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National coach Andries Jonker is pleased with the football players after the 5-0 farewell game against Belgium on Sunday night. According to Jonker, his players showed “good football” and let the people of Kerkrade “have fun”. “It’s nice to see you’re where you want to be,” says Jonker, who admits at the same time that “it’s not yet.”
Jonker calls the final score a “solid result” against a “serious opponent”. According to the national coach, it happens less and less often in women’s football that there are such big differences in international matches. Small countries like Belgium and the Netherlands are increasingly joining the favourites. The coach calls it “important” that the Netherlands managed to beat Belgium 5-0.
However, the Orange is not yet ready for Portugal, the first opponent at the World Cup in New Zealand, specifies Jonker. “We still have a lot of work to do, but we are on schedule and on track. We can beat anyone, but I won’t say we will become world champions.”
Jonker currently prefers Lineth Beerensteyn up front. Katja Snoeijs, who was allowed to show what she had in the second half on Sunday, “still has a lot of work to do”, according to the national coach. Last week, he dropped Eredivisie top scorer Fenna Kalma for final selection.
The Dutch will meet Portugal on July 23 in the New Zealand city of Dunedin. The team leaves for Sydney on Friday.
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