuseppe Bergomi is also passed on Tuttosport asked for his opinion. The former Internazionale centre-back believes De Ligt has learned a lot from Maurizio Sarri and Andrea Pirlo. “In terms of characteristics, he will never become a Bonucci and in a three-man defense he will not be able to play in the center like with the Dutch national team. But he is good with his tackle, fast, physically strong. You will see after this season what for a jump he has made under Massimiliano Allegri. He works a lot in training with situations like one against one, two against two, in undercount situations. You must not forget that De Ligt was born in 1999, but already one of the best in the world world.”