Orange gets over four months at the Olympic qualifying tournament in Japan, where on paper weaker opponents compete in a repechage.
” I do not know exactly what opponents we meet in Tokyo, but I think our chances are very well there, ” said captain Maret Balkestein-Grothues Saturday in the NIS after losing in Ankara against Russia (1-3).
According Balkestein -Grothues Orange can look back on a successful tournament. ” After the defeat Monday against Germany, no one gave a penny for our chances. We have recovered well in the tournament. Unfortunately we did not win it alone. “
” But there remains for us a back door. I think that we should finally be happy with a ticket to Tokyo. It would be nice if we Russian wall than in Rio de Janeiro indeed be bad. ”
The captain admitted that Russia was too strong, though the difference was less than a few months ago in the European Championship final in Rotterdam. ” We really have top play if we want to beat them. That did not work today. It was not our day ”
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Sloetjes
According Lonneke Sloetjes well For seventeen points against Russia, it’s a matter of time until Orange get the European champions on their knees.
” we made a big step compared to the European Championship final, we were already a set them win. Let them in the final of the Olympics but defeat. “
The OCT has Orange as Sloetjes valuable experience delivered. ” We have actually played only finals. If you must, then we are in a ”
On the second Qualifier in Japan, the Netherlands tried to qualify for the first time since 1996 for the Games
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