i found it weird to keep him till the 85th minute on the bench. I would understand making late substitution or not making them at all when the bench is weak (this happened several times last year). But a player like VDB is someone who is experienced at a young age. Not only he beat teams like Juve and Madrid like you said, he was an integral part and a key factor for winning those games.
i can’t find any reason for him not playing other than poor turnouts in training sessions.
Exactly, we had 5 subs to use also!
We knew we were chasing the game, I get that Ole didn't want to ruin the balance maybe but It's not like any of our attackers were having good games, he must think DVB is rubbish if he doesn't think he can effect the match at all.
As soon as they went 2-0 he threw him on like "oh well the games gone now, might as well rest some legs". No wonder he feels like he wants to leave.
Compare his joy when he signed and that Ole had told him how he would personally be involved - I wonder what lies he spun him
I don't get all this "he'll be ready next year" talk either. You don't get better by not playing. He will probably leave in the summer.