PSV fan favorites share expectations for the Netherlands–Morocco match
1 min readEven PSV idols Willy and René van de Kerkhof know all too well that Oranje will be in action on Tuesday night against Morocco for a place in the round of 16 at the World Cup in North America. Among the brothers, mixed expectations prevail ahead of the match between the Netherlands national team and the Atlas Lions.
René thinks that the Netherlands will come out on the short end. ''Morocco just has a top team. The intensity of those guys, a couple of players from PSG and Saibari... I'm afraid we won't make it. I think it will come down to penalties and that we'll go out then,'' says the former international in the Willy en René PSV Podcast of Omroep Brabant.
Willy, on the other hand, does expect a good outcome. ''It’s going to be a great match. One of the top matches of this tournament. I think we’re going to pull it off,'' Willy said.
Moreover, Willy thinks the Netherlands has more scoring potential than Morocco, to which René responds again. ''I hope I'm wrong, but I'm not reassured,'' the man from Helmond tells.
In addition, both brothers believe that national team coach Ronald Koeman should choose to bench Donyell Malen in favor of Crysencio Summerville. ''Bad luck for Malen. He’s not doing badly at all, but he’s simply got bad luck. The balls he just doesn’t get. And Memphis should just be given a holiday and not picked anymore. You can do better by starting Weghorst,'' concludes Willy.
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Weghorst erin i.p.v. Memphis, ok. Maar als je écht meer scorend vermogen wilt, dan moet je ook je kansen creëren, niet alleen wissels roepen. Marokko krijgt anders sowieso momenten.
Summerville lijkt me logisch als je meer dreiging wilt in de omschakeling. Alleen als Koeman Malen laat staan voor "impact" in de slotfase, dan kan het ook nog. Niet te vroeg alles omgooien.
Malen op de bank... begrijp het wel, maar "vakantie geven" voor Memphis is wel hard lol. Ik denk dat Koeman vooral moet kijken naar balans, want Nederland mist anders tempo tegen die tegenaanvallen.
René die het over penalty's heeft klopt misschien wel. Marokko zit er altijd op, vooral met die intensiteit. Maar tbh i hoop dat Oranje juist vroeg scoort.