After the Netherlands defeated England in the semi-final of the European Cup, Dutch soccer star Van der Vaart expressed his strong dissatisfaction and disappointment in a program on Dutch national radio and television. He harshly criticized England's performance and reflected on his own team's performance.
Van der Vaart was outspoken about his anger at England and his belief that they were a "garbage team". He criticized England for playing slowly, moving around a bit and not really wanting to play at all. Van der Vaart felt that the Dutch didn't play as well as they should have at the start of the second half, but gradually found their rhythm and had some chances. He admits that the Dutch could have done better, but unfortunately failed to capitalize on their chances.
Van der Vaart was even more furious when it came to England's performance. He accused England of looking like a lazy team, playing only half an hour of good football despite having a host of top players on the pitch. Van der Vaart felt that if the Dutch had handled two or three chances better, the result could have been completely different. However, in the last second of the game, England capitalized and scored the winning goal.
Despite his anger and disappointment at England's performance, Van der Vaart recognized individual players in his own team. In particular, he praised De Vry for his excellent play in the game. According to Van der Vaart, De Vry did a great job against the defense of England's top players up front, and although Watkins' goal was truly spectacular, De Vry did his best.
