Van Gaal: I am satisfied with Depay’s performance, he is very important for the team – yqqlm

Netherlands boss Louis van Gaal said he was satisfied with Depay’s performance after the Netherlands beat Qatar 2-0.

First, Van Gaal praised the players’ performance in the game: “I think we scored two goals, which is good. I think we were more careful in possession.”

Speaking about Depay’s return to the starting line-up, Van Gaal said: “Thanks to Depay, we can make a difference, it’s about the goals in the game, you can follow everything about it, it’s very important. But it a player with his creativity he tends to take risks in his game and I’m very happy with his performance, he hasn’t played for two months. We sometimes forget, he played 65 minutes today, he was very fast You can play the whole game.”

Speaking about the opponents he will face in the knockout round, Van Gaal said: “I think we have to see who the opponent is, which is very good. We are trying to progress to r first place in the group. For example, De Jong got another chance to play. We replaced De Jong and Gakpo in the game. We are doing well now. Gakpo has also shown his ability. That’s why I took his place today.”