SEAToday.com, Jakarta-Pelatih Belanda Ronald Koeman akan mengandalkan pemain sayap belia, Xavi Simons ketika menghadapi Polandia pada laga pertama Grup D Euro 2024 di Hamburg, Minggu, 16 Juni 2024 malam.
"Dia adalah salah satu talenta terhebat yang kami miliki saat ini di Belanda," kata Koeman tentang Simons, seperti diwartakan AFP pada Minggu WIB, dilansir Antara.
Koeman melanjutkan bahwa, "Dia sudah bermain di banyak pertandingan sebagai starter di usia muda. Dia berkembang, sebagai pemain muda selalu ada pasang surut, terutama di tim nasional."
"Kami yakin dia akan tampil di Piala Eropa dengan sangat bagus," kata Koeman, memuji pemain RB Leipzig berusia 21 tahun itu.
Kapten Belanda, Virgil van Dijk juga menaruh harapan besar pada Xavi Simons yang berposisi sebagai pemain sayap kanan atau gelandang serang itu. "Dia bisa memberi lebih banyak dari yang dia lakukan sekarang. Dia bisa berbuat jauh lebih baik," kata kapten Liverpool itu.
"Ini akan menjadi turnamen besar baginya dan saya sangat percaya padanya," kata van Dijk.
Belanda tergabung di Grup D bersama Polandia, Prancis dan Austria.
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