He counted on an appearance for the Netherlands national team: “He was expecting to go to the World Cup a bit.”
1 min readJordan Teze had counted on being part of the Netherlands national team squad for the World Cup. The defender of AS Monaco enjoyed a strong season in France and believed that was enough to show to persuade national coach Ronald Koeman to give him a place in the squad for the tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
The 25-year-old Teze admits that he was accounting for a call-up. "I hoped for it. I had been working towards it for quite a few years already. I knew what my goal was by the end of the season and I expected it maybe too, at least a little bit. But in the end it didn’t happen", he says in an interview with Mixed Zone of the NPO. "I can still be proud of myself, of the season I’ve had."
His brother, rapper Jozo, also doesn't understand why Teze has fallen out of the selection. "I think he can certainly 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 defenses open with his passes. That's something the Netherlands has a lot of trouble with."
Teze was a regular fixture last season at AS Monaco and was used in multiple positions. The defender played as a right-back, in central defense, and in the defensive midfield. Since making his debut for Oranje in June 2022, he has appeared four times for the Netherlands national team.
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Jordan Teze 4 caps sinds juni 2022 en dan toch buiten de WK-selectie... dat is pijnlijk. Als je hem als multifunctionele verdediger verdedigend-midden zet, dan kan hij in principe veel oplossen. Maar imo mist hij net die ene stap richting echt constant topniveau in Oranje-context.
Broer Jozo zegt dat hij bij de beste passers van Europa hoort, en ik geloof dat gewoon. Nederland mist snelheid in opbouw, dus dan schuurt Teze daar niet bij juist? 🤔
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.