Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman admits his team’s form is not yet impressive. But insists the result is the most important after beating Romania 3-0 to reach the last 8 of Football Euro 2024.
“Sometimes it’s difficult to explain why you play so badly and why you can play at such a high level.UFABET Today we had a very difficult start but in the end we found our game and caused them problems. Maybe one of the main points was that it took too long to score the second goal. We caused Romania problems with our attacking game.”
Koeman has spoken about comparisons with previous Netherlands sides: “We have great talent in the team. Of course you have to win something and then people will compare it to 1988. Football has changed since then. You saw in the last few games that everyone was struggling in the tournament.
“The final result is the most important. We are Dutch and we have to play well. The overall performance today was outstanding. That means we have a chance to continue in the tournament. If it was only our performance, we would not have reached the final.”
Meanwhile, Koeman spoke about substituting Steven Bergwijn at half-time: “He had some physical problems. We didn’t want to take any risks. We decided to make a substitution at half-time.”
Koeman also said of Cody Gakpo: “He’s incredibly important again. He’s physically strong, he’s quick and he’s got extraordinary potential.”