Football
How Virgil van Dijk Being Held Accountable Was a Fine Example of Dutchness
Writer Henk Spaan contrasts the enthusiastic French press coverage of new coach Zinedine Zidane with the skeptical Dutch media approach. He cites journalist Valentijn Driessen’s criticism of Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk for his lack of verbosity as a prime example of Dutch directness, imagining Van Dijk’s potential angry reaction to such scrutiny.
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