Dutch national team coach Ronald Koeman appeared in a press conference to talk about tomorrow’s confrontation against Romania, in the 16-final of the European Nations Cup.

The coach said: “We are a proud nation.” "We like to win and play good football. We know that it doesn't always work out, but we take Romania seriously and we have to do that. We improved compared to the last match, and that's what we want to do."

He added: “Xavi Simons is a great talent, and great talents can play anywhere. He showed that in Holland, and he showed that last season in Leipzig.”

Koeman again: “You make your team more stable by not giving space and pressing better. This is what we were focusing on. In the match against Austria, we were sloppy. This gave them confidence, while The opposite happened to us.”

He continued: “I expect them (Romania) to be really aggressive. They are physically strong in defense and dangerous from corner kicks and free kicks.”

Wazid: “We may have the majority of possession, but that depends on how good we are with the ball and whether we can push Romania back. They are waiting for us to lose the ball, and then they can It hurts us, so we have to be good in all aspects of our play.”

He concluded about the Netherlands being candidates to qualify: “It doesn’t matter. All this is talk outside the green rectangle, we take Romania seriously and we know that we have to be better than the last match. It always starts with yourself.”