Louis van Gaal in a 2-2 draw with Poland on Saturday. Photo: ANP / Pieter Stam de Jonge
National football team coach Louis van Gaal said Feyenoord’s De Quip Stadium has not reached the standard for hosting international matches.
Van Gaal spoke after Memphis Depay missed a last-minute penalty after the Netherlands returned from 2-0 and Oranje drew 2-2 with Poland in Rotterdam.
After the match, coaches usually made a frank evaluation of the stadium and called it “”.allemaal oude army‘, Or’load of old junk’. Van Gaal said De Quipe’s only asset is play. “This is the best pitch in the Netherlands.”
Earlier this year, Feyenoord abandoned plans to move to a new stadium and housing development next to Maas due to soaring costs from De Kuip dating back to 1937. The plan was strongly opposed by the club’s enthusiastic fans.
“I don’t think Feyenoord should come here anymore because he can’t build a new stadium,” Van Gaal said.
“I had to sit with the tech staff at the gym. They took the coffee pot and put out the table. In half time, I turned my back on 10 or 12 players and teamed up. I talked. It shouldn’t happen. “
The Dutch team has a strong record in De Kuip, who has not lost in 29 games, including 19 consecutive wins that ended in a draw on Saturday.
Van Gaal said he would like to play all international matches at the Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam. “At the arena, the technical staff have a nice room for themselves. So I like the arena, but I’m just the coach of the national team, so I have nothing to say about it.”
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