WC-2022: Heavy loss in the Dutch national team, Memphis Depay will miss the first game

WC-2022: Heavy loss in the Dutch national team, Memphis Depay will miss the first game
Memphis Depay, the striker of the Netherlands national team, will not participate in the first match of his team at the WC-2022 held in Qatar.

According to Qazet.az reports, the head coach of "Oranges" Louis van Gaal said this at the press conference he held before the match.

The experienced coach compared the striker's absence to Sadio Mane's absence in Senegal: "Depay's absence will be the same blow for us as Sadio Mane's absence in Senegal. Mane is an extraordinary player. I wanted to buy him when I was the head coach of Manchester United. I'm a fan of Mane. He could change a lot and I would say that Senegal will miss him. And the same applies to us. We will miss Memphis Depay, our best scorer and assistant."

Van Gaal noted that even in the absence of Depay, the team has the opportunity to perform well: "I think that the current players understand each other well. They work well together and this will contribute to success. In 2014, we finished third with a lower quality team and I hope we can achieve more now."

It should be noted that the meeting between the Netherlands and Senegal will be held today, November 21. The match will start at 20:00 Baku time. Before that, one game was held in Group A - Ecuador won 2:0 against Qatar.