When discussing the meeting between the Netherlands and France, Ronald Koeman allowed himself a very personal tackle aimed at Kylian Mbappé, the captain of the Blues.
Beaten 4-1 at the Stade de France, the Netherlands will try to take their revenge on the Blues, Friday evening, in the Euro 2024 qualifiers. In Amsterdam, the Oranje hope to bring down the reigning world vice-champions .
“We are going to play so as not to give strength to France”, said Ronald Koeman, the Dutch coach. For this one, the objective of his team is to ” earn “. “It’s winning. If I believe in it? Yes of course. Why not ? “, asked the former defender.
A journalist then told him that the France team was at a more advanced stage of development. But Koeman found a way to respond. “I also saw Newcastle United beat Paris Saint-Germain 4-1 and Mbappé played well in that match”blurted out the Batavian coach, attacking the captain of the Blues directly.
Koeman, however, remains with several disappointments against the Bondynois. Before taking over the Netherlands, he was the coach of FC Barcelona during the double confrontation against PSG, where Kylian Mbappé scored a fabulous hat-trick on the Camp Nou pitch. Watch out for the response Friday evening…
