Van Gaal goes in search of ‘penalty killer’ for World Cup
The Netherlands will be testing their goalkeepers in a special penalty shootout training session this week with an eye on the World Cup later this year, coach Louis van Gaal said on Monday (Sep 19).
He has called up four goalkeepers for this week’s Nations League clashes against Poland and Belgium as the Dutch look to finish top of their group and advance to the finals next June.
But Van Gaal said a priority will be putting together the final touches for the World Cup in Qatar in November, where the Dutch play in Group A against the hosts, Ecuador and Senegal.
He has invited an additional two more goalkeepers on Wednesday for a special penalty stopping session, he told a news conference.
“I’m looking for the best penalty killer and so we are testing all the goalkeepers”, he added.
