Knowing that the World Cup quarter-final match in Qatar this Friday night, in which Argentina beat the Netherlands 4-3 on penalties (after 2-2 in the 90th and 120th minutes), should be the last for Louis Van Gaal on At the helm of the Clockwork Orange, a selection the 71-year-old coach directed for the third time in his career, Barcelona striker Memphis Depay, 28, said goodbye in a tribute to his Dutch compatriot coach.
“He [Van Gaal] makes a team, turns a group into a family. There was already a good group there, so it didn’t take much effort, but it’s still very smart that you lost only on penalties at two World Cups [também nas meias-finais do Brasil-2014 os Países Baixos foram afastados pela Argentina nos penáltis, mas nas meias-finais]🇧🇷 That says something about him. He had a great career, for which I respect him very much. I can only say good things about him, ”Depay told reporters in the mixed zone of the stadium, Voetbal International quotes.
“Again everything went wrong after the penalty. Well, there is always a winner on penalties. It’s unbelievable that it’s against Argentina again, and again after a penalty. I can’t understand why something goes wrong with penalties in the Netherlands, and this phenomenon, by the way, happens in other countries, ”said Depay, perhaps also thinking about the bitterness that England, and recently Spain experienced for themselves. decisions at 11 meters… not forgetting that Brazil also fell in the same way, on this day, at the World Cup, against Croatia: on penalties.
“Then all you have to do is try to comfort everyone on the pitch. I’m very proud of these “guys”! Of all those who took responsibility for trying to convert a penalty, of the substitutions that came out during the game, of all the surrenders in training! We are proud of each other and could build something more out of it. It’s a shame, we felt that we could have achieved more, ”concluded Depay.
