Dutch coach cautious about Depay at Corinthians, but admits: ‘The league is strong’

Dutch coach cautious about Depay at Corinthians, but admits: ‘The league is strong’


Coach Ronald Koemman had already been the subject of controversy when he declared that Bergwijn, who left Holland to play in Saudi Arabia, would no longer be called up

Out of the Holland squad due to commitments in League of Nations, Memphis Depaythe new reinforcement of Corinthians, was one of the topics addressed by the coach Ronald Koeman. Unlike when he commented on striker Bergwijn’s move to Saudi football, the coach was careful not to “get burned” by those involved when discussing the Brazilian team’s main signing of the transfer window.




“I won’t get burned again about this. I won’t say anything. Maybe I have to be more careful, you saw everything you said after what I said about the Bergwijn transfer. Maybe I have to be more political, but I have a hard time with that,” he said in an interview with NOS Sport.

The coach fears a new controversy, as happened with Bergwijn. At the moment, Koeman closed the door for the Dutch national team striker after the athlete left Ajax to play in Saudi Arabia. This time the speech has changed. He also praised the Brazilian championship and emphasized that To pay off remains on the radar for upcoming FIFA dates.

“I think Brazil has a high-level technical championship, but I don’t know much about it. It’s very far away,” said the coach, opening the dressing room. To pay off during the Netherlands’ 5-2 victory over Bosnia.

“It shows that he is still part of the Dutch team. Memphis he has trouble going back. That’s why, Memphis Staying fit and having a good rhythm of play is the most important thing,” he concluded.

THE Corinthians sent football manager and former player Fabinho Soldado to Amsterdam, with the aim of finalising the hiring of To pay offThe player has undergone medical tests in his country and is awaiting the arrival of the coach to sign a contract until 2026.

The expectation is that the athlete will arrive in Brazil at the beginning of the week to officially present himself as a player of Corinthians, who are racing against time to regularize the striker. The team from São Paulo will be back on the field this Wednesday, at 9:00 p.m., to face Juventude, at the Neo Química Arena, in the second leg of the quarterfinals of the Copa do Brasil.



Dutch coach cautious about Depay at Corinthians, but admits: ‘The league is strong’

Source: Terra

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