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The Netherlands females’s football group have actually been none too satisfied by their training school at Bay Oval in Mt Maunganui.
Netherlands coach Andries Jonker has actually blasted FIFA Women’s World Cup authorities of “incompetent” organisation, shooting up over the state of his side’s training pitch in Mt Maunganui.
The Dutch, ranked No 9 worldwide and runners-up at the last occasion in 2019, are based in Tauranga and utilizing Bay Oval– usually a cricket ground– for their preparations.
Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Jonker made it clear he was none too amazed with the location, declaring his gamers ran the risk of injury thanks to the difficult cricket pitches which lie in the middle of it.
The Dutch football association (KNVB) apparently revealed issues to FIFA after making 2 examination gos to in October in 2015 and February this year, declaring they were assured the pitches would be eliminated after the cricket season and prior to the Dutch side showed up.
“When we showed up here on Wednesday, I believed, ‘Now what is this now?’ I will not train on this,” Jonker stated.
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Netherlands coach Andries Jonker speaks to his group at training on Wednesday.
“We have actually raised issues about the cricket pitch formerly, we were guaranteed things and now we are extremely dissatisfied and mad. We are not pleased.
“We wish to play an excellent very first match versus Portugal here [in Dunedin on Sunday night]we wish to have a leading preparation, a leading competition, and we likewise consider ourselves a leading group. This does not fit. This fits with amateurism of the greatest order.
“If you fall on it with your knee or your shoulder, you might have an issue. If you run from the yard to that pitch, that is likewise bad for muscles and tendons that are currently under stress.
“With other workouts we can train around that pitch, however 11 versus 11 does not work.”
In spite of the issues, the Netherlands decided to stick to the location ahead of their Group E opener, albeit without carrying out any full-pitch practice.
“There were 2 other alternatives,” Jonker stated. “We might go to Dunedin previously, however then you need to re-arrange hotels, flights and everybody is on the incorrect track.
“There was likewise the tip we go to Hamilton. That’s an hour-and-a-half drive. That sounds simple, however then you are on the roadway from 10am to 6pm for one training session.”