‘Unacceptable in World Cup’

“Unacceptable”. This is how Van Gaal summarized the first half of the Netherlands this Saturday (4)

Coach Louis Van Gaal wasn’t entirely happy with the Dutch squad🇧🇷 Even after qualifying for the quarterfinals of the world Cup🇧🇷

“Unacceptable”. That’s how Van Gaal summed it up the first time of Clockwork Orange this Saturday, Khalifa International Stadium, in Al Rayyan. For the 71-year-old coach, the team did very poorly in the opening 45 minutes against United States🇧🇷

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“At half-time, I was very critical in my analysis despite the partial 2-0 win. I think we scored fantastic goals, especially the first one, as a team. we suffered a lot… We didn’t have much with the ball and that can’t happen”, he said.

“This is unacceptable in a World Cup, especially when you play against top teams. In the second half, we did a much better job.” Van Gaal at the press conference after the classification.

The Dutch commander also spoke about the possibility of conquering the Cup in Qatar🇧🇷 “I’ve been saying for a year that we can be world champions. Not that we will, but that we can. I’m talking about team building and I feel pleasure with this group of players, thinking about performance and results”, he concluded.

Classified to the quarterfinals after the victory by 3 to 1 this Saturday, the Netherlands back on the pitch next Friday (12/9), at 4 pm (Brasília time), at the Lusail stadium. Argentina, who beat Australia 2-1, will be the opponents.