“We may have needed such a result to wake up to the World Cup. It’s a blow, but it’s clear what we need to work on. The World Cup doesn’t start until November, but we only have 17 days to prepare with the national team.” said Martinez.
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“We started well and found a place. Then it started to be physically demanding for the players,” said the Spanish coach after the match, from which the injured gunner Romelu Lukaku had to resign after less than half an hour. “Since then, the match has broken. Suddenly it was open, it was more physically demanding and complications came because they were better in this respect,” said the coach, whose team led the world rankings for three and a half years before Brazil overtook him in the spring.
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Defender Jan Vertonghen also said that Lukaku’s departure from the field was decided by the home team. “Then we lacked dynamism. The Dutch had the same challenging season as we did, so that shouldn’t be an excuse,” he said. “The defeat hurts a lot and put us on our feet. It is clear that we will have to continue working hard,” said the 35-year-old.
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“It’s better if such a defeat comes here than at the World Cup in Qatar. It’s a slap in the face, but we have to learn from it. Now we have to put everything into it and get three points against Poland,” said midfielder Axel Witsel in the next League of Nations match. .
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