Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal was unhappy with the performance of some of his young players despite his side\'s winning start to 2014 FIFA World Cup™ qualifying against Turkey. Goals from Robin van Persie and Luciano Narsingh earned the Dutch their first three points in Group D on the road to 2014. But Van Gaal, who had included several new faces on his return for a second spell as coach, warned he expects a higher standard from many of his players. Jordy Clasie and Daryl Janmaat were singled out for criticism, while only a significant improvement after half-time spared Bruno Martins Indi and Jetro Willems. \"Janmaat was not Janmaat,\" Van Gaal told De Telegraaf. \"Clasie can offer a lot going forward, but he did not. That\'s why I changed them after the break.\" Ricardo van Rhijn replaced Janmaat at half-time, with Clasie giving way to Leroy Fer five minutes into the second period. Van Gaal added: \"In the first half I was also dissatisfied with Martins Indi and Willems, but in the second half they improved handsomely. That is very impressive at that age and says a lot about those guys.\" Despite his concerns, Van Gaal was pleased with a result which was a marked improvement on his last qualification campaign at the helm. The Oranje failed to qualify for the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea after being held 2-2 at home by the Republic of Ireland in their opening game. \"Where then we started badly in the (Amsterdam) ArenA with 2-2 against Ireland, now we have a good start,\" said Van Gaal. \"That\'s wonderful. It is very important that we have won the first game, otherwise you are immediately behind the pace. I think the public enjoyed it, you could see that from their reactions. We had many more chances than the Turks.\" FIFA
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