He counted on a call from the Dutch national team: 'Expected a little for the World Cup t
1 min readJordan Teze had counted on being part of the World Cup squad of the Netherlands national team. The AS Monaco defender had a strong season in France and believed he had shown enough to convince national coach Ronald Koeman of a place in the squad for the tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
The 25-year-old Teze admits that he took an invitation into account. "I hoped so. I’d been working on it for quite a few years already. I knew what my goal was by the end of the season and I expected it might happen too, perhaps even a little. But in the end it didn’t happen", he says in an interview with Mixed Zone from the NPO. "I can be proud of myself, of the season that I’ve had."
Also his brother, rapper Jozo, doesn’t understand why Teze ended up out of the selection. "I think he can definitely add something to the team. He also simply belongs among the best passers in Europe. With his shot he can add a lot; he can split open defenses with his passes. That’s something the Netherlands really struggles with."
Teze was a regular this past season for AS Monaco and was used in multiple positions. The defender played as a right-back, centrally in defense, and in defensive midfield. Since his debut for Oranje in June 2022, he has made four appearances for the Netherlands national team.
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Eens. The quote about Netherlands having trouble splitting defenses is spot on. Also, 4 caps since 2022 is not nothing, you can see he has trust before.
Lol his brother claiming he is "one of the best passers of Europe" is a bit much. He looked good in France, but Oranje midfield balance matters too. Not saying Teze is washed, just that the competition was brutal.
I think the annoying part is he is useful on multiple positions. If you can play RB, CB, and even DM, thats such a swiss army knife. Maybe Koeman went more for experience in that specific role...
"Ik hoopte het." dus toch een beetje pech... maar ja, keuzes bij de staf blijven altijd lastig. Wel knap dat hij op meerdere posities speelde, dat lijkt me juist waardevol.
"Ik hoopte het" zegt alles, hij had echt een seizoen in z'n hoofd. Tbh i snap zijn broer ook, Teze kan teams pijn doen met z'n switches en diagonals.
Tbh Teze liet wel wat zien bij Monaco, maar ik snap niet dat Koeman hem laat vallen. Zijn passing is echt een wapen, dat stuk over defensies opensplijten klinkt te waar.
Fair play to Teze, Monaco had him cooking. Still, Koeman always picks a specific profile, i guess. But his passing range is exactly the kind of thing NL misses.