De Jong: Poor player positioning leads to poor offensive operation. If you want to win the World Cup, you need to improve a lot.

In the ninth round of the World Cup preliminaries on Friday night, the Netherlands drew 1-1 away from Poland. In an interview with NOS after the game, team midfielder De Jong said frankly that if the Dutch team wants to make a difference in next year's World Cup, it must play better.

Facing this defensive and tenacious Polish team, it was difficult for the Dutch team's forwards to break through them, so the audience saw a not very attractive game. De Jong understood this: "I understand that the scene will look boring. If I was sitting in front of the TV, I would feel the same way."

Regarding the situation of the game, De Jong analyzed: "People think you have to make full use of the field, but the problem in the first half is that the distance between the players is too big, so you can't kick the ball quickly when the opponent is defending in the low post. Such a situation There is no connection in the team, you can't pass the ball, and when you get the ball, another teammate is twenty to twenty-five meters away from you. "

"This situation is impossible. We made wrong choices too many times in the first half, which we improved in the second half, mainly because of the problem of poor operation due to our offensive position. "

This is not the first time that the Dutch team has struggled against an opponent that emphasizes defense. De Jong said: "We sometimes have difficulties facing low defense. It worked well when we defeated Finland 4-0, but not this time. On the other hand, we have to give some recognition to the Polish team."

"When facing an opponent who plays a 5-4-1 formation, in a small space and It's difficult to play on a bad, potholed surface. That's no excuse, but it doesn't make it any easier. "The Netherlands are actually very close to qualifying for the World Cup, but if Koeman's team wants to have a real chance of making a difference then they have to perform better. De Jong said bluntly: "The team has potential. We have some games that look good, but of course there are still a lot of things that need to be improved if we want to win the World Cup."

source:7m sport