Ecuador will create more problems than Senegal: Dutch manager Louis van Gaal

Netherlands manager Louis van Gaal has urged his players to beware of the threat posed by a stable and shrewd Ecuador as the teams prepare to meet in Group A of the FIFA World CupThe Netherlands will enter the late Friday match at Khalifa International stadium in Doha after a 20 defeat of Senegal in their opening match on Monday Ecuador have had a day longer to prepare having beaten hosts Qatar 20 on SundayThey Ecuador are a stable team van Gaal told a news conference reports Xinhua Theyre physically strong with very clever players shrewd players which is why I believe that they are tougher than SenegalVan Gaal suggested that Memphis Depay could start against the South American side as he continues to recover from a high injury The Barcelona forward made his first appearance for two months when he came off the bench for the final half hour of the win over SenegalHe has played 30 minutes and the next step would be 45 minutes said van Gaal The injury he has makes it so difficult to decide when he can start so we have to look at himBut he is an extraordinary player and so I have set aside my principles because I consider him to be incredibly important to my team I explained this to the players that I am doing all this for Memphis and the players accepted thisEarlier Ecuador manager Gustavo Alfaro said he was hopeful Enner Valencia would be fit to play on Friday The 33yearold Fenerbahce forward was forced off injured after scoring both of Ecuadors goals in the victory over QatarEyeing the knockout stage van Gaal also expressed the ambition to claim the World Cup title here The Dutch manager said his 26man squad this time could be better than in 2014We have an average quality higher than in 2014 Im not talking about the top players we had at the time perhaps Memphis Depay is at that level and might reach that level he saidAlso readLouis van Gaal insists on Netherlands chance of winning World CupBut then the matches were decided by players like Van Persie Robben and Sneijder Now in our squad we have a much higher average the Dutch boss addedHowever the coach was reluctant to tell reporters his strategy when asked about how to be playing against their next opponent Ecuador I cannot reveal more details because I would be showing my cards Not even about names or strategies But we are here to be world championsHowever he highly praised the team who beat the host Qatar 20 at the World Cup openerSpeaking about the defeats of Argentina and Germany in the World Cup on previous days van Gaal admitted that it is easier to defend than to attack in modern footballI heard that Germany missed a lot of chances and then they lose This is got to do with team discipline he concludedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever