Euro 2024: "Agent Orange" will blow away the "White Eagles"

Facing a team that is considered weaker is an opportunity for "Orange Cyclone" to win all 3 points, a favorable start for the championship race.

The Netherlands fell into Group D and, along with France, are considered the two candidates to directly qualify for the round of 16 (this group also includes Austria). Before Euro 2024, the Netherlands also had a warm-up with 3 big wins in 4 friendly matches.

Virgil van Dijk (left) is a safe stopper and leader of the Dutch defense. (Photo: REUTERS)

Possessing a "heroic army" with stars playing in the top European arena, coach R. Koeman also lost a few key players before this Euro due to injury, including the midfield duo Frenkie de Jong - Teun Koopmeiners.

Under coach Koeman, the Dutch team's tactical strategy focuses on pragmatism, with defense as the foundation. The 61-year-old Dutch strategist proactively let his students play slowly and steadily at the beginning of the match and then start to speed up in the second half. Statistics in the last 3 wins show that the orange team often opened the score from the beginning of the second half.

The Dutch defense is highly appreciated in this Euro, possessing famous central defenders Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Nathan Ake (Manchester City), Matthijs de Ligt (Bayern Munich) and Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan). They have strengths in aerial combat, not only defending firmly but also being able to take on the task of scoring goals when participating in attacks. In addition, the mobility of players with a tendency to attack on the left wing such as Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan), Memphis Depay (Atletico Madrid) or Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) ... also helps the Netherlands have more options to attack, harassing the opponent's defense.

Meanwhile, Poland is the last team to qualify for Euro 2024 after struggling to overcome Wales thanks to a penalty shootout win in the play-off final of Group A. The leaders of the "White Eagles" such as goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny (Juventus) or striker Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) are also past their peak.

With the current squad of lesser-known players, Poland can only rely on the brilliance of exceptional individuals to achieve positive results. If Lewandowski does not recover in time for the opening match, coach Michał Probierz's team will have difficulty creating difficulties for the Netherlands.

On the same day, the match between Slovenia and Denmark took place at 11pm at Stuttgart Arena, which has a capacity of 54,000 spectators. Possessing players playing for famous clubs, the Danish team is considered a candidate for the top 2 positions in Group C, along with the English team.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/euro-2024-loc-da-cam-se-cuon-bay-dai-bang-trang-196240615211240202.htm