"Otherwise they would never have agreed to suddenly three central defenders against one fluttering striker," he asserted.
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The former international insisted the players themselves should have rebelled against the conservative tactical plan.
"They should have just said a firm no," Kraay stated.
He compared the performance to a fearful catenaccio style against a Moroccan team that had not dominated their group stage games against Brazil, Scotland, and Haiti.
"It looked a bit like a fearful catenaccio against the Morocco that in the group stage against Brazil, Scotland and Haiti was not exactly dominant for ninety minutes," he commented.
Regarding Koeman's future, Kraay stated the manager does not need to be dismissed because he will likely step down voluntarily soon.
"Koeman has always had the full confidence of his key players.
He doesn't need to be fired by anyone now, because he will soon indicate himself that he will focus on much more important matters.
And that seems completely justified to me," Kraay wrote.
To move forward, Kraay directed his focus toward securing Liverpool manager Arne Slot, advising KNVB technical director Nigel de Jong to initiate contact immediately.
"I would immediately make a call to Arne Slot," Kraay advised.
Kraay expressed confidence that Slot would accept the role and bring an unyielding attacking philosophy to the national team.
"Nigel should call very quickly and I am convinced that Slot will feel flattered and say yes.
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With Arne we must go full throttle on the attack, against any country," Kraay concluded.
