Virgil van Dijk is very disappointed with the result of the Dutch national team against Bosnia & Herzegovina. In the Nations League, the team of national coach Frank de Boer got no further than a goalless draw. In the first half in particular, the Netherlands played poorly, while after the break there were more threatening moments on both sides. The captain of Orange believes that it should be better against Italy on Wednesday.

“You want to win here and as a Dutch national team you should also just win”, Van Dijk told the afterwards NOS. “The pace in possession was too low before half time. We couldn’t get through. We created some dangerous moments from the counter. We just should have done a lot better, especially the first half. In the second half we went looking, we put pressure and the organization is a bit better. The ball goes a little faster, but we do not get big chances. That is disappointing. ”

The weakest player of Orange was in the rear this evening

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The home team held its own relatively easily. The Orange came to few played opportunities. “The alternation between depth and getting into the ball was also insufficient in our attacking game. This makes it easy to defend Bosnia, ”explains Van Dijk. “The second half went a little better. We had the ball more, but we didn’t get much of really big chances. Overall, I think it could be much better. The big opportunities really failed to materialize and that is disappointing. We have to analyze that and we will have to do better. As an Orange you should win here. ”

Last year, the Orange ended at the top in a group with France and Germany. This edition will be particularly difficult for the losing first edition finalist to qualify for the final four. “We have noticed in the Nations League how beautiful it can be and we want that again. The pressure from outside will be higher, but we should enjoy it ”, says Van Dijk. “We have a great selection of top-level players, but some stages of the match need to be much better. Tonight too. It could have been different, but in general I think we should be disappointed here that we didn’t win. ”