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Ronald Koeman Talks Matthijs de Ligt Juventus Debut, Says He's in Wrong Position

Netherlands boss Ronald Koeman has defended Matthijs de Ligt after a poor first game for Juventus and said the centre-back was played out of position.

De Ligt played his first competitive game for the Bianconeri in the 4-3 win over Napoli on Saturday, and Koeman pointed to his own less-than-ideal debut for Barcelona in 1989 when urging for him to be given time.

Per Goal's Dejan Kalinic, he said:

"I still have the newspapers of my first match at Barcelona. It was a disaster. We lost 2-0 and everybody was questioning my arrival.