Koeman said that his team would control the ball at all times when facing Portugal (Credit : AFP)

Against Portugal in UEFA Nation League Final, Koeman prepared a special strategy

UEFA Nations League final round on Sunday (9/6/2019) will bring together Portugal vs Netherlands national team.

The Portuguese national team had successfully made it to the top of the party after a 3-1 win over the Swiss national team in the semi-final match at the Do Dragao Stadium on Wednesday (05/06/2019). Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 53rd hattrick for Seleccao team.

A day later, the Dutch national team followed Portugal to the top party. They managed to win 3-1 over the England national team at the D. Alfonso Henriques Stadium.

Unlike Portugal, De Oranje must go through 120 minutes of struggle before being able to set aside England. Because both teams drew 1-1 at normal times. An own goal from Kyle Walker and a goal from the Quincy Promes set the Netherlands in the UEFA Nations League final. This is the first time for Netherlands to has scored two goals in extra time since 1907.

With these results, the Dutch National Team coach, Ronald Koeman, claimed he would soon prepare a precise formula to stop Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo during the final match. He said that his team would control the ball at all times when facing Portugal. That way, Cristiano Ronaldo will find it difficult to score. Even so, he still praised Ronaldo's appearance in the semi-final against Switzerland yesterday.

Koeman also praised Frenkie de Jong's performance as the best player in the match against England and defender Matthijs de Light. Although De Ligt had violated Marcus Rashford in the penalty area which gave England the lead in the first half, he paid off the mistake by scoring the equalizer.