The Netherlands national team coach has already won the Euro as a footballer and can do the same as a coach
On July 10 in Dortmund in the match Netherlands – England othe second one is divided Euro 2024 finalist. The match at Signal Iduna Park will be the third coaching duel between the teams’ mentors – Koeman and Southgate. So far there is equality in the confrontation between the coaches, but Koeman is close to a great achievement. In a day Euro 2024 semi-final match Netherlands vs England We tell you about interesting facts of the confrontation.
The Netherlands are an awkward opponent for England. In their last nine matches with the Orange, the Three Lions have won only once, losing four matches and drawing four. In the match with England, the Netherlands suffered one of the most painful defeats in their history, losing 2:12. However, this was more than a hundred years ago – in December 1907.
Remarkably, the Netherlands suffered their only defeat in those last nine matches against England with Koeman at the helm, having crossed paths with the Three Lions twice as a coach. Both times, Koeman was up against current England boss Gareth Southgate. He beat the Netherlands in a friendly but lost – in an official match, and in the semi-finals.
This happened in the 1/2 finals of the 2018/2019 Nations League. In Portugal, the Oranje with Koeman at the helm achieved a confident victory – 3:1, thanks to goals from de Ligt and Promes, as well as an own goal from Walker. However, the Netherlands failed to win the title then: they lost to Portugal in the final.
Perhaps they will manage to win the trophy at the European Championship. If the Netherlands manages to win the tournament in Germany, Koeman will become the second specialist after Berti Vogts who managed to win the Euro as a footballer and as a coach (Koeman won the European Championship in 1988). But Ronald can already be proud of the work he has done: the Netherlands national team has not reached the semi-finals of the Euro for 20 years, since 2004.
Source: Sportarena
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