The 5-3-2 system that the Dutch national team used in the practice matches against Scotland (2-2) and Georgia (3-0) was criticized by national coach Frank de Boer, especially from analysts. The wingbacks Denzel Dumfries and Owen Wijndal, however, are quite comfortable with the system that gives them the opportunity to move forward. Normally, the Dutch also starts the European Championship in this way. The backs also discuss the absence of Donny van de Beek, who has to drop the European Championship due to an injury.
Dumfries mainly looks at the advantages of the system introduced by De Boer. “We are both energetic backs and can lose our energy in this system. I like that you can now move on to the opponent’s back”, the PSV wing defender said on Tuesday morning at a press moment prior to the training of the team. Dutch soccerteam. Dumfries receives support from fellow defender Wijndal during the press meeting, although the AZ-back admits that he had to get used to it.
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“Normally you have an attacker in front of you”, Wijndal explains. “Now you have to get to the front earlier than you are used to. It means you have to pick those moments better. It’s something we work hard on, by talking to the coaches, fellow players and also by looking at a lot of images. But I notice that it is getting better and better. We will be ready on Sunday (against Ukraine, ed.), “said the combative Wijndal.
The the Dutch defense duo has of course also been told that Donny van de Beek will have to miss the European Championship due to an injury. “We are working together towards a tournament and Donny is an important part of the group. If he then drops out, that is a great loss. We sympathize with him, because it is a hard blow,” sighs the disappointed Dumfries. The loss of the midfielder from Manchester United also hits Wijndal hard. “The coach has just told us that he is going home. First of all it’s annoying for Donny, but it’s just as good for the other players.”
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