Consultant for the Ziggo Sport channel, Marco van Basten let himself go somewhat during the Ligue 1 match between Reims and Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday evening (0-0). The triple Ballon d’Or (1988, 1989, 1992) found “irritating the behavior of the PSG players”, who collected five yellow cards and one red (for Sergio Ramos) by displaying their nervousness in Champagne.
For the former AC Milan striker, now 57, the person responsible for these questionable attitudes is clear. “Neymar is the initiator of this bad behavior and it pushes other players to do bad things”, plague Marco, who goes there frankly. “Neymar is a real whiner, he constantly provokes the players. One moment he’s going to foul someone and the next second he’s playing victim. »
A call to football butchers
But still ? “I would applaud if someone really took care of him and tackled him for real. Not very charitable from a former player whose formidable career was ended prematurely by an ankle injury.