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.