Louis van Gaal insists on Netherlands' chance of winning World Cup

Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal has sounded a battle cry ahead of his sides debut in the 2022 World Cup finals later on Monday saying he believes his team can lift the title that has always eluded themThe Dutch were runnersup to Germany in 1974 and to Argentina in 1978 They were beaten by Andres Iniestas injury time goal for Spain in South Africa in 2010Van Gaal led the Dutch to third place in the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil with a team that included players such as Arjen Robben Robin van Persie and Wesley Sneijder but in his press conference ahead of Mondays game against Senegal the coach insisted his current side is better reports XinhuaThis Netherlands team is led by Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk and also includes FC Barcelonas Frenkie de Jong and Bayern Munichs Matthijs de LigtVan Dijk truly is an excellent captain and this group is keen to do the job The 2014 group wanted to do it but the average quality of this group is higher In 2014 there were Van Persie Robben and Sneijder but Sneijder had to serve the squad in a different position as he was usually a No 10 Van Gaal explainedAlso readVan Gaal We have a great chance of being champsI believe in this squad of players In 2014 we came third with a lesser squad than this group insisted the coach who nevertheless said winning the title depends on more than just talentA bit of luck can you score at the right time Things like that We could become world champions there are squads that are at a higher level than my squad but it is about how my squad deals with that commented the man who is in his third spell as national team coachI like to think I can affect this as I have a head start he joked adding that he would prefer not to discuss political issues I am focusing on this coming match and I put a full stop on all these issues after we invited the migrant workers to watch our practice sessionI have requested all my players to stop doing that too because I want them to focus on football and focus on the game against Senegal commented Van GaalThis 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