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Marco van Basten rips into Atletico Madrid's defensive tactics and says fans could tune out to 'watch NETFLIX' instead... and the Dutchman claims that SCRAPPING offside could be a way to make games 'fun to watch'

Marco van Basten has slammed Atletico Madrid's defensive playing style, claiming offsides should be scrapped to make matches more entertaining and ensure fans do not switch off and 'watch Netflix' instead.

Atletico's tactics under Diego Simeone have been criticised for being too negative, with the Argentinian coach often favouring men behind the ball over an attacking approach.

Simeone's side were particularly defensive in their 1-0 defeat to Manchester City in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final last week.

City boss Pep Guardiola hit out at Atletico's 'prehistoric, 5-5-0' tactics' after the match at the Etihad.