Ex-players Have 'duty Of Responsibility' As Pundits - Van Dijk

"I consciousness for illustration nan ex-top players person a work to nan caller generation," Van Dijk said.

"Criticism is perfectly normal and portion of nan game, and I deliberation it should enactment that way.

"But sometimes disapproval besides goes into being clickbait, saying things to provoke things, and without reasoning astir nan repercussions for nan intelligence broadside of players, and particularly nan younger generation, who are perpetually connected societal media.

"You tin say, 'yeah, you shouldn't beryllium connected societal media' - that's what I've mentioned [to them] loads of times.

"There is ever this point of erstwhile you play a bully game, younger players cheque each nan affirmative praises, but erstwhile you person a worse game, and you're getting bullied each complete societal media, aliases you're getting bad criticism, it tin really impact you.

"I've seen that successful definite players successful nan past, and presently arsenic well, because it's conscionable not easy."