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Goal: Bergwijn (61 ‘)
Before the opening match of the 2020/21 UEFA Nations League, both the Netherlands and Poland were in top form. If “Orange tornado” wins 5 and draws 1 in the last 6 matches in all competitions, then “White Eagle” is also undefeated in the last 5 matches (won 4). However, at home, the Netherlands are proving to be very strong: winning 8/9 of the official reception of opponents. Their only loss was against Germany with a narrow score of 2-3.
More importantly, Dutch football is really on the rise. They have produced countless brilliant tu-tip blooms over the years. Many of them are currently the core of the national team such as Nathan Ake, Frenkie de Jong or rookie Van de Beek who has just joined MU. Also, it is impossible not to mention the number of faces at the top of his form, very brave and experienced like De Vrij, Van Dijk, Wijnaldum, Depay.
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| Netherlands starting XI against Poland: Without Donny Van de Beek |
However, contrary to the expectations of millions of Manucians, Dwight Lodeweges (the Oranje’s interim coach led by Ronald Koeman to the Barça club) did not introduce Donny Van de Beek’s name on the starting list before Poland. Instead, the more experienced Marten de Roon was arranged to play alongside Vice Captain Wijnaldum and Frenkie de Jong in midfield.
De Vrij’s defense is also not used and Van Dijk’s “super midfielder” partner is Veltman, who is in Brighton. Man City rookie Nathan Ake takes on the role of left back. In attack, Depay takes responsibility for scoring the main goal when he plays the highest.
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| Depay played on the top of the attack line and had a lot of balls, but was almost harmless for most of the first half. |
Meanwhile, the central framework of Poland remains the names that have been dedicated for the last decade. But the star occupies 50% of the team’s strength, the assassin Robert Lewandowski is not present in this meeting, due to a compensation break because Bayern won the Champions League with Bayern last season.
Without Lewandowski, the responsibility for penetrating the opponent’s net fell on the shoulders of Krzysztof Piatek, a striker who was once highly sought after in Europe but who currently wears only a small Hertha Berlin jersey in the Bundesliga. Besides Piatek, some other “White Eagle” names are quite familiar to NHM, such as midfielder Zielinski (Napoli) or midfielder Bednarek (Southampton).
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| Piatek, who replaced Lewandowski in the Polish attack, had a chance to score in the first half but was unable to capitalize on the success. |
With the advantage of playing at home and a more consistent team quality, the Netherlands dominated immediately after kickoff. The ball was mainly aimed at Depay, but the first notable shot came from the visitors when Jozwiak bravely held the ball near the 16m50 area and hit it to miss the ball after 12 minutes.
Exactly until the 21st minute, Holland has a clear opportunity to eat for the first time. Bergwijn was too clever for Promes to break the offside trap to escape and face Szczesny, but the final shot went wide to the team’s regret.
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| Midfielder Frenkie De Jong has the best chance of the first half when he hits the post |
After 33 minutes, the Dutch goal really wobbled after the opponent’s attack. Kedziora drove the ball down the right wing and then stretched it inward, just within reach of Piatek to launch the kick on the first touch, but Cillessen successfully blocked it.
In the last minutes of the first half, the Netherlands had better pressure than at the start of the game. Oranje would have gone into the break with a goal if De Jong’s left-footed shot missed the post. Before that, Memphis Depay had a superior pass moving his cheek in the art of getting the ball into the Polish penalty area.
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| Bergwijn scored the only goal of the match |
At the start of the second half, Bergwijn crossed the dangerous ball into the 16m50 area, but Depay’s first step was not a good one, which made the former MU player unable to launch the shot. A few minutes later, the 1994-born forward handled himself better after a long pass from his teammate, but Depay was unable to beat Szczesny.
But then the Dutch also got over the deadlock. In the 61st minute, Frenkie De Jong opened the ball or entered the Polish penalty area and Hans Hateboer (Atalanta) was quick to push the ball into the middle for Tottenham player Bergwijn to kick the empty net without a problem.
In the 74th minute, Bergwijn happily left the field after doing a great feat for the home team and the replacement was Donny Van de Beek, Manchester United’s first rookie in the summer of 2020. In the 80th minute, the 1997 midfielder was Depay gave a chance to leave a mark, but the close-angle shot was more like a passing situation so he couldn’t threaten Szczesny.
The rest of the time, the Netherlands maintained full control of the game in the desperate helplessness of the Polish guests. The 1-0 remained until the final whistle. After the first match of Group 1 of League A of the 2020/21 UEFA Nations League, the Netherlands temporarily led with 3 points because, at the same time, Italy was suddenly tied 1-1 by Bosnia at home. In the second match after a few days, the Netherlands will have to face Italy itself.
EQUIPMENT
HÀ LAN XI (4-3-3): Jasper Cillessen; Hans Hateboer, Joel Veltman, Virgil van Dijk, Nathan Ake; Marten de Roon, Georginio Wijnaldum, Frenkie de Jong; Steven Bergwijn (Van de Beek), Memphis Depay, Quincy Promes.
BA LAN XI (4-4-1-1): Wojciech Szczesny; Tomasz Kedziora, Kamil Glik, Jan Bednarek, Bartosz Bereszynski; Sebastian Szymanski, Grzegorz Krychowiak, Mateusz Klich, Kamil Jozwiak (Grosicki 71 ‘); Piotr Zielinski (Moder 77 ‘); Krzysztof Piatek (Milik 63 ‘).
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