Netherlands fell to a late 3-2 loss to Germany after battling back to 2-2. Michael Bell rates the Oranje stars for their performance in the gutting defeat.
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Jasper Cillessen 6/10: Couldn’t do anything with any of the goals and kept the score down in the first-half with a great save to deny Sane.
Denzel Dumfries 5/10: Struggled with the pace of Sane throughout and Germany got a lot of success down his side in the first half. Improved after the break but the late winner was once again down his side.
Daley Blind 5.5/10: His wing was quieter than Dumfries and he barely put a foot wrong in a difficult first-half. Contributed to the attack after the break.
Matthijs de
Virgil van Dijk 6/10: Far too casual for the Gnabry goal and was given a torrid time in the
Marten de Roon 5.5/10: Absolutely invisible in the first-half. Offered no protection to the defence and didn’t contribute going forward. Improved after the break and helped shut down the German midfield. Got to wonder if
Georginio Wijnaldum 6/10: Struggled to get into the game in the first half. In the second his movement was more crucial and he set up Memphis for the equaliser.
Ryan Babel 3/10: Should have made it 1-1 but missed two massive chances. Seemed to struggle with the strength of Rudiger and was hooked at half time for Bergwijn.
Quincy Promes 5/10: Replaced Steven Bergwijn in the starting line-up but didn’t prove his worth. His pace is an asset but Promes is sometimes too predictable and doesn’t have the flair of Memphis or Bergwijn.
Memphis Depay 8/10: Was
Substitutes:
Steven Bergwijn 5/10: An improvement on Babel as his pace helped Netherlands press Germany higher up the pitch. Snatched at some chances around the box though.
Luuk de Jong N/A: Came on for the final seconds.
The first chance Babel missed was difficult. I’m not sure even if Depay would’ve scored if he was in that situation. May be a guy like Huntelaar (When he was in his prime) would have scored from a chance like that. The second one was not a difficult chance and Babel should’ve scored.