“I hear people talk about a friendly match, but I do not believe that such games exist,” Coleman said Thursday at the press conference ahead of the game in Cardiff.
“We are playing against a good team. The Netherlands may be excited and busy with building after missing the European Championships, but you can also compare a wounded animal, and so it will be a big fight. “
Setback for 42- old Coleman is that he is in the Cardiff City Stadium could not have star players Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey. The winger of Real Madrid and the midfielder Arsenal have opted out injured, but that the coach does not use as an excuse.
“Our strength is that we have two world-class players, but rather that we have a strong collective forms and other players can also get up “
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Unlike the Netherlands or Wales qualified for the tournament next year in France. Last year the roles were reversed in the run-up to the World Cup.
“In June 2014 we also played friendly against the Netherlands,” says Coleman, who lost time in the Arena 2-0 with his team. “It is quite remarkable how the situation may change in such a short time.”
Coleman, who since 2012 has been head coach of Wales, finds it unfortunate that Orange is lacking at the European Championships. “I would have liked to seen in France. The best teams are supposed to be there.”
Thursday at 18.45 am (Dutch time) press conference coach Danny Blind in Cardiff. The contest begins Friday at 20:45 am (Dutch time) and is led by the French referee Benoit Bastien.
Wales-Netherlands Friday from 20:45 to directly see NU.nl and SBS6.
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