Netherlands vs Bosnia results on 11/16 Nations League 2020/21

Besides this encounter, the Netherlands could not muster the strongest force when some important players (midfielder captain Virgil van Dijk, goalkeeper Cillessen or two versatile players Tonny Vilhena vs Steven Bergwijn) did not. may be present due to Covid-19 injury and infection. A few days ago, Oranje lost another Nathan Ake in a friendly match against Spain.

However, the rival Bosnia was even worse with the luggage that the Netherlands brought, the last 6 games they did not win in all competitions (4 losses). Particularly in the arena of the UEFA Nations League they did not win 5 consecutive games (2 losses). Like the Netherlands, Bosnian forces were in short supply for the same reason (injury and Covid-19), but certainly the Netherlands was more talented than Bosnia.

The fact that a Donny Van de Beek wearing a MU jersey and had just scored against Spain a few days ago but still had to sit in front of Bosnia said it all. Cillessen is not present, there is still Tim Krul, a veteran goalkeeper who has played football for many years in the Premier League and is currently in Norwich (just dropped to the English First Division after the 2020/21 season).

In midfield, Daley Blind is of course a good choice when Van Dijk, Ake or De Ligt are absent. The 30-year-old who once wore a MU jersey has far too much experience and currently plays for Ajax, the most traditional wealthy team in the Netherlands. Overall, despite the absence of some top-tier stars, it’s clear that the Netherlands can still throw a bad squad, at least compared to Bosnia when the two most famous names are just Pjanic (Barça) and Kolasinac (Arsenal). but both are reserve cards at the club they use (another big name, Edin Dzeko from Roma, is absent due to Covid-19 infection).

And then it only took 6 minutes, Holland showed all the difference in the strength ratio between the two sides. Memphis Depay hit the ball in the 16m50 area, which is very convenient for Dumfries and the PSV Eindhoven defender is not eager to finish, but is too sober to stretch, helping Wijnaldum (wearing the Oranje captaincy instead of Van Dijk) easily. annotated.

Also only until minute 13, Holland had the second table in a similar scenario. It’s still Depay smashing the opponent’s defense (but this time it’s a hanging ball, not a pass) and Berghuis isn’t eager to finish even though the opportunity to eat isn’t without it. Instead, the Feyenoord striker headed to Wijnaldum to easily complete the double.

The last table was Liverpool midfielder’s 20th goal for the Dutch national team (the highest number for the current Dutch national team). In the 28th minute, the Bosnian network vibrated for the third time after Luuk De Jong (Berghuis) was equally simple, but the referee pointed to the offside flag. However, the slow motion indicated that it was a wrong decision. But there was no whistle because the VAR was not deployed in the UEFA Nations League.

In the 32nd minute, Wijnaldum came close to scoring a hat-trick when his teammates had a good chance to score again, but this time, his heart at a distance of more than 10 meters was not hard enough to defeat goalkeeper Sehic. (playing football in Turkey Turkey). Until the 34th minute, Bosnia scored the first goal and Krul had the opportunity to reduce the “itch” due to the long stoppage from the start of the match.

The rest of the first half, despite the fact that Bosnia played better, underperformed more or less than the local team and did not make much of a difference in changing the course of the game. If the situation cannot be reversed in the second half, Bosnia will officially be at the end of group A1, an early match, which means they will fall to League B next season.

In the 48th minute, Berghuis finally became engrossed in creating for his teammates in the first half, but goalkeeper Sehic saved Bosnia with his foot. Finally, the third table also reached the Netherlands after very good coordination. Berghuis spontaneously pulled on Dumfries’ heel for Dumfries to dominate the 16m50 area and then step through the middle to let Depay enter the empty net.

After making a hole too deep, the Netherlands showed a subjective sign, as they had to concede a goal in the 63rd minute. They beat Tim Krul in the middle of the area.

Shortly afterwards, Donny Van de Beek was brought onto the field by Wijnaldum and the captain’s armband was handed over to Depay, but the striker who played for MU did not stay on the field until the end of the match. Again in the party the position of captain is handed over and the recipient is Daley Blind, another former “Red Devil”.

It was also the most notable event in the final minutes of the match because the Netherlands were not interested in scoring more goals. Many players almost walk the field because they want to dedicate themselves to the host club and Bosnia is not capable enough to create a top performance.