Virgil van Dijk was speechless after the 4-0 defeat against France at the Stade de France. He found it difficult to say whether it was the worst international match he has experienced, but he was unable to name a positive point after the punishment in Saint-Denis. “This is a big blow.”
“If you are 2-0 down after seven minutes, it will be a hell of a job. It’s very bad how we start here. Then you’ll be chasing the facts all evening. We will definitely have to look at this. It is difficult to analyze so soon after the game, but after seven minutes it is already done. I don’t know if it’s the worst international match I’ve had. It sure is a big hit. We tried to recover after that bad start, but we didn’t succeed. We had way too many ball losses and were too weak in the duels. France punishes that immediately,” said Van Dijk.
The Orange can quickly recover, because Gibraltar will visit De Kuip on Monday evening. The Orange will therefore have to do without Lutsharel Geertruida, who was out in the final phase with a hamstring injury. It was yet another downer for Ronald Koeman on his return as national coach. ,,It has to be much, much better, already against Gibraltar on Monday. That is where the focus is now. But it is very annoying to start like this,” Van Dijk concluded.
Program European Championship qualification
Standings European Championship qualification
Statistics European Championship qualification
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