The Netherlands national football team started the World Cup with a loss to Japan. Coach Ronald Koeman was furious over the performance of his players. During the match against Japan on Sunday evening, June 14, the Netherlands did not go beyond a 0-0 score. The Dutch football team had a lot of possession, but could not create any chances. Coach Koeman was furious over the performance of his players. 'It's hard for the men to get through the Japanese defense', he said. 'Donyell Malen tried to beat the Japanese goalkeeper twice in the first minutes, but that didn't work.' Frenkie de Jong had the ball a lot in his possession, but his colleagues in the midfield had little influence on the game. 'It looks like Tijjani Reijnders and Ryan Gravenberch are not participating', said Koeman. 'One of them has not played a good forward pass, the other is completely invisible.' Advice from Ruud Gullit: 'Gravenberch should attack and support the attackers.' For now, very little of that is visible. The Dutch football team is now playing an important match against Japan. What will happen?
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Netherlands national football team loses to Japan
Netherlands national football team starts World Cup with loss to Japan. Coach Ronald Koeman is furious over the performance of his players. What went wrong?
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