Angry Weghorst delivers perfect response

Weghorst, 31, had been unhappy not to start, coach Ronald Koeman revealed, but his attitude in trying to prove him wrong pleased the coach.

Wout Weghorst reels away in celebration after scoring Netherlands’s winning goal against Poland in Hamburg. Pic: Jens Buettner/AP

Group D: Netherlands 1 Poland 1

Strapping Netherlands striker Wout Weghorst earned praise not only for his winning goal yesterday in their European Championship opener against Poland, but for his attitude after initially being confined to the bench.