Manchester City midfielder Reijnders is currently preparing for the World Cup preliminaries with the Dutch national team. In a recent interview, he talked about the importance of Friday's match against Poland to the Dutch team, his substitute in...
Manchester City midfielder Reijnders is currently preparing for the World Cup preliminaries with the Dutch national team. In a recent interview, he talked about the importance of Friday's match against Poland to the Dutch team, his substitute in the league last week and the topic of mentality.
Although he served as a substitute in Manchester City's game against Liverpool last week, Reijnders was still in a good mood when he reported to the Dutch team. He said: "We will definitely be ready for the game."
Since moving to the Premier League, he has played in all league games until last weekend's game when he did not get the playing time given by Guardiola. Reinders remained calm. He said: "The Premier League is great. I still enjoy every day at Manchester City. There are many things to consider in training, including how we prepare tactically based on the players we have."
Regarding the question of whether to adjust his mentality, Reinders, who has performed well in the Premier League and Champions League so far this season, said that there is no problem of "changing his mentality" after the game against Liverpool. Now, he pointed out: "It's the manager's choice. The season is long. If you look at our squad, everyone can start. I have been really spoiled in the past few years. When you play for a club like this, it is also part of it that you are sometimes on the bench."
If the Dutch team beats Poland in Warsaw on Friday, then the Dutch team will guarantee qualification for next year's World Cup. Reinders said: "We all know the importance of this game," and he also felt extra motivation on the eve of the game: "Because we know what we can achieve. Now it is really close, and we will definitely be ready for it."
But in next year's World Cup, Reinders will definitely not see his brother Eliano Reinders, because the Indonesian team failed to get a World Cup ticket. Reinders said: "It's a pity that he didn't advance, which makes me disappointed. It would have been great, but it didn't work out. Of course he was disappointed, but that's part of football. Now hopefully he can participate in four years. It's a new plan and it will take time."
