Ronald Koeman, coach of the Netherlands againexpected reaction from his players after Friday’s humiliation at home to France (‘bleus’ beat ‘oranje’ 4-0 at the beginning of the qualifying phase for Euro 2024). On Monday the Dutch national team welcomes Gibraltar in this group b.
Netherlandswith five players missing due to a virus, trailed 3-0 in the 22nd minute, their worst start to a game since 1919. Gibraltar, Koemann expect not only victory. “I expect a reaction. The players know they are wrong. They all know where we are and draw positive conclusions,” said the former Barcelona coach, who after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar took over from in louis van gaal in front of the ‘oranje’ group.
Regarding the match against France, ronald koeman He stated: “I expect more from everyone. The difference between the two teams was too big. The virus did its part, but I don’t want to use it as an excuse. We failed and we have to learn from it.”
This is the first game of coeman who manages the Dutch national team in his second spell as their coach. Now he is waiting to see if he can count on any of the players who contracted the virus (among them Cody Gakpo of Liverpool).
Gibraltar They have lost their last 6 official matches away from home and have conceded 33 goals in them. He began his phase for euro 2024 losing 0-3 at home against Greece on Friday. The Gibraltarian team is in the same group as Netherlands in stage for Qatar World Cup 2022: they fell 0-7 at home to the Dutch and 6-0 in Rotterdam.
Source: La Verdad
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