More to come from Netherlands
19 June, 2021
Netherlands coach Frank de Boer believes there is much more still to result from his team once they beat Austria 2-0 on Thursday to qualify for the last 16 of Euro 2020 with one group game to spare.
"It's nice to be already in to the next round of the tournament so I'm very pleased with that but you may still find lots of things we are able to improve," said De Boer after an early on Memphis Depay penalty and another goal from tournament revelation Denzel Dumfries secured the victory in Amsterdam.
The result follows their 3-2 make an impression on Ukraine in their Group C opener last weekend and the Netherlands are now certain to undergo to the last 16 as group winners even before they face North Macedonia.
"We showed different qualities today. We were far better defensively than we were against Ukraine. We could did better with the ball but overall it was a decent performance and it offers me confidence for the next games," De Boer said.
Within their first major tournament because the 2014 World Cup, the Dutch now know they'll play among the finest third-placed teams in Budapest within the last 16 on June 27.
De Boer isn't looking any further than that.
"I don't want to talk about us being among the favourites," he said when the question was put to him.
"I know that people can beat anybody whenever we are at our best but I think other teams are planning the same so let's go game by game and see where that takes us."
Source: www.thedailystar.net
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