Now, FIFA’s chief officer for technical development, Van Basten said such has been the level of football in this FIFA U-17 World Cup that he would have struggled. I was thin and couldn’t play at the level these boys have,” said the man also known to the football world as the ‘Flying Dutchman’. READ | Rhian Brewster: England’s FIFA U-17 World Cup hero awaits Liverpool chanceVan Basten, 52, said Holland would have to wait for a new generation of players to come up. When I was growing up, we didn’t qualify for the 1982 and 1986 World Cup and the 1984 Euros. READ | FIFA U-17 World Cup: Kolkata down by Brazil loss, but up for ‘clash of Europe’In his capacity as FIFA’s top technical officer, Van Basten has listed a number of suggestions for improving the game.

Source: Hindustan Times October 27, 2017 05:15 UTC