If you think your vacations were a disaster, just hear what Maatsen has been through
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Reading Time: 2min | Thu. 11.07.24. | 22:30
Aston Villa player will probably have a lot of things to say to Ronald Koeman
Ian Maatsen is having a summer he'd gladly forget.
The 22-year-old player had been initially left out of the Netherlands EURO 2024 squad, learning of his omission just three days ahead of the Champions League final between his club at the time, Borussia Dortmund, and Real Madrid.
After losing that match, he went on vacation with his girlfriend, enjoying Mykonos island in Greece on a glamorous yacht.
However, after Teun Koopmeiners was forced out of Ronald Koeman's squad through injury, the Dutch coach called Maatsen to replace him.
And in the fairytales, now comes the best part, when that written-off returns to achieve the glory. Alas, real life is something else.
At least Ian Maatsen can finally go back on holiday this morning...
— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Football__Tweet) July 11, 2024
Called up late to the Netherlands squad while he was in Mykonos with his partner to play a grand total of ZERO minutes at the EUROs. 🇳🇱😐#EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/YMrjwUu6FJ
Maatsen, a former Chelsea player who signed for Aston Villa in the meantime, was left on the bench in every game of the competition and didn't make a single minute before the Dutch were eliminated in the semi-final.
He is yet to be handed his international debut, and the prepartions for the new season with the Premier League side are almost underway. We sincerely hope his girlfriend would have empathy for the poor guy. And Koeman... he'd better watch out.
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