Harsh response from Steven Bergwijn to Roenald Koemantechnical commissioner of theNetherlandsafter the words pronounced by the coach towards him in the press conference. In an interview given to Telegraphthe new Al-Ittihad winger lashed out at him: “This is not how you treat your players. I don’t want to play for him anymore, I won’t play for someone who treats me like he did in front of the media. He could have called me, listened to my version of events. How can he say certain things without speaking to me? Of course, I will improve enormously financially, I won’t lie, but it’s also interesting from a sporting point of view. I will play with Benzema, Kanté, Fabinho, Diaby, Pereira… I’m excited to become their teammate!”.
Ronald Koeman he did not mince his words, speaking thus of the choice of Steven Bergwijn to join Al-Ittihad, leaving Ajax and European football: “Not everyone thinks the same way. When you are 26, your main ambition should be sporting and not financial. He could have just stayed at Ajax, right? I’m pretty sure Ajax pays well too. At his age, I wouldn’t make that decision.
Holland will return to the field tomorrow for the first of 6 scheduled Nations League matches. The Oranje, after reaching the semi-final at the European Championship, will challenge Bosnia and Herzegovina and Germany at home: the first match will be played on September 7 at 20:45, the second on the 10th at the same time. Also present in the group is Marco Rossi’s Hungary.