Kammenou: “Scoring 10 goals in the Netherlands is an achievement, but scoring 15 is unacceptable”

Alexia Kammenou emphasized the need to improve the defensive function, after the 15-10 defeat by the Netherlands, in the group final of the European Championship.

The federal coach spoke about the mistakes made by the “blue and white” and commented on what she expects to see next.

In detail, what he said:

On the loss to the Netherlands: “We had the wrong choices in attack and conceded a goal on the counter. Holland is a very fast team, we knew we shouldn’t give them that chance. It was a stress free game and we said let’s play freely. It’s one thing to do it freely, and it’s another thing to make arbitrariness in the attack. We need to fix this, because this cannot be done in a crucial game. It is not possible for the national team to score 15 goals, it is a huge score. Scoring 10 in the Netherlands is an achievement, but eating 15 is unacceptable. Our hasty choices gave them the opportunity to score very easy goals. 4-4 became 8-4 with three mistakes and easy goals on the counter. We move forward, we concentrate, because the continuation is very difficult. Nothing is lost, but we didn’t want that look. We have to forget about it, concentrate and fix the defence. The defense needs a lot of attention”

For the many goals the national team concedes and the mistakes it makes: “We corrected the defense towards the end, but we easily conceded goals from wrong choices in the attack. We gave a quick team like the Netherlands the chance to score easy goals on the counter. Holland is a fast team. When you give her such chances to score, no matter how hard you try to get close, things are difficult

For the quarterfinals: “Very focused, we have a difficult quarter-final. It’s always a tough game. We will gather. We’ll have a day to catch our breath and we’ll be ready. We’ll show it in action later on, a bad game doesn’t mean anything, but luckily it’s done now.”