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Ian Mattsen (22, Aston Villa), the top contributor to Borussia Dortmund's advance to the European Champions League final last season, is enjoying a vacation with his girlfriend in Mykonos, Greece after the season.
Matsen posted a photo of himself lying on a yacht enjoying the sun and a two-shot with his girlfriend in a swimsuit on his personal SNS. When I was enjoying the sweet rewards of a tough season, I got a phone call. It was a notice to join the team immediately because it was substituted for the Dutch national team. Dutch coach Ronald Koeman chose full-back Mattsen as a substitute for Frenkie the Younger (Barcelona).
According to sports broadcaster ESPN, Mattsen's father drove six hours to Germany to "deliver" his son's soccer boots and training equipment. It was an alternative call-up just before the opening, so everything went on in a hurry.
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Mattsen must have had high expectations for his European Championship debut, but he suffered the setback of not playing a minute and staying on the bench all the time. DENZEL DOOMFRIES (Inter Milan) is behind. The playing time is the same as 0 minutes when staying on a yacht.
Only three field players in the Netherlands squad who played for less than a minute were 'Kim Min-jae's teammate' Matais de Licht (Bayern Munich), midfielder Ryan Hravernberg (Liverpool) and Mattsen. The Netherlands went to the semi-finals against expectations. They met England in the semifinals and allowed Ollie Watkins (Villa) to score a theatrical goal, losing 1-2. Watkins is a villa colleague of Mattsen. Mattsen left his original team Chelsea for Villa this summer.
yoonjinman@sportschosun.com
