体坛英语资讯：Dutch coach unsurprised about progress after reaching maiden World Cup semis
<p><span word="VALENCIENNES">VALENCIENNES</span>, <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 29-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Netherlands">Netherlands</span>' <span word="head">head</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Sarina">Sarina</span> <span word="Wiegman">Wiegman</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="team">team</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>-<span word="catching">catching</span> <span word="improvement">improvement</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="span">span</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="semifinals">semifinals</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2-0 <span word="win">win</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Dutch">Dutch</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="debuted">debuted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="secured">secured</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span>," <span word="Wiegman">Wiegman</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> (<span word="in">in</span> 2017), <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="moments">moments</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="suitable">suitable</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span>," <span word="added">added</span> <span word="the">the</span> 49-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span>.</p><p><span word="Having">Having</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="semifinals">semifinals</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Netherlands">Netherlands</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lyon">Lyon</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Winning">Winning</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="mentally">mentally</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span>," <span word="Wiegman">Wiegman</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="semifinals">semifinals</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="Dutch">Dutch</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="Vivianne">Vivianne</span> <span word="Miedema">Miedema</span>, <span word="Player">Player</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Match">Match</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="complaining">complaining</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="semis">semis</span>. <span word="We">We</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="amazing">amazing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="proud">proud</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="game">game</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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