Tijjani Reijnders reveals Oranje’s clear-the-air talks after stunning Austria loss at Euro 2024

The Netherlands suffered a surprising 3-2 defeat to Austria in their final group game of Euro 2024, leading to a third-place finish.

Tijjani Reijnders Reveals Dressing Room Talks
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The European giants suffered a surprising 3-2 defeat against Austria in their final group match of Euro 2024, resulting in a third-place finish in the group. The Netherlands’ performance was subpar, with manager Ronald Koeman describing it as ‘abysmal.’

PEC Zwolle midfielder Tijjani Reijnders has shed light on the atmosphere in the dressing room following the disheartening loss. The 25-year-old revealed that the players and coaching staff conducted an in-depth analysis of the defeat and engaged in extensive discussions to clear the air.

In a conversation with reporters, Reijnders stated, “We’ve had some tough conversations but we’re on the right track and everyone is on the same page. It is clear from now on that winning means we go through, losing is going home.”

“I’ve watched the match again and saw what could be improved. We have to make sure it doesn’t happen again. Romania is the ideal opponent to show how things should be done. They also play with a lot of intensity. We have to be much more careful with the ball and didn’t have that at all against Austria.”

The Oranje will aim to return to winning form and advance to the Euro 2024 quarter-finals on Tuesday night as they face Romania in the round of 16.

Tijjani Reijnders

Tijjani Reijnders

Forwarder, Defender, Midfielder

NetherlandsNetherlands

Age: 26

185 cm

73 kg

Season 2024
Played 1 0 Missed
Minutes 67 67.0 Avg
Goals 0 0.0 Avg
Assist 0 0.0 Avg
Attempt 7 7.0 Avg
Passes 52 52.092.0% AvgSucc
Yellow 0 0.0 Avg
Red 0 0.0 Avg

This season he played in total 36 times for 2829 minutes for Serie A.

Tijjani Reijnders scored 3 goals for Milan. He procured 3 assists. He received 8 yellow cards and no red cards.

His team is currently 2nd in Serie A. In the last match Milan lost 5-2 against Roma.

Milan performance and stats

Milan

Manager: Stefano Pioli
Rank 2nd
Win 22
Draw 8
Loss 7
Goals 73-46
Diff 27
Rank 3rd
Win 2
Draw 2
Loss 2
Goals 5-8
Diff -3

It will be Milan ended the league in the 2nd position with 74 points.

In the last 38 games, it has won 22 times, drawn 9 times, and lost 7 times. In its last match, Milan drawn 3-3 against Salernitana.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 73 goals and conceding 46.​