‘Best Duel Second Term Koeman’ clearly releases a lot at Oranje and Spain
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Thierry Boon
reporter at the Dutch national team
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Thierry Boon
reporter at the Dutch national team
The 2-2 draw against Spain in De Kuip was the best match of the Dutch national team during the second term of Ronald Koeman. That is the conclusion of the national coach in Valencia. It offers hope, on the eve of the return in the quarterfinals of the Nations League.
He will probably not know it himself, but if you are looking well in the catacombs of the impressive Estadio Mestalla, which will be sold out tonight, you will come across Koeman. Because although his six months as a Valencia trainer are not exactly remembered as a success, he won a prize.
With Koeman as a trainer, Valencia won the Copa del Rey in 2008, the second to last trophy in the history of the club. While players and staff already celebrate, Koeman only seems to be coming, with a can of beer in his hand. A bit uncomfortable. Five days later he is fired.
Seventeen years later he reports as national coach of the Netherlands with confidence in Mestalla. “We were able to impose our will on Thursday at times. We could have hurt them much more in the first half. You hope so and if it comes out, that’s very clever.”
Under the Orange
It has released something, that heart -warming football evening in Rotterdam, with a strong orange. That is noticeable during the Luis de la Fuente press conference, just before Koeman. In phases so we had to walk after the ball, the Spanish journal had not expected that.
The national coach must answer several times. Yes, we were sometimes vulnerable, “it sounds. Or:” We were sometimes lost control, we are not used to that. “Until the 63-year-old trainer of the European Champion is tired of it.
View the interviews with Ronald Koeman and Justin Kluivert for Spain-Netherlands below.
De La Fuente suddenly throws something for Spain positive statistics about won duels, the most ball possession, more shots on goal and more corners. It doesn’t make a big impression with the large group of journalists in a far too tight (and therefore very hot) press room.
Lulkoek
You notice everything that there is respect for the Dutch national team. That was already there before the first quarter final of the Nations League, but after Thursday just a little more. Although there are also quickly sounds in the Netherlands that Spain just held a bit.
“Lulkoek”, is Koeman’s unabashed reaction to that. “That is a bit of Dutch. If we are good, it will be because the opponent is not good. Spain has wanted to win from the first moment. So yes. I think that …” He stops for a moment: “Let me hold back.”
View the pre -controversial interviews with the Spanish national coach Luis de la Fuente and attacker Ferran Torres below.
Wisdom comes over the years, it turns out again at the Koeman who has just turned 62. Spain striker Nico Williams can still learn something from that. His statement after the end of the umbrella is still discussed days later.
“Le Vamos a Pinar La Cara“He had said full of bravado about the Netherlands. Freely translated:” I am sure we will shed them in the return. “To which Xavi Simons reacted surprised and told us to use such texts as motivation.
“I would like to take the opportunity to say that we all know how Nico is,” De La Fuente begins to defend his player. “It was a casual comment, but you can’t take that at all as disrespectful.”
When Koeman is asked about it, he also responds cool. “No, we will not use his statement as a motivation. I think it’s a boy who is always respectful. I understood that he had already said sorry, so that’s okay.”
Better to lose?
According to the coach, who, by the way, received a backgammonboard from the group and Staff for his birthday, the Orange does not need extra motivation. They are keen to beat Spain. With all its consequences.
Because this quarterfinals of the Nations League influence the layout of the upcoming World Cup qualification. If the Orange go on, then two away games in Bulgaria and Turkey will wait in a group with also Georgia.
If the Dutch are switched off, then Poland, Finland, Lithuania and Malta are the opponents in the World Cup qualification. “Yes, okay. Maybe that group is a bit more favorable,” Koeman must confess, who says that a defeat can now eventually turn out to be an advantage.
Is it something that will his players soon be taken into account on the field? “No,” says Koeman Direct. “As a football player you want to win and show that you are good. The Nations League is a prize. And we just want to get the final round.”
‘Best Duel Second Term Koeman’ clearly releases a lot at Oranje and Spain
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‘Best Duel Second Term Koeman’ clearly releases a lot at Oranje and Spain
