Tom Rofekamp
11:20
28.06.2024
Last update: 14:54 28.06.2024
Virgil van Dijk and Nathan Aké recorded for Joey Veerman on Friday. The duo believes that the media has been too hard on the midfielder, after his poor performance during the Netherlands – Austria (2-3). The comment ‘that Veerman is done in Orange’ in particular went down the wrong way with his teammates. “One match does not define the rest of his career,” said a fierce Van Dijk during a press moment.
After the defeat against the Austrians, it was mainly about Veerman. The PSV player made a lot of bad passes and was taken off after 35 minutes.
The media jumped at the opportunity, not excluding Valentijn Driessen from De Telegraaf. Driessen even hinted at ‘the end of Veerman’s international career’.
Aké jumps into the breach for his teammate early on in the press conference. “Everyone knows it’s part of it, everyone has had a match like that,” says Aké. “And the group is with him, everyone knows how good he is. But I have to say that I found some of the comments from the media a pity. They went a bit too far.”
When the journalists present ask for clarification, Van Dijk jumps in. “Especially towards Joey, that it is the end of the story, that Kees is finished, and that he can never play for the Dutch national team again. That is very painful for him.”
“We can all have a bad match, it’s not just peaks. Of course, he didn’t play well, but one match doesn’t define the rest of his career,” said Van Dijk.
Criticism of Van Dijk
Before that, Van Dijk had already addressed the criticism of himself. The captain was not averse to taking stock of himself. “I can certainly understand the criticism completely after the last match,” Van Dijk stated. “I will work on it, and I also blame myself for it. The responsibility I feel for Oranje and also Liverpool is very high, and I also think that I can and should do better in that.”
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