World Cup 2022: 'Orange whirlwind' affirms its class
(Baonghean.vn) - Winning against the US team with a score of 3 - 1, coach Louis van Gaal and his team have reached the quarter-finals.
Before competing with the Netherlands in the round of 16, Christian Pulisic and his teammates had yet to suffer any defeat at the tournament.World Cup 2022.After 3 matches of the group stage, coach Gregg Berhalter's team drew with Wales (1-1), England (0-0) and won against Iran (1-0).
Despite facing famous "killers" such as: Harry Kane (England), Gareth Bale (Wales) or Mehdi Taremi (Iran), the defense of the team nicknamed "the Sams" still only conceded 1 goal. That goal came from a successful penalty kick by star Gareth Bale - a former player of Real Madrid.
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The joy of the Dutch players after defeating the US team. Photo: Getty |
Such a solid defense easily conceded 3 goals against the Netherlands. That shows how effective the orange team's strikers are in finishing. According to statistics, coach Louis van Gaal's students only had a total of 12 shots, while the US team had 17.
It can be said that the Dutch strikers took full advantage of the mistakes made by the opposing team's defense. The two goals by Memphis Depay and Daley Blind both took place with the same scenario, with right-back Denzel Dumfries returning the ball into the space in front of the US penalty area, for his teammate to shoot low into the far corner.
Witnessing the performances of Frankie de Jong and his teammates at the 2022 World Cup, up to this point, most fans feel quite unfamiliar. Because when mentioning the Netherlands team, everyone thinks of a team with an aggressive attacking style of play. It is no coincidence that they are nicknamed "The Orange Storm".
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Coach Louis van Gaal has turned the Netherlands team into a "winning machine". Photo: Getty |
The change in the playing style of the Netherlands team at this year's World Cup stems from the philosophy of coach Louis van Gaal. Surely fans still have not forgotten the "sleepy" playing style of Man United under the strategist born in 1951. In fact, coach Louis van Gaal used to be an apostle of traditional total football.
Furthermore, compared to the past, the current Dutch team does not have many outstanding attacking players, such as Johan Cruyff, Marco van Basten, Ruud Gullit, Denis Beckamp, Patrick Kluivert, Ruud van Nistelrooy... Therefore, coach Louis van Gaal had to "cut his coat according to his cloth" to build a suitable playing style for the Dutch team.
Coach Louis van Gaal's efforts are yielding very positive results. From a "whirlwind", the Netherlands team has become a "poisonous wind". And it would not be an exaggeration to say that the Netherlands team at the 2022 World Cup is an upgraded version of the Netherlands team at the 2014 World Cup, where coach Louis van Gaal and his team won 3rd place overall./.
