Interesting in-possession game plan shown by Netherlands 🇳🇱 during the first half against France 🇫🇷.
Key points:
- Right hand-side progression through de Vrij
- Schouten’s functional positioning to attract Tchouameni and disable him to track Depay’s in between the lines drops which are key for Koeman’s side
- Creating 4v3 in the middle through Memphis who’s constantly moving around the CB (Saliba) in order to draw him out of the position
- Creating more space for in-behind runs for Simons and Frimpong - that’s why Frimpong has started the game. Against Poland 🇵🇱 in the first round, it was clear that Netherlands 🇳🇱 would not have many situations to attack large spaces and exploit his running and pace qualities, completely opposite to this game, where it’s been a key part of the game plan
Netherlands should be more brave in performing this type of ball progression, as they’ve skipped some opportunities for that, especially during the last 5-10 minutes of the first half, mainly due to aim to reduce mistakes
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