Publication Date:
Mon, 2010-07-12 23:57
In his column for the Barcelona-based daily El Periodico, Cruyff says Bert van Marwijk's side "didn't want the ball. And lamentably and sadly, they played very dirty."
The former Ajax and Barcelona player, who starred for the Netherlands in the 1970s, added Monday the Dutch "deserved to have been left with nine players early in the game because there were two tackles so ugly and tough they even hurt me."
The 63-year-old Cruyff was reacting to a Dutch performance in Sunday's 1-0 extra-time defeat that saw the team pick up eight bookings and a red card.
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