After his career, Rafael van Vaart (39) distinguished himself as a man of clear words.
In his role as a TV expert, the Dutchman likes to knock you out. So also in this Champions League week. This time he took on a Bayern star. To be more precise: a Bayern star and his brother.
On Wednesday, van der Vaart was on duty as an expert on the Dutch sports broadcaster Ziggo Sport, analyzing AC Milan’s game against Dinamo Zagreb (3-1). Theo Hernández (24), younger brother of Munich’s top defender Lucas (26), plays for the Italians. What he saw didn’t knock the ex-Hamburger off his stool. His verdict: “Theo Hernández, he’s an average player” And then added: “It’s the same with his brother.”
Van der Vaart denies the top class to the Hernandez brothers. But that’s not all. The Dutchman is really clear: “These two think they’re really good, I think they’re not good at all. You can count yourself really lucky to be able to play at clubs like this.”
boom! The coaches of the two probably see the performance of Theo and Lucas a little differently. Lucas is in Bayern’s central defense under Julian Nagelsmann (35) and has been a convincing defensive stabilizer this season. The same applies to Theo at Milan, where he is even vice-captain under Stefano Pioli (56).
After all, the Hernandez brothers are in good company with Van der Vaart’s harsh criticism. The ex-professional had been tough on numerous stars in the past. Including Timo Werner (“Blind Horse”), Harry Maguire (“He really sucks”) and even Lionel Messi (“He goes for a walk occasionally and I think: ‘Aren’t you ashamed?'” ) .
Would the ex-real professional, who ended his career in 2018, have liked to hear such judgments about himself…?
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