Ronald Koeman, Netherlands coach, does not lose hope of achieving victory next Friday in Amsterdam against France despite falling casualties where he will face the decisive qualifying match for Euro 2024.
“I see incredible results every week,” Koeman said today in a press conference. “We hope to have a plan on Friday that can be very difficult for France and also get a good result.”
“Of course we know we don’t have the best team. But it means nothing in football, I see games and results every week where you think: how did that happen?” argued Koeman.
Cataract of casualties
Frenkie de Jong, Matthijs de Ligt, Sven Botman, Cody Gakpo and Memphis Depay They were already underweight before Koeman announced his call-up on Friday. But since then the goalkeeper has also been injured Mark Flekken, Noa Lang, Steven Berghuis and Teun Koopmeiners.
As for the cause of so many casualties, Koeman considers that “That has to do with the calendar. Sometimes these are football injuries, but I also see a lot of muscle injuries. France also suddenly had some casualties”
Koeman and the madness of the calendar
“But there seems to be nothing to do with the schedule, which is incredibly tight. I try to discuss it every year with UEFA, but He seems to be going crazy. “Just look at the 2030 World Cup, with matches on three continents,” Koeman added in reference to the tournament being held in Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay.
France leads the group B classification with a full 15 points. Holland is second with 9, but had the fewest games played, and was tied with Greece, who played five. The first two in the group qualify directly for the final stage of Euro 2026 in Germany.
On the first day of group B, in March, France defeated the Netherlands (4-0) at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis.
Source: La Verdad
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