The Romanians claimed a hard fought 1-0 victory over Turkey in a 2014 World Cup qualifiers, and the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Netherlands-c753 boss has now admitted that his side will face an uphill task in Bucharest on October 16.
Netherlands head coach, Louis van Gaal, has admitted that Romania will give his side a tough time in their upcoming 2014 World Cup qualification game. The two sides will meet at Arena Nationala on October 16.
The Oranje are currently sitting at the summit of the Group D, with three wins from as many games, while the Romanians are only a place behind the Dutch due to inferior goal difference.
The Flying Dutchmen cruised to a comfortable 3-0 victory over Andorra, while the Tricolours secured a hard fought 1-0 win over Turkey on October 12.
Van Gaal admitted that he was hoping for a draw between the Turks and the Tricolorii, and stressed that his side will now relish a strong performance from Victor Piturca’s side on Tuesday.
“Unfortunately, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Turkey-c3026. I hoped for a draw, because that was the best [result] in my opinion. Now we have a difficult match in Bucharest next Tuesday”, the former Ajax boss was quoted as saying to SBS6.
The veteran Dutch mentor went on to admit that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arjen-Robben-c6521, who has been sidelined due to injury for quite some time now, is unlikely to feature in the Oranje’s next game.
“I don't think Robben can play. We hear about his condition tomorrow. Then we'll also decide if some players from the Under-21 squad will come to Romania”, Van Gaal concluded.
Meanwhile, Rafael van der Vaart, who scored the opening goal in the Flying Dutchmen’s easy 3-0 win over http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Andorra-c2837 at De Kuip Stadion on Friday, expressed his delight over adding his name to the score-sheet, while admitting that it was not a great match.
“I realise it wasn't a great match, but personally, it was nice to score. Of course, the opponent wasn't very good, but we've tried to make more of it. There wasn't much space for us, though”, Van der Vaart was quoted as saying to the media.
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