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PODGORICA – Captain Virgil van Dijk called the performance of Dutch footballers in the second half of Saturday’s qualifying match in Montenegro scandalous.

The favorite led 2: 0, but in the final ten minutes he collected twice and missed the opportunity to secure advance to the 2022 World Championships in Qatar. The “Oranjes” lead Qualifying Group G by two points ahead of Turkey and Norway, whom they will meet in Rotterdam on Tuesday.

The scandalous performance infuriated the captain

The Netherlands in Podgorica opened the score in the 25th minute with a penalty thanks to Memphis Depay. The same player pushed through in the 54th minute. In the end, however, Ilija Vukotič and Nikola Vujnovič deleted the two-goal deficit. “I have no words, I’m upset. It’s scandalous how we played in the second half. Everyone wanted the ball, they wanted to attack and score. But sometimes you have to think about the defense.” Dutch media quoted Van Dijk as saying.

“Our organization of the game was not good. We had to control it and not everyone ran forward. If it has to be ugly football, it has to be ugly football. We’ve said it before, too.” said Liverpool stopper.

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Hard blow

The Netherlands had a chance to secure their advance in advance, as Norway unexpectedly drew 0-0 at home with Latvia. “It’s a hard blow. We underestimated it. We had it in our own hands and we wasted it completely. It’s extremely stupid. It was just childish. We know we didn’t play well, but if you know by two goals, you have to keep it until the end, ” said the striker Depay.

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The coach took it on

Coach Louis van Gaal took over the responsibility for the substitution. “The changes have failed, but I can’t explain what happened. There’s a taste for it, but I’m not going to criticize the players. They want to take part in the World Cup. positions, ” stated the coach, who is leading the Dutch team for the third time.

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Against Norway, his choice must be done without the support of spectators, as the Netherlands has introduced a partial closure due to high daily coronavirus infections.

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