Originally Posted by
dave343
I'm Dutch, and VdW was always one of favorite defenders on our National team along with Stefan de Vrij . I followed vdw at Ajax (my 2nd team, next to TFC) but the thing with VdW is that he's always had attitude issues, wherever he played. He once even called in sick for Netherlands training, only for it to be posted in the papers the next day of him attending and partying at a concert in Amsterdam. I think for that incident the coach left him off the next international game.
VdW was an amazing defender, and I'd probably rate him up there with Matthijs de Ligt, but unfortunately he's the Dutch version of Soteldo when it comes to attitude. I was more happy than any of you when TFC signed him, but unfortunately not surprised when I heard the reason he was let go. Arriving a year earlier wouldn't have changed things imo, he's just always been a Soteldo character, but one of the best defenders when he's on the pitch. Still miss watching him play.
And with that, let's sign Stefan de Vrij