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UEFA Nations League: Netherlands vs Croatia
Match time: 23-06-15 02:45 Thursday
The UEFA Nations League has now entered the final knockout stage, the conflict between the Netherlands and Croatia will inevitably become the hottest match, after the World Cup Dutch coach Van Gaal announced his resignation, replacing Van Gaal Koeman is also an excellent manager, so what will be the change in the technical and tactical play of the Dutch team in the post-Van Gaal period? Can the original all-attacking and all-defensive orange whirlwind reappear in the arena? Let's take a brief look at the highlight event.
Analysis of the team's recent situation:
The Dutch team's national team player list has not changed much, because the main team of the previous World Cup is in the year of play, so Koeman has not made any adjustments in player selection, although the defensive stalwart Van Dijk has performed more average in Liverpool this season, and the long-term multi-line operation has also caused Van Dijk frequent injuries, but the player's status in the Dutch team is still unshakable, and Coman himself has always appreciated Van Dijk, as a midfielder and defender in the player era, Koeman, Van Dijk will remain the Dutch captain's first choice.
After the World Cup in Qatar, the Netherlands played a total of two European Cup qualifiers, with one win and one defeat, and are currently third in Group B. Considering that the Netherlands team and the group also have a strong French team, the Dutch team wants to get a group stage qualification spot, so the recent speed of tactical running-in, after all, Van Gaal's previous defensive counterattack style can make the Dutch team gain a certain degree of stability, but for the Dutch players and fans who advocate attack in their bones, such a Dutch team is absolutely not satisfactory to them.
In the last match, the Netherlands easily defeated Gibraltar, which was relatively weak in the group, 3-0 in the European Cup qualifiers, and won their first group stage. From the perspective of the game process, the Dutch team is completely like playing a team training match, because Gibraltar directly took the initiative to defend after the opening, the Dutch team after a little stability began to besiege Gibraltar, the whole game down the ball ratio of the two sides to an astonishing 71-29, it can be said that Gibraltar has always been in a passive beating situation, in the first half Depay scored first, helping the Dutch team break the deadlock on the field. Although Gibraltar tried to equalize the score in the second half by constantly changing and looking for some offensive opportunities, the team's formation changed slightly, and the Netherlands immediately seized the opportunity to form a continuous attack, and finally Dutch defender Ake scored two goals in the second half, helping the team to win the game in one fell swoop.
Personally, Ake will undoubtedly be the future of the Dutch team, as Van Dijk's ability to play against continues to decline, Ake has now become the cornerstone of the Dutch team's defense, but De Jong and Depay are still slightly lacking in the stability of the attacking combination, Gakebo is also a more delicate striker at his feet, but this player does not have much experience in the big game, and still needs a lot of game time to grow, considering that the Dutch team is now in a period of tactical adjustment. I believe that it may be difficult for this team to deliver a good report card in the near future.
Croatia has proved itself once again in the World Cup in Qatar, although the team lineup is indeed aging, Modric and Perisic can no longer insist on playing the full 90 minutes of high-strength games, but Croatian players' tenacity and the spirit of never giving up are still worth learning from other teams, considering that the Croatian team has entered the stage of alternating old and new, Modric and Perisic will become less and less playing time. Croatia's powerhouse may not have achieved good results in recent years, after all, the transition between old and new often requires a lot of pain, but I believe that the good quality of Croatian players will continue.
In the last match, Croatia beat Turkey 2-0 in the European Championship qualifiers. From the perspective of the game process, although the overall strength of the Turkish team is not weaker than Croatia, and the desire of the Turkish players to attack in this game is also stronger, but Croatia's defensive ability still makes the Turkish players play very different, because Croatia has arranged layers of defense near the midfield, the Turkish team's offensive is difficult to raise speed, often when the team pushes the offensive to the heart of the opponent's penalty area, Croatia's defenders have reached the most favorable defensive position in advance. And the quality of Croatia's counter-attack is also quite high, Kovacic single-handedly contributed two goals to the team in the first half, which can be said to directly kill the suspense of the game. Throughout the second half, the Turkish team worked hard to equalize, but the Croatian players played extremely relaxed with a two-goal lead, and the chain defense made Turkey's offensive unsuccessful, and finally in the end, the Turkish team could only accept the defeat in the face of the hard work.
Match Analysis:
The Netherlands and Croatia have not met in years, with the most recent meeting dating back to the 1998 World Cup, when the Netherlands lost 2-1 to Croatia. However, due to the age of the meeting, the main lineups of the two sides have been very different, so this game can only be analyzed in terms of recent team performance and overall strength. Although Croatia are now in a transition between old and new, and the team's attacking ability has clearly declined, at least the resilience of this team is still worthy of recognition. On the other hand, on the Dutch side, Koeman has not made much tactical changes, but the Dutch team has still invested more energy in the offensive recently, and it can be felt that Koeman is consciously making minor adjustments, but the Dutch team of players is inferior to Croatia after all, I believe that even if Croatia cannot qualify in regular time, the team will most likely successfully advance to the final in subsequent overtime or penalty shootouts.