Pays-Bas : Ruud Gullit tourne le dos au football moderne
Dutch football icon and 1987 European Ballon d'Or winner Ruud Gullit didn't mince words about the evolution of the game. A guest on a Ziggo Sport podcast, the former AC Milan player delivered a harsh assessment, even admitting to having made a radical decision: he hardly ever watches matches anymore.
To illustrate his unease, Ruud Gullit cited a Premier League match between Arsenal and Chelsea. He deemed the game bland and symptomatic of a football that has become mechanical, calculating, and devoid of spontaneity. In his view, the game has strayed from its essence: risk-taking, audacity, and enjoyment.
The former PSV Eindhoven attacking midfielder laments a style of football where the focus is more on creating set pieces or throw-ins than on unbalancing the opponent with the ball at their feet.
"Everything has become a series of instructions to be executed," he laments, pointing the finger at players trapped in rigid tactical schemes.
In this landscape he considers drab, Gullit admits he no longer finds the joy he once felt watching a match. He longs for the return of players capable of creating chances, dribbling, and electrifying crowds, citing as an example the young prodigy Lamine Yamal, whom he sees as the embodiment of a freer and more creative style of football.
A nostalgic speech, but one that resonates with many observers. For Ruud Gullit, the problem is clear: by trying to control everything, modern football has lost part of its soul.
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