Tijjani Reijnders revealed that the Netherlands squad did a post-mortem of their dismal show against Austria in the group stage.

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• The Netherlands squad analysed their performance against Austria
• Finished third in their group
• Dutch set to face Romani in the round of 16

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  The European giants were handed a shock 3-2 defeat by Austria in their final group game of Euro 2024 which led to them finishing third in the group. Netherlands' performance was below par throughout the game as their manager Ronald Koeman described it as 'abysmal'.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Now PEC Zwolle midfielder Reijnders has opened up about the situation inside the dressing room after the demoralising defeat. The 25-year-old claimed that the players and coaching staff analysed the defeat and held lengthy talks among themselves to clear the air in the dressing room.

• WHAT TIJJANI REIJNDERS SAID

  During a conversation with reporters, the player said, "We've had some tough conversations but we're on the right track and everyone is on the same page. It is clear from now on that winning means we go through, losing is going home.

  "I've watched the match again and saw what could be improved. We have to make sure it doesn't happen again. Romania is the ideal opponent to show how things should be done. They also play with a lot of intensity. We have to be much more careful with the ball and didn't have that at all against Austria."

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  WHAT NEXT FOR NETHERLAND?

  Oranje will aim to get back to winning ways and progress to the Euro 2024 quarter-final on Tuesday night as they take on Romani in the round of 16.

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