Euro 2024: “He does not bother the French goalkeeper who is late”, Koeman and the Netherlands – protest against the goal refused against the Blues

Koeman n'était évidemment pas satisfait du but refusé aux Pays-Bas par le corps arbitral. dpa – Hendrik Schmidt

After the draw against the Blues (0-0) on the second day of Euro 2024, Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman and his players regretted the decision of referee Anthony Taylor , denying a Dutch goal scored by Xavi Simmons against France twenty minutes from time.

Depending on whether we support the Blues or the Oranges, we will obviously not agree. On the French side, we will justify the decision of the refereeing body by an offside from Denzel Dumfries, making a play right next to Mike Maignan.

On the Dutch side, we will argue that the position of the Batavian full-back did not in any way hamper the French goalkeeper, moreover author of a very good performance in the # 39;together, Friday evening in Leipzig. 

"For me it's clearly a worthy goal, said Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman after the meeting. Ok our player is in an offside position. But look at the images: he does not bother the French goalkeeper who is late and does not have the possibility of diving. The presence of a player in his vicinity changes nothing. Look: from Simons' shot, Maignan is beaten. It is no longer possible to prevent the goal."

Simmons: "The referee's decision is difficult to digest"

"For me, it's a worthy goal, from what I's seen from it# 39;rear. But it was not granted. It's a shame, for his part judged the captain of the Dutch selection, Virgil van Dijk.

Mainly concerned, Xavi Simmons obviously returned to the matter, with a little more restraint. "The referee's decision is difficult to digest, he declared after the match.  But you have to bow down because I can't change anything anyway. I prefer to remember the positive from this meeting. We gave the best of ourselves which allowed us to upset the big favorites of the tournament."