Much astonishment and incomprehension after the unveiling of a 55-man Oranje squad: “This is personal.”
1 min readRonald Koeman has submitted his 55-man Oranje squad to FIFA. As expected, Joey Veerman is missing from this list. It has drawn a lot of criticism toward the national team coach.
Ronald Koeman simply isn’t interested in the midfielder from Volendam, who can leave for vacation with a clear conscience after PSV - FC Twente because Ronald Koeman will certainly not call on him.
Joey Veerman therefore not even on the 55-man list that Ronald Koeman submitted to FIFA at the beginning of this week. De Telegraaf reports that. All national team coaches of all countries taking part in the World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada must submit a list containing 55 names. Of those, 29 are still eliminated. The Dutch national team will ultimately go to the United States with 26 players.
Veerman therefore does not even belong, according to Koeman, among the 55 best players in the Netherlands. That’s where Veerman, of course, would belong, but Ronald Koeman doesn’t think the 27-year-old PSV player fits into his group of players—where he two years ago thought differently. Many Oranje fans react outraged on social media and now conclude that Ronald Koeman has a personal grudge against Joey Veerman.
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Goal!! But also, can we talk about how reckless that defensive transition was? The moment we lost it centrally, Ajax-style counter pressure would have been deadly... good thing it worked out this time. 🤬
"control first"... yeah okay, but when the midfield is flat the opponent just slips the ball behind. We need a runner, not just possession.
Hard agree on the idea that the fullbacks must step higher. When they dont, the wingers have no outlet and everything turns into crosses that dont beat the first man. We need that first-time vertical pass way more. 🔥
Im sorry but the quote about "control first" sounds great, yet we still get exposed when the fullbacks push high. That defensive spacing is not consistent enough.
Watching the pressing triggers, we press like we want the ball but we dont win the second ball enough. That is how you end up conceding on transition, no matter how good the plans look.
Eens, the tactical shape looks nicer when we start with a midfielder dropping into space. But if Xavi Simons is allowed to drift too central, teams will just sit and wait for the pass.
If PSV is seriously trying to build through the middle with the same pressing triggers, i swear teams will just sit in and punish the half-spaces. Schouten needs to stay braver on the ball or we will end up playing safe sideways all night. 👀
If PSV are serious about keeping the ball, Timber has to be more brave in the build-up. Right now he looks one touch away from turning it over, and that kills our tempo.