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Last Updated: March 26, 2024, 00:30 IST
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Netherlands must be extra composed on the ball in Tuesday’s pleasant towards Germany or face a protracted night in Frankfurt, coach Ronald Koeman warned his gamers forward of a remaining audition to be in his Euro 2024 squad.
Netherlands must be extra composed on the ball in Tuesday’s pleasant towards Germany or face a protracted night in Frankfurt, coach Ronald Koeman warned his gamers forward of a remaining audition to be in his Euro 2024 squad.
The Dutch thumped Scotland 4-0 in Amsterdam on Friday however Koeman was removed from happy with what he believed was a sloppy efficiency regardless of the emphatic scoreline.
Unless they tighten issues up, the Dutch will put themselves beneath pointless strain towards a German aspect buoyed by a powerful 2-0 win over France in Lyon of their earlier outing.
“I want us to play better in possession and to give away fewer opportunities,” Koeman instructed reporters. “We suffered an unnecessary amount of ball loss, by multiple players. I don’t know them to do that, it was disappointing.
“We would be very stupid to (leave) players like (Germany midfielder) Toni Kroos as France did, then every ball will come to the right place.”
Netherlands have a quintet of Bundesliga-based gamers of their squad – Xavi Simons, Donyell Malen, Wout Weghorst, Jeremie Frimpong and Matthijs de Ligt.
Koeman should determine whether or not to stay with what he known as three “real midfielders” towards Scotland or revert to the Netherlands’ extra common formation of two holding gamers and an attacking midfielder behind the strikers, prone to be RB Leipzig’s Simons.
“I never pin myself to one system, not even at Barcelona or Ajax,” he mentioned. “Sometimes that brought me success and sometimes less. You must have players who can play different systems.”
There could possibly be one other run out for midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum, who returned to the aspect for the primary time in 9 months within the win over the Scots.
Koeman was happy together with his efficiency however wouldn’t reveal whether or not the 33-12 months-outdated had carried out sufficient to win a spot in his Euro 2024 squad.
“We are not ready yet (to say) but I think Wijnaldum played more than a sufficient game.”
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