The coach says the reality is that his side are not one of Europe's best teams but wants to be given the chance to solve their problems
Guus Hiddink has admitted he doesn't know how to solve Netherlands' current problems after they stuttered to a 1-1 draw at home to Turkey in their latest Euro 2016 qualifier.
The Oranje trailed to Burak Yilmaz's strike until well into injury-time, when Wesley Sneijder's strike was deflected home by the head of Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.
Holland are now third in Group A, six points behind leaders Czech Republic, with Hiddink stating after the game that his side are nowhere near Europe's best nations.
He said to NOS: "Of course I can get this team back to its best, but at this moment I don't know how yet.
"It wasn't a good game from us, but I'm satisfied with the result. In the end, this can be a very important draw.
"We shouldn't talk too big about ourselves, because we are not one of the top teams in Europe. The third place at the World Cup in Brazil was fantastic, but you have to look through that result. Look at the reality."
Hiddink was without two of his star men, with Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie both absent through injury, but Sneijder said that was no excuse for the performance at the Amsterdam Arena.
"From the first minute we played to win this game," the Galatasaray midfielder said.
"We dominated posession and created some opportunities but they got only one big chance and they scored immediately. We played the game, but we didn't create enough. Yes, I'm relieved that I scored the equaliser in injury-time.
"In the second half we have we played more opportunistic, especially after Bas Dost came on the pitch. We didn't play bad, but we didn't play good as well. We cannot blame the coach for this result. We have to be sharper and we must not point the finger to someone else. The absence of Robin van Persie and Arjen Robben may not be an excuse as well."
The introduction of debutant Bas Dost in the second half was at least a small glimmer of positivity for Holland, with the Wolfsburg striker admitting his special night had been soured by the result.
"I don't have a good feeling, despite my debut for Oranje," he said.
"You always hope you can come in, but with this scoreline it wasn't ideal. With the long balls we created some danger and we could have even won this one.
"At home against Turkey we are obliged to win, but we didnt. It was my first time that I was in the squad so I just try to give my best. We are kind of sad right now, but we have to be happy with a point after all."
