Van Basten: De Jong almost never advances or moves the ball forward in Holland, which is disappointing

The Netherlands previously defeated Finland 4-0 in the world preliminaries, but De Jong's performance was criticized by the famous Van Basten.

Van Basten said: "De Jong didn't move forward much, he played like a postman. We expected him to speed up the tempo of the game, but he didn't do it, and I think that's disappointing."

"De Jong's job is to quickly move the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt, but he hardly does that. It's a shame because he has the vision to do that. and quality."

"This is what everyone expects from Frankie. Pedri plays faster and takes more risks in the attack. I missed this very much in the Netherlands' game against Finland."

Another Dutch star Gullit said: "In Barcelona, everything seems to be slower."