Frenkie de Jong (8.5) and Jasper Cillessen (8) receive the highest marks from Marciano Vink, who judged the Orange internationals against Italy on behalf of The Telegraph. The former international saw Cillessen play a strong match in Bergamo and thinks that the discussion about his position in the Dutch national team should be over. National coach Frank de Boer has also been assessed by Vink with an eight: “It is great for Frank that he and his Dutch national team, because this team was his choice, under such enormous pressure from the press and public opinion, how he performed against a major football country. like Italy ”, says Vink.

The Dutch drew 1-1 against the Italian squad on Wednesday-evening. The Netherlands fell behind after just over fifteen minutes of play due to a goal from Lorenzo Pellegrini. Hans Hateboer in particular made a blatant mistake here, Vink saw. “Hans was to blame for Italy’s goal because he didn’t keep the inside well,” said the rapporteur, who gave the Atalanta-back a 4.5. “At a second crucial moment he got away well because his too short pass back did not lead to a goal and therefore the team was not fatal. I expected a lot more input from him offensively. ”

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Vink is more pleased with Cillessen, who kept the Orange going with a number of rescues. “Stop the discussion about his position and not playing at his club! He proves time and again that he and no one else in the Dutch national team belongs under the bar ”, it sounds. Of all defenders, Nathan Aké gets the highest score with a seven. “Nathan played a great first half. He was very sharp and also turned out to be fine on the ball. In the second half he had a little more trouble with Moise Kean, but after a while he got a better grip on him too. ”

De Jong has already been praised in the Italian media and Vink is also impressed by the game of the Barcelona midfielder. “The man of the match by far. There is only one real boss on the field, who sets the pace, with his beautiful gears and the tempo of the game. He regularly indicated in word and gesture where the defenders could move in. When he plays football like this, it is really a pleasure to watch him. ” Memphis Depay has to settle for a six. “I think Memphis himself knows that some passes and actions were sloppy and could be better. He worked hard, but especially in the final phase he remained extremely unhappy. In a way he had a share in Donny’s goal and he had a beautiful shot that Donnarumma turned beautifully. ”

Vink’s figures: Cillessen 8; Hateboer 4.5, De Vrij 6.5, Van Dijk 6, Aké 7, Blind 6.5; Wijnaldum 6.5, Van de Beek 7, F. De Jong 8.5; Depay 6, L. De Jong 6.5.