Netherlands-Argentina – J. Veron: “We lacked concentration”

“The match against ENGLAND in SAINT-ETIENNE tired us considerably and we had one less day of rest, but we are not making excuses. We are not upset. We could have put more pressure on the NETHERLANDS team, but we didn’t. Moreover, we lacked concentration. I will not comment on the sending off of ORTEGA (10). However, the expulsion came at the wrong moment: just when we were dominating with 11 players against their 10. Gabriel BATISTUTA (9) missed his chance at the goal.

We are sad for our families and for the Argentine people. Of course I regret not being able to continue in the competition, but we did our best. We gave our maximum effort. All the players are thankful to Daniel Alberto PASSARELLA for what he did with our team.”