Dutch coach apologises to JapaneseDutch coach Bert van Marwijk Lambertus ("Bert") van Marwijk (born 19 May, 1952 in Deventer, Overijssel) is a former football (soccer) player from the Netherlands, and nowadays a coach. He is the father-in-law of Bayern Munich midfielder Mark van Bommel. has apologised for his team's unsporting play during a friendly against Japan here on Saturday. "In the first half the players vented their frustration in a bad way," admitted Van Marwijk after the match which his side won 3-0. The coach singled out Nigel de Jong Nigel de Jong (born November 30, 1984 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) is a Dutch football player, currently playing for Hamburg. Nigel de Jong is the son of Dutch footballer Jerry de Jong. He began as a youth player for Ajax Amsterdam. and Wesley Sneijder Wesley Sneijder (born June 9 1984 in Utrecht) is a Dutch professional footballer who is currently contracted to Real Madrid. He is also a regular member of the Dutch national team. in particular for criticism. "Wesley would have deserved the red (card) for one of his tackles," he said. "I went to apologise to the referee after these fouls. These are things which I cannot accept. I told the players concerned as much at half-time. "It's a type of behaviour which could cost us dearly at the World Cup. This cannot happen again. Now the players know it." The Dutch players commited numerous fouls in the first half, frustrated frus·trate tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates 1. a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: by the Japanese early domination. Both de Jong De Jong is the most common Dutch surname. Many people bear this name, including many important historical figures. Some of these people are mentioned below. De Jong may mean:
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