Virgil Van Dijk (Netherlands defender, after the 1-2 defeat against France): “I think there were a lot of moments where we were able to stop Kylian Mbappé in his tracks. But in the end he scored twice, he was the man of the match. That’s the high level. The goal situation often has several moments where it can be resolved. But we can’t do it, and then there’s a mistake, we need to cover better. This is unfortunately sometimes the case in football, players like him can make the difference. That’s what he did. »
Ronald Koeman (Netherlands coach): “On two occasions, Xavi Simons does not know what is happening around him. He leaves the right-back alone first, then he lets him go into the box. I also think Quilindschy Hartman should have been closer to stop the cross. But yes, in those defensive moments you don’t just have to watch the ball, you have to be responsible for your own opponent and stop them. Xavi didn’t do it during this phase. »
2023-10-14 10:09:54
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