Dumfries took off his shoe during training earlier in the week, indicating pain and an injury. “He is a doubt for tomorrow. We’ll leave that hanging until tonight at the latest. We still have an appointment with the doctor,” said Koeman.
The national coach was clear about the other absentees. “Wout (Weghorst, red) already had complaints on Sunday after the match. And then we had to wait for investigations. We brought in Emanuel Emegha, provided Weghorst couldn’t make it. It turned out to be more serious than expected. That’s why we brought in Emegha.”
Emegha was a logical choice according to Koeman. “He made a good impression in the short period so far. Positive. This also applies to Luciano Valente. You see that they are picking up on the level. The level is higher than they are used to. Quilindschy Hartman went home sick. That didn’t get any better today.”
Group GPlay day 6
| Position | Team | P | GS | W | V | G | DS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +19 | |
| 2 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +6 | |
| 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -5 | |
| 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -5 | |
| 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -15 |