Football-Oranje’s Michael Statham and Abdul Alrifaee go through all of the current Netherlands squad options to pick out the best players and the positions that still need to be improved. Let us know in the YouTube comments if you agree or disagree!
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I don’t mind the 3-5-2 or 5-3-2 however they want to play it, but I honestly look at this team and think they might be better off going back to a 4-3-3.
gk- Verbruggen
lb – Ake/Hartman
rb – Dumfries
cb – Van Dijk
cb – de Vrij/de Ligt
cm – de Jong
cm – Reijnders
am – Simons
lw – Gakpo
rw – Frimpong
cf – Depay/Brobbey/Zirkzee
I like Verbruggen and I’m not willing to hand the keys over to Bijlow, just because of his constant injuries.
We clearly have world class defenders, not really worried about the back. I really want to see Reijnders play along side de Jong for an extended run. Could be a great pairing. I’d still give Simons the nod at AM. Gakpo wide left, which I still think is his best spot. Frimpong has to be on the field for me. Weghorst is an off the bench player for me. I would start whoever is the in form striker.
I think that team is capable of making a deep run at the Euros.