De Boer claims 'Cruyff would turn in his grave' but still endorses brother's Netherlands formation

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By Gomez in Sports
Updated 3 years ago

A 2-2 draw with Scotland on Wednesday earned widespread blowback from players and fans, but the Oranje may yet stick with it at Euro 2020. Ronald de Boer understands the resistance to his brother Frank's deployment of the 5-3-2 formation with the Netherlands national team, adding that Oranje legend Johan Cruyff "would turn in his grave" if he saw it – but stresses that there is still a place for it on the international stage.

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