Dutch in anticipation of rhythm

असार १८, २०८१रोयटर्स

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The Netherlands are frustrated by their poor performance in the Euro 2024 group stage. The team wants to get rid of that. The team will face Romania in the last 16 match on Tuesday. Dutch hope in that, to find a rhythm.

Perhaps due to finishing third in their group, the Netherlands have some easy opponents in the form of Romania. The Netherlands dropped to third place after losing against Austria in the final match of the league stage.

For this reason, at least the team did not have to face England. The Netherlands is seventh in the FIFA rankings, while Romania is 40 places behind the Dutch. Romania has won only twice in 19 matches between these two teams. If you count the last 14 matches, the Netherlands have won 10 of them. Among them, Romania's only victory came in the Euro 2008 qualifiers.

Sometimes in football, this situation makes the team stronger. Perhaps Romania is in this situation. Nothing beats losing Romania against the Netherlands. On top of that, the Netherlands' performance itself is poor. Due to the poor performance so far on German soil, the Dutch team is struggling to catch up. After three games in the league stage, the Dutch player has also admitted his weakness. Especially by captain Virgil van Dijk.

What he believes is that perhaps the Dutch player misjudged how strong his team was. He could not see his weakness. Romania won Group E with 4 points. The team had a strong start to the competition. The team managed to beat Ukraine 3-0. Then they lost the match against Belgium 2-0. The last match ended in a goalless draw against Slovakia. For this reason, Romania remained at the top with only 4 points.

Romanian coach Eduard Erdanescu's strategy is defensive. But he is going to make the team's attack positive. The Dutch defense itself has looked weak. So Denis Dragus, the main striker of the Romanian attack, will be trying to break the Dutch defence. Romania itself will also be without leftback Nikusar Banku, as he is serving a suspension.

Dutch coach Ronald Koeman has also had a hard time with his team's midfield, as it failed to create the chances it needed. In the final match of the league stage, Joey Vermen was sent off after 35 minutes of play. In the last World Cup, the Netherlands reached the last eight. There will also be a fear in the team's mind, having lost to the Czech Republic in the Euros three years ago.