Ronald Koeman cracks the Dutch team when they conceded Poland’s goal: ‘This was very bad’

In particular, the ease with which the goal was conceded had gone down the wrong way with him. “I saw the goal against again. You are five against two and there are several players who are not doing what they are supposed to do. Of course, it should never be the case that they score a goal from this. Things happen that just shouldn’t happen. It is also not that one player is lacking. We do that here with four or five people, compared to two.”

The Dutch national team unofficially qualifies for the World Cup with a draw in Poland

Koeman could not conceal his frustration about that situation, in which Jurriën Timber, Lutsharel Geertruida, Ryan Gravenberch and captain Virgil van Dijk defended very poorly. “This was very bad. This should never happen at this level. If you get defeated by an action once, okay. Or if you have too few people behind the ball. But actually you have too many people behind the ball here. Maybe that’s what it is: that we look at each other to see who is going.”

Valentijn Driessen: Sad Dutch team not in polonaise, but full of grumpy to the World Cup

The national coach noted that the Dutch national team had a lot of difficulty with the low block that Poland used. “If you don’t do things properly yourself, it can be difficult. We sometimes looked for the difficult solutions, instead of switching sides more quickly. You have to be more patient there and be better defensively at a number of times. I don’t think they had many chances, but apart from that goal they still had two big chances. And I don’t think we do,” said Koeman, who indicated that the Dutch team still got away with the 1-1 draw in Warsaw.

Virgil van Dijk is disappointed in Poland despite the Dutch team’s more than comfortable starting position heading into the World Cup