Netherlands manager, Ronald Koeman has come out to blast his players after their performance against Austria. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, the entire team started off very badly by failing to defend well or play aggressive enough, and the lack of pressure on the opponents was always going to lead to a defeat.
Koeman added that he holds himself responsible for any result at the tournament, and he hopes things improve in the next round.
His words, “I can list quite a few mistakes. We started very badly. We did not defend well. We were not aggressive, there was a lack of pressure and we lost the ball as well, particularly at the start so it was really very bad.
The players ran a lot, but not in the positions so it was awful, very bad. We did not control the match. The match against France was reasonable as a team, but today it was appalling.”
On speculations over his job, “It is not a question that should be addressed now because I don’t like to speak about these kinds of questions: what happens if.
If it happens I will try to have a response. I am responsible for this match, but we are still in the next stage and have to play much better. It is possible with this squad. They have the qualities. If we fail, you can ask me this question [about my future] again.”
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