Virgil van Dijk captained the Netherlands at Euro 2024. Koeman reveals Liverpool star had questions over his future with national team after Euro 2019 failure.
Captain Virgil van Dijk says the Netherlands may have overestimated themselves going into Euro 2024.
The Dutch only qualified for the last 16 as one of the best third-placed finishers after losing to Austria on Tuesday.
“I can completely understand the criticism,” Van Dijk said.
“Things overall can and should be better. Maybe we overestimate ourselves.”
but failed to secure a place at the tournament, losing to England in the semi-finals, leaving the Liverpool defender considering his international future.
Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman has opened up on the future of Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk.
After the Dutchman was left devastated by his Euro 2024 exit in June.
“I noticed how Virgil felt, so I thought it was very important to visit him,” Koeman told a news conference ahead of his team’s Nations League clash.
“But he said he wanted to play for the national team for ทางเข้า ufabet https://ufabet999.app another two years to go to the World Cup, and I feel the same way, even though his form is not at the level he was at the last European Championship.”
“He’s done a great job as captain and we’ve discussed. How he can manage that better in combination with his own game. It’s great that he’s standing up for a group of players like this. But you have to get to your own level first.”
“That’s the most important thing. He feels he’s too concerned about other people, he says, but there’s a reason he’s been selected to be in the best team in the Premier League,” Koeman said.