The game of the Dutch national team in the away game against Poland (1-2 victory) became smoother due to the changes of national coach Frank de Boer, analyst Rafael van der Vaart remarks afterwards. Denzel Dumfries, Steven Berghuis, Donny van de Beek and Owen Wijndal came in after the break, while Luuk de Jong also participated for six minutes. In the studio of the NOS In particular, the contribution of Berghuis is highlighted.

The Feyenoord winger made his entrance as a replacement for Calvin Stengs. Georginio Wijnaldum eventually headed in the winning goal from a corner from Berghuis. “Berghuis came in well. He was important and delivered a fantastic shot that went just wide”, Van der Vaart refers to a goal attempt in minute 74 from considerable distance. “I saw that ball really go in.” Van der Vaart and Pierre van Hooijdonk agreed that Berghuis looked ‘grown up’.

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“At Stengs you often have the feeling that you are watching a youth football player, but Berghuis did logical and simple things”, says Van der Vaart. “And of course he was important with the assist. The changes brought new energy to the team.” Prior to the game, De Boer announced that he wanted to bring ‘fresh legs’ into the team, but Van Hooijdonk did not think that was really the case. “In the end I thought that was a bit less”, the former attacker indicates.

“I didn’t think Davy Klaassen played his best international match. Frenkie de Jong did a lot of good things, because the class always radiates when he is on the ball, but he was not as dominant as normal”, says Van Hooijdonk. . Van der Vaart agrees that there were ‘many players’ who came out ‘not well’. “Strangely enough, a lot of attacks were created. If you create those opportunities, but they don’t go in, you still have a good feeling as a trainer.”