Sunday, June 6, 2021 at 20:10• Last update: 20:31

The Dutch national team has won a 3-0 victory over Georgia on Sunday evening. With a goal and an assist, Memphis Depay was the star of the Dutch national team. football zone assesses the players of the Dutch national team who participated in at least one half with a score.

Numbers the Dutch

Maarten Stekelenburg: 6,5
Competitor Tim Krul got the chance against Scotland on Wednesday, Stekelenburg was allowed to show tonight why the national coach should choose him at the European Championship. After eighty seconds he had to spring into action when Saba Lobjanidze rushed towards him. It was one of the few saves he made. Stekelenburg, who played his first international match since November 13, 2016, often looked for Weghorst with the long ball in the first half. After rest he had little more to do.

Denzel Dumfries: 7
After eight minutes of play, the PSV back dived into the penalty area after a combination with Memphis Depay and earned a penalty. Dumfries mainly asserted himself in an offensive way. After fifteen minutes of play, he offered Depay a huge opportunity with a perfect pass, but the Georgian keeper prevented an assist. De Boer wanted the the Dutch backs to put pressure on the opponent’s backs and Dumfries understood that.

Jurrien Timber: 6,5
After his strong debut against Scotland, the nineteen-year-old Ajax talent regained De Boer’s confidence. Timber once again made a solid impression, although he had to concede a number of chances for Georgia along with his colleagues in the back. The defender always solved that well and can look back on a successful second international match, which was over fifteen minutes before the end.

Stefan de Vrij: 6,5
In the absence of Matthijs de Ligt and Virgil van Dijk, De Vrij was the leader in the the Dutch rearguard. After twenty minutes of play, he prevented a great chance for the visitors by stepping at the right time and putting his direct opponent offside. De Vrij played a solid game, often stood well and thus prevented a number of threatening situations.

Daley Blind: 7
After an absence of three months, the Ajax player made his comeback in the Grolsch Veste. In the second minute his lack of speed came to light in a sprint duel with Lobjanidze. Due to Stekelenburg’s rescue, it did not lead to a goal against. Blind has an important role in the 5-3-2 system, as the build-up mainly runs through him. With his tight passes between the lines, he is of great value to the Dutch national team. His match was over after 45 minutes.

Owen Wijndal: 6
The left back had a lot of trouble getting dangerous on the ball on the left, while he also ran into problems defensively at times in the first half. Where Dumfries created a lot of threat on the right, Wijndal showed a lot less. After the rest he crawled out of his shell a bit more. With twenty minutes left on the clock, his international match was over and he can prepare for his first final tournament and starting place.

Marten de Roon: 4
De Roon is one of the players who is used to the 5-3-2 system at his club. Partly because of this, he can count on a basic place. Despite this, he looked unhappy in his midfield role on Sunday night. Because Frenkie de Jong and Georginio Wijnaldum were shielded a lot, De Roon got a lot of the ball. That is not the strongest point of the midfielder, who suffered a lot of ball loss: no fewer than thirteen times in the first half. After half an hour of play, he wasn’t paying attention and his direct opponent Valeriane Gvilia got a big chance. After the break he showed improvement in his game, but was unable to prevent a big fail.

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Frenkie de Jong: 5
Where the Barcelona midfielder was replaced after half an hour last Wednesday, he participated for more than an hour on Sunday evening. In the first half he was sometimes unhappy in his passing and the cooperation on the left with Wijndal was not yet optimal. His crosses were more often than not right in the first half and were almost always a prey for goalkeeper Giorgi Loria. In the final phase of the first half, De Jong had a good long shot, but Loria’s fingertips prevented a goal from being scored. In 66 minutes of play, he suffered 11 loss of possession. Only against Latvia did De Jong lose the ball more often: 14 times in 90 minutes. It leads to a rare fail for the midfielder.

Georginio Wijnaldum: 6
The captain of the Dutch played his 75th international match for the Dutch national team. That was also pretty much the only remarkable thing about Wijnaldum’s game. He played unobtrusively, regularly lost the ball and should have played a number of attacking situations better. In the 5-3-2 system, Wijnaldum does not seem to be in his power.

Memphis Depay: 7.5
After his two goals against Scotland, Depay was again accurate tonight. In the tenth minute he hit from eleven meters. Not long after the opening goal, Depay was offered a great opportunity by Dumfries, but the goalkeeper was in the way. the Dutch’s attack leader was active and provided the necessary creativity. With an excellent assist, he was at the basis of Weghorst’s 2-0. Almost all offensive threat came from Depay, who was also at the basis of Ryan Gravenberch’s 3-0.

Wout Weghorst: 6
The striker was again preferred to Luuk de Jong and wanted to repay the trust to De Boer. He worked his way around, occasionally making clumsy fouls. It regularly went wrong with Weghorst, who shot at goal for the first time in the final phase of the first half. After freeing himself, he tried with a shot into the far corner, but Loria was able to save without too much trouble. Ten minutes after the break, Weghorst scored on a pass from Depay. The striker reacted with beautiful emotion to his first goal in the Dutch national team. Accompanied by a standing ovation, he left the field 25 minutes before time.

?? Weghorst has now left the field, but what a relief there was with him after the 2-0. His first goal for the Dutch national team is a fact. #nedgeo pic.twitter.com/aPJIgk5OVl

— NOS Football (@NOS Football) June 6, 2021

Nathan Ake: 6
The Manchester City defender replaced Blind after 45 minutes. It was nice filling in for Aké, as it was one-way traffic after the break and the Netherlands hardly got into trouble anymore. He simply stood upright.

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