Pre-match: 2022–23 UEFA Nations League

Van Gaal better wake up

 

Klaassen scores Lol

 

Blind time is up

 

Var is correct

 

Get Berghius off. Too slow in possession

 

Why Teze? Just got megged

 

Should have won but I like the fight back, good to see them handle some adversity. That said, still lots of work to do

 

Bad result. Good fight back.
Memphis terrible miss.

 

The only players with a sufficient rating by me are Ake, de Vrij and Dumfries.
I give 4 out of 10 to Memphis, Blind and van Gaal.
LvG gets that bad rating first for putting this team on the pitch and second for the tactical plan, not being in line with the players on the pitch.
If you want to play this tactic, put players on the pitch who can execute it. This bunch in my eyes are capable of executing not one of any tactical plan.

 

fixed your post.

 

Memphis said missing a penalty "can happen" and playing a bad half "can happen".

Flekken needs a mention as well. Didn't have much to do vs Wales and now Poland but nevertheless leaks goals. Something like 3 chances, 3 goals conceded.

Cillessen had some useful interventions against Belgium lately; Bijlow in previous games.

 

Maybe. Flekken said himself he was poor at the first goal.

 

Flekken's activities were taking two balls out of the goal, the intervention you mentioned and some back passes by other players. I wouldnot blame him for any of those goals. The first goal was 95% on Blind and maybe 5% on Flekken, but still.
So he just balances on the sufficient side of my ratings, but that's more because of lack of noticeable activities.

 

Memphis needs to be sharper. Bad Pk.
Flekken was not good great vs Denmark and Germany.
He’s 3rd string.
I’m for Cillessen who seems a little more solid, but it will be interesting to see where he moves to.
Bijlow bothered me terribly on that outrageous mistake vs Turkey.

 

Error definitely by Ake who has improved with more playing time, and overcoming injury problems.
That said you just cannot make mistakes like that.
He also receives little coverage help from Blind so again it does not help your playing with a guy who is pathetic defensively

 

From my pov Ake was playing both CD and left back. Blind was so slow Ake every time had to run to the left back position to stop the player popping up there and Blind in the process was trying to plug the hole left by Ake in the center.
Every time LvG puts Blind on the pitch it's a failure for giving another player time to hone in the necesary minutes of experience with the rest of the selection.

 

Memphis was better in 2nd half despite the missed pk and frustrating decisions etc.