According to Virgil van Dijk, the Dutch national team quickly lost against France in Paris. “If you are already 2-0 behind after 7 minutes, it will be a hell of a job,” said the captain at the NOS . “Then it’s actually already lost.” The vice world champion won 4-0.
“We started very badly,” continued Van Dijk. “As a result, we immediately fell behind the facts. And an opponent with the quality of France then plays it out very easily. This is just a shame. We could not recover, lost the duels, suffered too much loss of possession and were punished.”
What now? “Several factors played a role in this defeat,” said Van Dijk, referring, among other things, to the many absentees from the Orange squad. “We have to discuss that. And then quickly focus on the next game. It seems clear to me that things have to be better.”
Source: ANP
