“The coach of the “Orange” shared his thoughts after qualifying for the World Cup.”, — write: football.ua
The coach of the “Orange” shared his thoughts after qualifying for the World Cup.
Ronald Koeman and Donyell Mullen, Getty Images November 18, 2025, 09:45
“We were hoping it would be a game where we played well from the first minute to the last and scored a lot of goals. In the first half we should have scored two or even three goals. There were a lot of good moments, but there were also some bad ones. But overall it was a good game.
Malen has all the best qualities, especially when he plays on the wing. He has speed and technique. And when he moves to the center, he is very focused.
I told Simmons and Rangers to play deep, close to Depay. Don’t drop back to try to get the ball right away. And it all went pretty well. The second half was better than the first. Xavi was very dangerous and scored a nice goal. I am satisfied with his performance.
I don’t want to make predictions for the future. I think we have a very cool team and the competition for places in the team is very strong. But we have to understand that in the qualifying cycle we had bad moments where we lost good moments and points. We need to improve our game,” the UEFA press service quoted Koeman as saying.
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