Netherlands – National Team EURO 2021 – All Important Information

June 14, 2021

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Netherlands – National Team EURO 2021 – All Important Information

The Netherlands National Team are looking forward to repeating their major success in 1988 when they managed to win the title of the European Championship. Despite the fact that the Dutch have a rich and long history competing in the European Championship, they are hoping to turn things around and achieve bigger success in the upcoming matches.

In 2016 they failed to qualify for France, and missed out the 2018 World Cup in Russia as well. Nevertheless, they have managed to improve their game, since they finished as runners-up to Portugal in the inaugural Uefa Nations League.

Can the Dutch squad hope for some good results in this year’s competition? Get to know all the relevant information about the Netherlands National Team regarding their football manager, possible lineup, key player, tactics, full squad, and the full schedule of the upcoming matches.

Football Manager of the Netherlands National Team

Frank de Boer is the football manager of the Netherlands National Team and the former defender. He is best known for his football career with Ajax, with which he won 5 Eredivisie titles, 2 KNVB Cups, 3 Super Cups, 1 UEFA Cup, 1 UEFA Champions league, and 1 Intercontinental Cup. De Boer became the 2nd most capped player in the history of the Netherlands National Team.

After retiring from his football career, Frank de Boer was assigned as a manager of the Ajax youth team and as an assistant of Bert van Marwijk with the Netherlands National Team. It seems like Frank de Boer cannot go wrong, according to his astonishing record both in the playing and coaching career, we can expect to see fantastic performance from his team at the upcoming EURO 2021 matches.

Netherlands Possible Lineup for the European Championship

We can expect to see a fascinating game of Depay alongside Luuk de Jong who will be playing through the middle. On the goal we can also expect to see Tim Krul. Other names to be seen on the field are van Aanholt, de Vrij, Gravenberch, Dumfries, Wijnaldum, and Berghuis.

The Key Player of the Netherlands National Team

When it comes to the key players of the Netherlands National Team, we can say that Frenkie de Jong is one of their biggest jewels and is considered to be their most important player. His amazing ability to recycle possession is one of the main reasons why many people see him as the biggest hero of the squad this season. Besides de Jong, Memphis Depay has managed to score 6 goals across 6 EURo 2020 qualification matches which made him the so-called ‘MVP’ of the league campaign.

The Full Squad of the Netherlands National Team

Goalkeepers: Tim Krul (Norwich), Marco Bizot (AZ), Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax)

Defenders: Joël Veltman (Brighton), Daley Blind (Ajax), Owen Wijndal (AZ), Nathan Aké (Manchester City), Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus), Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan), Denzel Dumfries (PSV), Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace)

Midfielders: Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), Quincy Promes (Spartak Moskva), Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax), Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), Marten de Roon (Atalanta), Davy Klaassen (Ajax), Teun Koopmeiners (AZ), Jurriën Timber (Ajax), Donny van de Beek (Manchester United),

Forwards: Cody Gakpo (PSV), Memphis Depay (Lyon), Steven Berghuis (Feyenoord), Luuk de Jong (Sevilla), Donyell Malen (PSV Eindhoven), Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg)

Tactics & Form of the Netherlands National Team for the EURO 2021

Many people wonder what tactics De Boer will use in the upcoming matches. He was best known for using the following system: 4-2-3-1, which isn’t characteristic for his squad which was more often playing in classic 4-3-3 system.

Perhaps the main idea of the football manager is its players not to be rigid. We can expect to see an extra layer of defence, linked up with the number 10 and 3 forwards. The way they lineup is really fascinating, so we can expect to see the magic on the field from them.

Considering the fact that De Boer is 8 games into his Netherlands National Team managerial career, we suppose that he’ll know exactly what to do with his men in this upcoming major tournament in order to rush for this year’s title. Let’s wait their matches and see what he has prepared for us.