“Href =” Sunday during the match selection is when the Netherlands plays in Kaunas against Lithuania. Maurice Steijn wants, if that comes out, fly back and forth to the Baltic country to experience the possible debut of his son in Oranje. According to Koeman, the Sparta trainer is better to call the Feyenoord captain on the day of the game, because the midfielder only then knows if he belongs to the competition selection.
Steijn belongs to the selection of the Dutch national team for the first time. In the first game, Thursday evening in De Kuip against Poland (1-1), he did not get the chance to make his debut. In fact, the attacking midfielder was in the stands together with Teun Koopmeiners. On Sunday evening, when Lithuania is the opponent, Koeman will have to disappoint only one opponent; Frenkie de Jong dropped out injured and no replacement was called. Who will take a seat in the stands? Koeman will only make that clear the player in question on Sunday morning.
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For Steijn it is therefore to be hoped that he will receive good news from the national coach on Sunday and he is part of the competition selection. If that happens, father Maurice will gladly travel to Lithuania to be there. “I want to see if it all fits,” said Sparta’s trainer On bee ESPN Prior to the game with Feyenoord (0-4) last weekend. “Tomorrow I will see if we can book to Lithuania. The moment he may make his debut, you want to do everything to be with.”
At the press conference, Koeman is asked whether Steijn Senior can already book his ticket to Lithuania. “I don’t know what to say to him,” the national coach holds the cards against the chest. “He has to wait a while and call Sem what it looks like tomorrow. Sem knows that morning early,” Koeman’s advice to the Trainer of Sparta sounds.
