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24′ Netherlands 0-0 France

Netherlands just not the same animal without Frenkie de Jong, Teun Koopmeiners or Marteen de Roon in midfield.

They’re lacking a quality ball-progressor against a France midfield three who have them matched up and can press really well.

It’s forcing Depay to drop in more to try and link play with the forwards, and restricting the Dutch to playing on the counter-attack.

International tournaments are all about adjusting to injuries and availability (see France at World Cup 2022) but it means they have to play in typically non-Dutch ways, which might yet prove to be a good thing.