Rafael van der Vaart launches astonishing attack on one ‘useless’ England player after defeat to Spain
Raphael van der Vaart launched an astonishing attack on an England star following their crushing defeat to Spain in the final of Euro 2024.
Spain beat England 2-1 to win the European Championship.
Mikel Oyarzabal scored a late winner as England fans on social media all made the same complaint following the final whistle.
After the result, Van der Vaart shared his thoughts on the clash between Spain and England, and he pulled no punches
He savagely took aim at Declan Rice, calling him ‘useless’ in a stinging attack on Dutch television.
“€100M for Declan Rice. What does he do? He comes to collect a ball only to pass it back to John Stones. He is useless,” he exclaimed. “If you are truly worth €100M, then you should be able to play a ball forward.”
The Arsenal man, who was a key player under Mikel Arteta last season, started every game for England at Euro 2024.
Van der Vaart also touched on Jude Bellingham, who set up Cole Palmer’s equalising goal.
The former Premier League star questioned whether he can operate as a No.10.
On Bellingham, he said: “Jude Bellingham is not someone who’s there for the smooth touches, he’s just a strong lad who keeps going 90 minutes long. The number 10 on his back is debatable.
Sure, he can wear a number 10, but for me he is not a number 10.”
England fans are not happy with the performance of one of their players as they lost the Euro 2024 final.
Despite finding an equaliser late in the game through Cole Palmer, England lost their second successive European Championship final on Sunday as Spain defeated them 2-1.
An 86th minute winner from substitute Mikel Oyarzabal won the match for Luis de la Fuente and sealed a seventh successive tournament win for Spain.
And England fans have placed the blame on right-back Kyle Walker, holding him accountable for both of Spain’s goals.
One fan pointed out Walker’s poor performance, writing on X: “Kyle walker responsible for both Spanish goals. You cannot write this script.”
Popular online football personality Mark Goldbridge added: “Don’t ever tell me Kyle Walker isn’t just pace. Both goals on him”
While another criticised the defender for his performances in the entire tournament, writing: “From absolutely nothing. Walker has been a disaster all game – all tournament.”
The Manchester City defender was responsible for marking left-winger Nico Williams during the match, but failed to stop the 22-year-old from opening the scoring in the match as he put Spain ahead early in the second half.
Walker was also failed to stop Chelsea full-back Marc Cucurella from making a pass to Oyarzabal late in the match, who calmly found the back of the net and won the tournament for his tournament.
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