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After the tragedy in Bulgaria there Tuesday night for the Dutch national team a friendly match against Italy in the program. Is it without the dismissed coach Danny Blind better? We look ahead to the friendly encounter.
Netherlands :
For fans of Orange is blown refrain in recent years. From the team that was world or as close encounter was in any case, nothing more. Admittedly, the individual qualities that exist are less impressive than in previous periods, but there is no excuse for the massive decline which the team created by the last two and a half years.
Guus Hiddink was (rightly) dismissed and the best would have been at that time also Danny Blind had packed his belongings. Instead, the man responsible Bert van Oostveen decided to give Blind, a twelve-thirteen-crafts-type accidents, the most important job in Dutch football. During the period when the blind was at the helm became clear that he had everything, but he was not a born coach. One bad decision followed another, with the low point of the junior Matthijs Is the basic place in Bulgaria. The Ajax player went hopelessly wrong with the 1-0 and thus led to the defeat. 2-0 for the Bulgarians even later. In the sequel Netherlands tried it still, though lacked conviction.
What next is the question. Assistant coach Fred Grim provisionally takes the honors as interim coach. Indeed, the team had coaches as Rinus Michels, Leo Beenhakker and Louis van Gaal in the past, is now headed by Fred Grim. If it were not so sad, it would have been to laugh. Meanwhile, it has become clear once again that technical director Hans van Breukelen is totally unsuitable for his current job. At a crucial moment he hid, and he left the press conference after the Blind dismissal of the interim director of the KNVB.
The friendly match against Italy is in the Dutch camp nobody waiting. Even though the team would be a good result, of reparation is no because there is no point is earned. In the qualification group, the situation is such that even manages to be the team finish second, the possibility that the Netherlands from the nine groups is the worst number two, and so miss the playoffs. For the match against Italy is provisionally wait and see what the drawing will be. Perhaps get other players after the collective failure in Sofia chance.
Italy :
Unlike the Netherlands, there is currently rests with the Italian national team. After the European Championships, which ended for the team in the quarterfinal against Germany, departed success coach Antonio Conte. His successor Giampiero Ventura is a relatively unknown coach who has been in years. During his career he worked mainly with average Italian clubs. However, his appointment has been a good decision. It fits new internationals in where you can, and the team wins the matches that it must win. First place in the group will not be easy to achieve, with Spain as a competitor.
Last Saturday, the Italians won at home against Albania. Palermo Daniele de Rossi put his country ahead from the penalty spot, and Ciro Immobile doubled in the second half of the margin. It was not a very exciting game, the most talked about were the firework bombs that threw Albanian fans on the field, causing the game early in the second half was equally silent.
Ventura was nevertheless satisfied. “It was not a very attractive game, but we are trying to create something attractive. What you see emerge is a real group. Although we have many new, young players, I see us achieve great things in the future. ” will probably other players get the chance to show their skills in the friendly match in Amsterdam. Regarding the arrangement is watching so coffee.
Netherlands vs Italy head to head
04.09.14 FI Italy Netherlands 2 : 0
06.02.13 FI Netherlands Italy 1 : 1
14.11.09 FI Italy Netherlands 0 : 0
09.06.08 EUR Netherlands Italy 3 : 0
12.11.05 FI Netherlands Italy 1 : 3