On July 7 at 03:00, the UEFA Euro quarter-final match: Netherlands vs. Turkey. Ahead of the game, Dutch manager Ronald Koeman spoke to the media.
Koeman said, “Like Romania, Turkey has a big heart when they play. But we always focus on ourselves, on our strengths. We also try to find spaces against different types of opponents, something we work on with substitutions and in training. We must be true to ourselves.”
“We’re fighting for a place in the semi-finals, opportunities like this don’t come around often. It’s a great chance for us to progress further in the competition. We know it won’t be easy to win, and we don’t expect an effortless victory.”
“Many national team players, including myself, have experience playing against Turkish clubs. We always say that we must control possession, then their fans will naturally quieten down.”
“The start of this Euro tournament was excellent, except for a poor performance against Austria. The match against Romania was fantastic. Every game in the Euros is challenging – England scored a last-minute equalizer, Portugal won on penalties. Both had difficult matches. Eliminating Romania gave us a lot of confidence, but we need to maintain it.”
“If you get 13 corners, you should score at least one. We’ve discussed this, and we’ll try to approach it differently. We have players who are strong in the air.”