<p>The North Africans ‌snatched a late winner on the eve of ‌the Dutch squad's departure for New York, where they ‌have another friendly against World Cup debutants Uzbekistan ‌on Monday.</p><p>"<strong>I absolutely hate losing; this was a match we should have won</strong>,” a frustrated Koeman said. "<strong>We have to ‌win these kinds of home matches; ⁠our (ranking) position demands it</strong>.”</p><p>Koeman ‌felt the eighth-ranked Dutch dominated the opening 25 minutes against ​fellow World Cup qualifiers Algeria and had several good chances but then let matters ​slip.</p><p>"Because you don't put the game to bed within those first 25 minutes, you end up playing ⁠against yourselves," Koeman ​said.</p><p>"<strong>If you get four or five clear chances, you have to score. And even if that doesn't happen, it shouldn't become a problem</strong>.</p><p>"<strong>But after that, we started ‌making things more difficult for ourselves. At times we lacked aggression and were simply too nice</strong>."</p><p>Algeria's Feyenoord winger Anis Hadj Moussa, playing on his home ground, netted the winner four minutes from time to dampen the Dutch squad’s mood ahead of their departure on Thursday.</p><p>Asked if it was better to suffer a defeat in the build-up rather than at ‌the World Cup, Koeman replied, “No”.</p><p><strong>"Winning always gives you ​a certain feeling. Losing is simply bad. We ‌certainly don't need to panic now, but we do need to dot the i's and cross the t's again. You could call it a wake-up call</strong>," he said.</p><p>The Netherlands face Japan, Sweden ⁠and Tunisia in ⁠group F at the ‌finals.</p>