The field training was immediately (temporarily) stopped, on which the players, 96 hours before their European Championship start against Wales, went into the gym. After about twenty minutes, the field training could still start. But how is it possible, something always happens if the Dutch football players appear on a training field around a final round.
Oranje Leeuwinnen can deal with ‘training field complex’, but there is a snag
Thunder and lightning
The rain shower accompanied by thunder and lightning was a pleasant cooling in a Swiss summer that has been feeling like a pressure cooker for weeks. The temperature is on average ten degrees warmer than is normal. UEFA has announced that drinking breaks will be held during the first European Championship matches and that the spectators can take up to half a liter of water in the stadiums.
The predictions for the opener against Wales indicate a sultry evening
And the heat continues for the time being. The weather forecasts around the opening game of the Dutch women with Wales on July 5 (6 pm) do not predict much good. It will be sultry warm that day in Lucerne: 29 degrees with high humidity. There is also a fear of (new) thunderstorms.
Good news Orange Lionesses: Lineth Beerensteyn shows himself fit and fruity on training
Between all the thunder and lightning there was also good news: Lineth Beerensteyn returned to the training field and made a fit impression with and without a ball. Andries Jonker is allowed to implement one switch in his European Championship selection 24 hours before the first game of Oranje and has taken Reserve Shanice van de Sanden to the Basin Camp in Spiez to be sure. But the chance that the first choice of Beerensteyn will be fit on time is increasing by the hour. It will give the national coach an extra warm feeling.
