Last year, the Netherlands was the favorite to win the European Championship, but because of the epidemic, the European Championship was forced to postpone for a year; the Dutch national team also experienced an earthquake, leading the team to rectify the departure of coach Ronald Koeman; the two main defensive forces Van Dijk and Jasper Sillesen also missed the final round due to injury.
This summer, two defenders, Van Dyck and Jasper Cillaisen, were forced to retire due to injury, especially with Van Dyke's absence having the biggest impact on the team. The 30-year-old centre-back is also one of the best in European football, and his presence is also the reason why the Netherlands has improved its defensive strength in recent years. In his absence, Stefan DeFrey and Mattes De Ligt will be in charge. Matez De Ligt's performance at Juventus in the past two years is really a bit erratic, in the team still has Chiellini, Bonucci and other old jianghu to take care of, in the absence of Van Dijk, I really don't know if he can really take on the big responsibility. In the goalkeeper position, it is believed that Tim Krul will replace Jasper Cillessen to get the right choice, but the 33-year-old Dutchman only played in the Championship last season, although it helped the team to surpass the success, but the level of the tournament is not the top, and how much level the former "king of penalties" Tim Krul still has is also in doubt.
In the midfield position, the Netherlands is expected, Frenki De Jong is growing rapidly in Barcelona, is already the most promising new midfielder in Europe; in front of him, Weinaldum, van der Beek will be a strong competition with any European team; but Van de Beek in Manchester United will not get too many opportunities to play, or it will affect his state of play. In the position of the attacking line, Memphis Depay, who was absent due to injury in the last summer, was "blessed by misfortune", and he will be the main force of the Dutch striker in excellent form after his comeback. The 27-year-old striker's superb stats of 20 goals and 12 assists in Ligue 1 this season are enough to lead the Netherlands' attacking line. In addition to him, Donyer Mullen of Eindhoven and Quincy Proms of Ajax are also fast horses, able to pose a threat to the team with surprisingly unexpected punches.
However, the biggest problem in the Netherlands is the manager, Ronald Koemanben led the team back on track, but after he was poached by Barcelona, the successor Frank De Boer is clearly leading the Netherlands into a backwards setback. After Frank De Boer took office, the Netherlands won all four international matches and scored only two goals in four games on the offensive end. Previously, facing the slightly stronger Turkey, it was defeated 4-2, and the performance of the defensive line was really unbearable. In the nine games since Frank De Boer's lead, only against the brisket-level team can maintain his innocence (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Latvia and Gibraltar respectively), and the Dutch star does not seem to be able to lead the Netherlands further.
After consecutive absences from Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup, the Netherlands desperately need to achieve good results this summer to regain some face. But in the absence of Van Dijk and Jasper Cyresen, how far Frank De Boer, who has suffered frustration at Crystal Palace and Inter, can lead the Orange Army is not very optimistic.