Dutch National Team Prepares for Nations League Semi-finals Against Croatia: Koeman Discusses Strategy and Selections

On Wednesday, June 14, the Dutch national team will play in the semi-finals of the Nations League against Croatia in De Kuip. National coach Ronald Koeman selected the three Feyenoord players Justin Bijlow, Mats Wieffer and Lutsharel Geertruida in the national team. In conversation with De Telegraaf, the former Feyenoorder, among others, discusses the current Orange.

Koeman would like to return to the well-known 4-3-3 system. “Back to 1-4-3-3, the system that we also used in my previous period and in my opinion suits our team well. If you look purely at the result, the Orange had a great series under Van Gaal. Just think “I think it can be done differently. It’s up to me to show that. We have the players for it, they are used to playing like this and their feeling is that it can be done differently.”

In his current selection, Koeman is not yet looking at the European Championship 2024 or the World Cup in three years. “It’s about the ‘now’. About the Nations League and then the European Championship qualification. The Orange must be present at every final tournament. I do not deliberately select. “

Mats Wieffer and Lutsharel Geertruida have again been selected for the Orange squad. “I first saw Wieffer during a Feyenoord training. Then I noticed that he was positioned well, his first assumption was good, his passing was solid and he read the game tactically well. I saw those qualities in the previous international match “back at the training with the Orange and at his debut against Gibraltar. The same applied to his Feyenoord colleague Lutsharel Geertruida. I see Wieffer together with Frenkie and a third midfielder. Marten de Roon and Veerman are also eligible for his role.”

Netherlands – Croatia Wednesday 14 June 20:45, Feijenoord Stadium ‘De Kuip’.