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 It was merely eight and a half short years ago that the Dutch national team was coming off of a 3rd place World Cup finish, preceded by a runner-up at the Vuvuzela Cup 2010. The Dutch had established themselves as one of the powers not just in Europe, but in the entire World. Then everyone got old and retired, and the whole program seemed to nose dive. They failed to qualify for Euro 2016 and WC 2018, but bounced back to qualify for Euro 202 Manager Louis Van Gaal  (pictured, right) One of the many recent punching bags at Old Trafford. The "Iron Tulip" has implemented a 5-3-2 formation with the national team, with two wing backs who get forward and support the attack. The Squad GOALKEEPERS: Justin Bijlow (Feyenoord), Andries Noppert (Heerenveen), Remko Pasveer (Ajax) - One of these guys is going to be starting in net, but it's not clear who as of yet. DEFENDERS: Nathan Aké (Manchester City), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan), Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), Matthijs de Ligt (Bayern Munich), Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United), Jurriën Timber (Ajax), Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan), Daley Blind (Ajax) - Defense is the strength of this team, and if it holds up like it has recently, they will be tough to beat. MIDFIELDERS: Steven Berghuis (Ajax), Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), Davy Klaassen (Ajax), Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta), Marten de Roon (Atalanta), Xavi Simons (PSV Eindhoven), Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) - de Jong sets the pace, everything goes through him. FORWARDS: Steven Bergwijn (Ajax), Memphis Depay (Barcelona), Cody Gakpo (PSV), Vincent Janssen (Antwerp), Luuk de Jong (PSV), Noa Lang (Club Brugge), Wout Weghorst (Beşiktaş) - Memphis doesn't seem phased by his situation at Barca, and he will have to drive the counter attack, ideally so they don't wind up in any penalty shootouts. The Dutch are expected to do well in this tournament and they have gotten a pretty favorable draw yet again, both in regards to their Group A company, and the teams they could potentially face from Group B and beyond. They are currently 12:1 to win the whole tournament, and if one of their keepers can step and solidify the back end, they have a real shot to do it. Ace Jameson fucked around with this message at 16:22 on Nov 16, 2022 |
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Noppert in net, no Memphis up top
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Nov 21, 2022 16:54
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Lookin forward to the penalty kicks after 120+ minutes of scoreless play
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