Koeman hopes injury depleted Netherlands can upset France

Julian Kiewietz

Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman hopes his team can pull off victory over France in Friday’s European Championship qualifier, even if they have been hard hit by injuries. “I see crazy results every week,” he said yesterday. “We hope to have such a plan on Friday that we can make it very difficult for France and also get a result. “Of course, we realise that we do not have the strongest team. But that means nothing in football - I see matches and results every week where you think: How did that happen?” The Dutch had lost influential midfielder Frenkie de Jong, Matthijs de Ligt and strikers Cody Gakpo and Memphis Depay before naming their squad last Friday. Since then goalkeeper Mark Flekken, Steven Berghuis and Teun Koopmeiners have also pulled…

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