Treble hero Jaap Stam believes Donny van de Beek wasn't given enough chances at Manchester United.
The Dutch midfielder was a peripheral figure at Old Trafford, leading to his loan move to Everton in January.
"I think for Donny, that he didn't get enough chances to show himself, because it's not only about getting one game or a couple of minutes," Stam told bettingexpert.
"No, you need several games and I'm not saying that the coach is to blame, because there's a lot of tension on the games, there's a lot of tension on the coaches.
"Of course I can understand that a coach is not saying 'yeah, but I cannot give him a couple of games to see how he does' and then risking, if he's not working out, that we might lose more games. I can understand that in a way.
"But I can also understand that you need to trust your players, you need to give confidence to players. Sometimes, of course, you need to give them a little bit more extra time to show themselves in what they can do and also maybe play a little bit more attacking minded.
"For some reason the coaches are not picking him. Maybe he's too attacking minded. He wants to go forward. The coaches have favoured two holding midfield players."
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