Netherlands vs Argentina: Dutch keeper Andries Noppert asserts self confidence, deems ready to STOP Lionel Messi

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Netherlands vs Argentina: Dutch keeper Andries Noppert asserts self confidence, deems ready to STOP Lionel Messi – Check Out

Triyasha Chatterjee

1 year ago

Netherlands vs Argentina: Noppert vs Lionel Messi: Andries Noppert, the Netherlands’ surprise first-choice goalkeeper, believes he can stop Lionel Messi. Noppert of Heerenveen was a surprising inclusion in Louis van Gaal’s Qatar 2022 team, and the narrative got even more shocking when he started their first encounter, his first for the national side. The Dutch […]

Netherlands vs Argentina: Noppert vs Lionel Messi: Andries Noppert, the Netherlands’ surprise first-choice goalkeeper, believes he can stop Lionel Messi. Noppert of Heerenveen was a surprising inclusion in Louis van Gaal’s Qatar 2022 team, and the narrative got even more shocking when he started their first encounter, his first for the national side. The Dutch face Argentina in the quarterfinals at the Lusail Stadium, but Noppert is keeping his calm. Watch FIFA WC LIVE Streaming LIVE on JioCinema & Follow FIFA WC LIVE Broadcast on Sports18, Follow LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN

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Netherlands vs Argentina: Dutch keeper Andries Noppert asserts self confidence, deems ready to STOP Lionel Messi – Check Out

“I’m always ready for that, and he can also miss, we saw it at the beginning of this tournament, so he’s the same like us – a human. For sure he’s good, but for sure I can catch the penalties,” said Noppert,

The massive 6ft 8in shot-stopper had previously only been called up as a back-up option for September Nations League games, but has finally made his Oranje debut on football’s grandest stage. It’s also going well, with the Dutch winning three and drawing one World Cup game, with Noppert, 28, keeping a clean sheet on his debut against Senegal.

Andries Noppert at this World Cup.

⚔️ 4 games
🚫 2 goals conceded
👐 15 saves
📊 88% of balls saved

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Only two keepers in the competition have made more stops than his 15, and that might change quickly in the quarterfinals on Friday when he faces Lionel Messi, easily the best player he’s faced in his quiet career.

Netherlands vs Argentina: Dutch keeper Andries Noppert asserts self confidence, deems ready to STOP Lionel Messi – Check Out

“This is new to me. But it’s just fun,” he said. “I just have to be myself. I’m trying. The boys and staff accept that too. That is the most important thing to me. I try to do it my own way. It’s a different world for me, but that won’t make me behave differently. “

“When you are a little boy you dream of being at a World Cup. When you see my career, you put that dream away. But I kept fighting for it.

“There is only one national coach who could have brought me here and that is our national coach. I am proud to be here and I have to keep working hard. That is the most important thing.”

Despite his spectacular, swift ascension to the top of the game, Noppert comes out as a cool and tranquil figure, which may be due to his somewhat hilarious humility. The Netherlands will face Argentina in the quarterfinals on Saturday midnight at the Lusail Stadium.