After cruising to a 2-0 victory against Turkey in their first 2014 World Cup qualifying fixture, the Oranje boss is expecting a far more thrilling and hard fought encounter against Sandor Egervari’s side.
Netherlands head coach, Louis van Gaal, is expecting a stern test in his side’s upcoming 2014 World Cup qualification game against Hungary at Ferenc Puskas Stadium on Tuesday, September 11.
The Oranje commenced their campaign brightly with a 2-0 win over Turkey, while the Magical Maygers picked up a morale boosting 5-0 win against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Andorra-c2837.
Although, the Flying Dutchmen failed to stage an impressive show against the Turks, they still remained the dominant force on the pitch throughout the 90 minutes.
However, the former Bayern Munich boss has stressed ahead of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Netherlands-c753’ upcoming fixture that his side failed to put in an impressive show at Amsterdam Arena.
“Not everything went to plan against Turkey, but a lot did. A number of players sat out the next day of training”, Van Gaal was quoted as saying to the media.
The Dutch mentor, who took the reins of the Oranje from Bert van Marwijk after UEFA Euro 2012 ended, went on to admit that the Hungarian are not as offensive as the Turks.
“Hungary do not play as offensively as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Turkey-c3026. They employ two systems, of which the most offensive is 4-4-1-1. Enough said”, Van Gaal added.
The Oranje boss opted to give Newcastle United goalkeeper, Tim Krul, a starting role ahead of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Michel-Vorm-c25482.
However, the talented shot-stopper’s joy to become the Dutch No.1 was short-lived, as he sustained an elbow injury during the training session, and Van Gaal was forced to sideline him for the upcoming clash.
Jeroen Zoet received the nod from the Flying Dutchmen boss to join the national team’s squad for the upcoming 2014 World Cup qualifier game against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hungary-c2920.
And the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/PSV-c40281 Eindhoven gloves man.
“Zoet is a logical replacement. Cor Pot [Netherlands Under-21 coach] is very pleased with him. Now he has the chance to become our third-choice goalkeeper”, Van Gaal concluded.
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