Qatar World Cup's oldest coach Van Gaal coached the whip for the third time and led the Netherlands to remain unbeaten in 16 games

2022-11-22 13:50

Qatar World Cup's oldest coach Van Gaal coached the whip for the third time and led the Netherlands to remain unbeaten in 16 games


The 71-year-old Louis van Gaal, the oldest player in the World Cup in Qatar , led the Dutch team to its first victory in Group A today, extending its unbeaten record in international competitions and World Cup openers.


In the 83rd minute of the game, the Dutch team missed out when Senegal's defense was slack, and the 23-year-old striker Cody Jakpo scored the first goal with a header. Then in stoppage time of 90+9, the 29-year-old Dutch midfielder David Klaassen scored a goal and won 2-0 with difficulty, winning the first victory in the opening game of this World Cup.


However, Van Gaal was quite dissatisfied with the Dutch team's failure to score goals in more than 80 minutes, and finally scored 2 goals at a critical moment. He believed that the players' mentality was relatively nervous in the first game. Without these situations, they should be able to play well. better.


Qatar World Cup's oldest coach Van Gaal coached the whip for the third time and led the Netherlands to remain unbeaten in 16 games


It is worth mentioning that after today's victory, the Dutch team has accumulated an unbeaten record in the opening games of the last 9 World Cups, and this is the third time that Van Gaal has led the team to participate in 16 international games In the game, they got a record of 12 wins and 4 draws. It is admirable that they have not lost a game.


In addition, this game is also Van Gaal's 38th win record in coaching the Dutch team, breaking the number of wins of the previous Dutch national team coach Dick Advocaat.


However, this World Cup will be the last time Van Gaal will coach the Dutch team, because he was diagnosed with prostate cancer before, and it has been confirmed that he will leave the post after the World Cup in Qatar.