Because of the 2-0 win, the Dutch Juniors qualified for the quarterfinals in which Portugal is the next opponent on Saturday (starting at 6 p.m.).
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Traveler was happy that this time his choices had worked out well. Ryan Flamingo did fine as a controlling midfielder, while Thom van Bergen also looked excellent as a striker. ,, We put the people on it who gave energy and they have really given energy. This made the setup successful, “said the Jong Oranje-Coach Ziggo Sport.
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Van Bergen was preferred to Noah Ohio, who had been the top scorer of the European Championship qualification, but was disappointing in the first two group duels. The Groninger was involved in the 1-0 of teammate Luciano Valente, signed for the 2-0 and saw a second goal being drilled through his nose, because the referee had mistakenly conquered a foul in the ball by Ruben van Bommel.
,, Settling the 1-0 by Ruben and Thomas was very good. That resulted in a good goal. You know that it looks good if you know how to continue like this, “said traveler, who praised Van Bergen for the work he had thrown in the game.” You saw how much energy he gave to the team. He ran everything, won his duels, also made a fantastic goal. “
What does traveler expect from Portugal?
The choice of flamingo as an inspector was also well unpacked, the traveler had seen. ,, That was what I would have hoped if he played there. He removed everything for the defense, won all his duels in midfield and also easily played everything when he had the ball. He did very well. “
With Portugal, an opponent of another caliber is now waiting. ,, We are going to recover first and then we have to make sure that we are ready. You can see that it is hard. You saw on Ukraine how heavy it is, because they were in the second half. We also had players who were through it. First recover well and see what the damage is and then we have to prepare ourselves for Portugal. ”