Holland manager Danny Blind has admitted that Robin van Persie and Memphis Depay were involved in a training ground dispute ahead of Saturday's crucial victory against Kazakhstan. Van Persie was left out of the side as the Dutch kept alive their slim hopes of qualifying for Euro 2016 but Blind has denied that decision was anything to do with the spat. The coach claimed that Van Persie's omission was based on the former Manchester United and Arsenal striker's level of fitness and Blind played down the disagreement as something that happens often on the training pitch. 'We have discussed what happened, but that had nothing to do with my decision,' Blind is quoted as saying in The Guardian.Robin van Persie and Memphis Depay were involved in a disagreementFenerbahce striker was left out of the starting line-up against KazakhstanDanny Blind claims his decision to leave him out was based on fitnessHolland face Czech Republic in their final Euro 2016 qualifier on MondayDutch must win and hope Turkey lose against Iceland to reach the play-offsHolland players were put through their paces on Monday for the final time
Turkey only need to draw against group leaders Iceland to be assured of their place in the play-offs regardless of _'s result thanks to their superior head-to-head record.