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Netherlands greats disagree over Jurrien Timber and his Manchester United credentials
27.05.2022 - 13:51 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Netherlands great Marco van Basten has waxed lyrical about Jurrien Timber and his Manchester United credentials - but his former teammate Ruud Gullit does not see eye-to-eye with that assessment.
In no need for an introduction, Van Basten and Gullit were mainstays of the national team during the late 1980s and early 1990s - capping their success together during the 1988 European Championship win. They also formed part of a formidable AC Milan line-up between 1987 and 1994 when Gullit departed, eventually for England.
That destination remains on the cards for Timber, meanwhile, as United set about their much-needed rebuild with a centre-back target on the radar. He is well known to Ten Hag after the United manager nurtured him at Ajax and the two Netherlands favourites have had already their say.
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Speaking previously to Ajax Showtime, ex-Chelsea player/manager Gullit said: "I think Timber is a very good player, but whether he can be a defender in England... You also play against Burnley and West Brom. The top-seven strikers are all world-beaters.
"I think he is a very good footballer, but I have my doubts about whether he is a good defender."
While his fellow Netherlands icon Gullit rates Timber as a footballer, Van Basten went a step further in piling praise on the Ajax starlet last year. He told LivefootballonTV.net: "You know who I really like? Timber. He had balls [passes] you normally don't see with a defender, but I also thought he was good in defensive terms.
"He is reliable in the defensive part, but also so comfortable on the ball. As a midfielder or an attacker you just want that ball quickly. He really goes straightforward.
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