Netherlands' defeat to Algeria a major wake-up call ahead of World Cup, says Ronald Koeman

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/algeria-nc87N1BR/netherlands-WYintcWb/?mid=fqGrfvc5"]The North Africans ‌snatched a late winner[/a] on the eve of ‌the Dutch squad's departure for New York, where they ‌have another friendly against World Cup debutants Uzbekistan ‌on Monday.[/p][p]"[b]I absolutely hate losing; this was a match we should have won[/b],” a frustrated Koeman said. "[b]We have to ‌win these kinds of home matches; ⁠our (ranking) position demands it[/b].”[/p][p]Koeman ‌felt the eighth-ranked Dutch dominated the opening 25 minutes against ​fellow World Cup qualifiers [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/algeria/nc87N1BR/"]Algeria[/a] and had several good chances but then let matters ​slip.[/p][p]"Because you don't put the game to bed within those first 25 minutes, you end up playing ⁠against yourselves," Koeman ​said.[/p][image alt="Match stats" id="1e72ba43-182a-4617-a3d2-003dd16895c4" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="837da668-70c6-4aa1-af7b-e203371ef9a4" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p]"[b]If you get four or five clear chances, you have to score. And even if that doesn't happen, it shouldn't become a problem[/b].[/p][p]"[b]But after that, we started ‌making things more difficult for ourselves. At times we lacked aggression and were simply too nice[/b]."[/p][p]Algeria's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/feyenoord/8zjySeoN/"]Feyenoord[/a] winger [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/moussa-anis-hadj/0vqEKboE/"]Anis Hadj Moussa[/a], playing on his home ground, netted the winner four minutes from time to dampen the Dutch squad’s mood ahead of their departure on Thursday.[/p][p]Asked if it was better to suffer a defeat in the build-up rather than at ‌the World Cup, Koeman replied, “No”.[/p][p][b]"Winning always gives you ​a certain feeling. Losing is simply bad. We ‌certainly don't need to panic now, but we do need to dot the i's and cross the t's again. You could call it a wake-up call[/b]," he said.[/p][p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/netherlands/WYintcWb/"]Netherlands[/a] face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/japan/ULXPdOUj/"]Japan[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sweden/OQyqbHWB/"]Sweden[/a] ⁠and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tunisia/QqZVYk95/"]Tunisia[/a] in ⁠group F at the ‌finals.[/p]