Rafael van der Vaart slams former Man Utd star for leaving him 'sick to the stomach'

Rafael van der Vaart has criticised Wout Weghorst for his solemnisation aft scoring successful the Netherlands' 4-0 triumph implicit Hungary, with the erstwhile Tottenham prima saying it near him "sick to the stomach"

Rafael van der Vaart slammed Wout Weghorst for celebrating a extremity soon aft Hungary manager Adam Szalai was hospitalised during a Nations League match.

The Netherlands bushed Hungary 4-0 successful Amsterdam and erstwhile Manchester United striker Weghorst celebrated with a flamboyant genu slide aft scoring his side's archetypal extremity from the punishment spot. The punishment was taken soon aft the crippled controversially restarted pursuing Szalai's aesculapian emergency.

The 36-year-old had collapsed connected the touchline and a aesculapian structure was erected astir him portion helium received treatment. Szalai was subsequently taken to Amsterdam University Hospital and the Hungarian Football Federation person since said helium is some unchangeable and conscious.

However, Weghorst's solemnisation has since been overmuch criticised, with Van der Vaart saying: "Watching Weghorst observe made maine sick to the stomach. He should person realised that Hungary's players were really entitled to wantonness the lucifer and spell to the dressing room.

"Instead they had a gathering connected the transportation and decided to resume playing. That deserves monolithic respect due to the fact that nary of those players knew what the concern was astatine that moment.

"They decided to transportation on, Netherlands got a punishment - and past Weghorst started celebrating arsenic if helium had scored the victor successful the World Cup final. He should person chopped that out."

However, Weghorst defended his actions erstwhile asked if helium had considered celebrating otherwise owed to the circumstances. "I didn't deliberation astir it for a second. The crippled went on, I saw thumbs going up regarding his state, and truthful I went backmost successful my focus," helium replied.

"During half-time I asked astir his health, I conscionable asked it again successful their dressing room. I recognize it. But I was precise focused, I scored a extremity and I celebrated. But I recognize their point. It happened...

"I don't request to explicate to you that maine scoring a extremity is little important than the beingness of a person, I'm definite everyone understands that. But astatine that infinitesimal I had to beryllium there, I had to score, truthful yeah... what other tin I say?"

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