Very average, they deserved that Dutch legend van der Vaart slaughters Gio’s Champions League flops
Netherlands' Giovanni van Bronckhorst (L) puts the captain's armband on Rafael van der Vaart as he is substituted during the 2010 World Cup final soccer match against Spain at Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg July 11, 2010. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (SOUTH AFRICA - Tags: SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP)
Rafael van der Vaart didn’t spare the feelings of Giovanni van Bronckhorst as he delivered his thoughts on last night’s Champions League tie at Ibrox.
Without getting anywhere near top gear Ajax cruised to a 3-1 victory on the back of four consecutive defeats, less than a week after losing 3-0 at home to Liverpool.
For the home side it was another chapter in disaster as they replaced Dinamo Zagreb as the worst side ever to play in the Champions League. A record of 0-0-6- 2-22 will take some beating with van Bronckhorst’s name in the history books.
Van der Vaart: “Rangers is a very average team.”
• They could become the worst Champions Leaugue participant of all time after tonight.
Van der Vaart: “They really deserve that. They might look like something due to their fans at home games but we have all seen them play.” pic.twitter.com/LsezY1GSOA
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Van der Vaart won 109 international caps, mostly alongside van Bronckhorst but unlike Scotland pundits in Holland say on-air what others whisper when the cameras aren’t rolling.