Ronald Koeman drew a clear conclusion after the defeat of the Dutch team against Austria (2-3) in the European Football Championship. “Things will have to improve quickly,” the national coach responded at a press conference. “Because otherwise we won’t go to the round of 16.”
“We started very badly,” Koeman said. “We defended poorly and left too much space between our lines. We weren’t aggressive enough and we were underballed. The players also did not communicate enough with each other. At times we also defended ourselves like a headless chicken and too often came out of our positions. In the end we come back, but we also give away goals too easily. In the second and third goals we did not reach the rival. That is a problem we often see in the Netherlands. If you play like that, you have no right to more.”
“The only positive thing is that we are still alive,” said Koeman, referring to a place in the round of 16. “We have not been eliminated yet, we are still standing. What should happen next? I’ll think about that. I know our team can do much better. The victory over Poland gave me good feelings and with the draw against France we were also able to live. But now he was really below average, in many ways. “I’m still a long way from taking drastic measures, especially when we don’t have the ball.”
Source: ANP
