Koeman criticized Barça for De Jong: “They took a risk and we paid for it”

Ronald Koeman was very upset about the injury to Frenkie De Jong, who will finally miss the European Cup, and pointed directly at Barcelona for forcing him despite ankle problems: “Frenkie de Jong has already overcome this injury, so we need to think about his health. Their club (Barca) decided to take a risk and this is the price we now have to pay for it.”

The Dutch coach also admitted that they did everything possible so that he could get to the Euros. “We learned about this this afternoon. We were very optimistic, we really hoped that De Jong would be there in the last game of the group stage. But it’s best to do without it.”

Koeman also complained about the congestion of matches: “The club calendar is becoming increasingly busy: Lewandowski was injured in a friendly match in Poland… and Koopmeiner doesn’t look very good either. We’ll see tomorrow morning, but I don’t have good expectations,” he commented.

Depay also expressed his dissatisfaction: “Of course, Frankie’s absence hurts. For us, for the coach… he tried. I feel myself good. Finally, the period of missing training but getting physically ready in the gym paid off.”

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