‘I have also seen the matches against Ajax’

Ronald Koeman gets little time with his selection to catch his breath after the international match. A visit to Getafe is already on the agenda on Saturday evening and the Dutch coach assumes that his team will have a difficult game ahead. The Azulones were still too strong for Ajax in the Europa League last season and have been able to keep up well in LaLiga for a number of years.

“First, we need to consider Getafe’s performance over the years. They are doing great, they have qualified for European football and have created a winning team, ”said Koeman during a press moment in the run-up to the visit to the suburb of Madrid. “I have of course also seen the matches against Ajax. Some people in the Netherlands criticized Getafe’s game, but I don’t like to criticize other teams. ”

“Their trainer (José Bordálas, ed.) Tries to get the most out of his team and there are different ways to win matches. It is then up to the referee to steer the game in the right direction ”, Koeman continues. “Getafe is a very competitive team, it will be a tough game and we will have to give one hundred percent to win. We have to try to find the spaces. ”

Koeman has to deal with some personnel problems, including the absence of Jordi Alba. This means what Sergiño Dest will most likely start as a left back in the base. Last week, Koeman had a number of conversations with the youngster who was taken over from Ajax: “Firstly, it was good to have him here. We talked to him about the system, although that is not much different from what he was used to at Ajax. ”

“We know he can play on the right side as a fullback and also on the left. We know that Alba is not fit, so it is possible that Dest will start in the base. It has been good for him to stay here and not have to play for the national team, which makes it easier for that boy to adapt to everything in Barcelona. Because everything here is bigger than he was used to in Amsterdam ”, Koeman concludes.