Dutch 敗北・負かす of Germany shows that the 未来 is 有望な

AMSTERDAM (AP) - Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman knows that however good a 3-0 victory over 2014 world 支持する/優勝者 Germany feels, it doesn't mean his young team is where he wants it to be.

But with a 刈る of 約束ing young players 設立するing themselves in the team, Saturday's 敗北・負かす of long-time 競争相手 Germany 強調するd that the 未来 of Dutch football is looking 有望な after four years in the doldrums.

Three players made their first international 外見 for the Netherlands at the Johan Cruyff 円形競技場 and 非,不,無 looked out of his depth. Koeman believes they will keep on 改善するing.

"Take a look in five years," the coach said after his team took the lead, defended 井戸/弁護士席 for long periods of Saturday's Nations League match and then broke out to 得点する/非難する/20 twice in the の近くにing minutes. "I think you will see a much better team."

The Dutch central 弁護 pairing of Liverpool's Virgil 先頭 Dijk and 19-year-old Ajax captain Matthijs de Ligt gives Koeman a solid base on which to build. Both are 急速な/放蕩な, strong and 確信して bringing the ball 今後. As 先頭 Dijk showed when he 長,率いるd in the 開始 goal on the half hour against Germany, the tall defenders are also a 脅し at 始める,決める pieces.

De Ligt's Ajax チーム仲間 Frenkie de Jong is only 21 but the midfielder's energy, 信用/信任 on the ball and 注目する,もくろむ for a telling pass 報道によれば have caught the attention of 最高の,を越す clubs 含むing Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Netherland's scorer Georginio Wijnaldum, left, celebrates after he scored his side's third goal with Netherland's second scorer Memphis Depay, right, during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between The Netherlands and Germany at the J
ohan Cruyff ArenA in Amsterdam, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. The Netherlands defeated Germany with 3-0. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Netherland's scorer Georginio Wijnaldum, left, celebrates after he 得点する/非難する/20d his 味方する's third goal with Netherland's second scorer Memphis Depay, 権利, during the UEFA Nations League サッカー match between The Netherlands and Germany at the Johan Cruyff ArenA in Amsterdam, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. The Netherlands 敗北・負かすd Germany with 3-0. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Saturday's match was only his third for the Netherlands, but he looked comfortable against Germany and his darting 今後 runs fit perfectly into Koeman's game 計画(する) of defending and looking to 攻撃する,衝突する Joachim Loew's team on the 反撃.

"We won 3-0 and played 井戸/弁護士席 so that's a party," De Jong told Dutch 放送者 NOS. "But we can always 改善する."

Up 前線, Memphis Depay is starting to fulfil his undoubted 可能性のある. Depay moved from PSV to Manchester 部隊d after some 注目する,もくろむ-catching 業績/成果s at the World Cup in Brazil, but never 設立するd himself in the first team and now plays for Lyon in the French league. He 得点する/非難する/20d his 12th goal in 41 internationals on Saturday with a 静める finish late in the match to 二塁打 the Dutch lead and has now 設立する the 逮捕する seven times in his last 10 internationals.

Koeman's style of play is different from the "total foot ball" of the Cruyff 時代 that featured players swapping positions and 交流ing quick passes in flowing attacks, but it is starting to look 効果的な.

The first thing Koeman looked to do when he took over as coach in February was shore up the team's leaky 弁護. Although they had some problems 早期に against Germany, 先頭 Dijk and De Ligt looked solid, while PSV 権利 支援する Denzel Dumfries was impressive with his 弁護 and his 出資/貢献s in attack. Twice he 供給するd crosses from the 権利 that could have 延長するd the Dutch lead.

On Tuesday, the Dutch get another 堅い 実験(する), playing Belgium in a friendly in Brussels. They will have to do so without 先頭 Dijk, who is 存在 残り/休憩(する)d because he is still feeling the 影響s of a rib 傷害 he 選ぶd up last month playing for Liverpool against Southampton.

The players 強調する/ストレスd Saturday that (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域ing Germany was important because it 確認するd that the team is starting to click.

"We felt like we were on the 権利 跡をつける," De Jong said. "The mood around the Dutch team became more 肯定的な, then it's 広大な/多数の/重要な if you can 勝利,勝つ an important match."

Netherland's scorer Georginio Wijnaldum, left, celebrates after he scored his side's third goal with Netherland's second scorer Memphis Depay, right, during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between The Netherlands and Germany at the Johan Cruyff ArenA in Amsterdam, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. The Netherlands defeated Germany with 3-0. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Netherland's scorer Georginio Wijnaldum, left, celebrates after he 得点する/非難する/20d his 味方する's third goal with Netherland's second scorer Memphis Depay, 権利, during the UEFA Nations League サッカー match between The Netherlands and Germany at the Johan Cruyff ArenA in Amsterdam, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. The Netherlands 敗北・負かすd Germany with 3-0. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Netherland's Memphis Depay, right, scores his side's second goal against Germany's keeper Manuel Neuer during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between The Netherlands and Germany at the Johan Cruyff ArenA in Amsterdam, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Netherland's Memphis Depay, 権利, 得点する/非難する/20s his 味方する's second goal against Germany's keeper Manuel Neuer during the U EFA Nations League サッカー match between The Netherlands and Germany at the Johan Cruyff ArenA in Amsterdam, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Netherland's players celebrate their third goal during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between The Netherlands and Germany at the Johan Cruyff ArenA in Amsterdam, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Netherland's players celebrate their third goal during the UEFA Nations League サッカー match between The Netherlands and Germany at the Johan Cruyff ArenA in Amsterdam, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Netherland's Virgil Van Dijk celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between The Netherlands and Germany at the Johan Cruyff ArenA in Amsterdam, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
< noscript> Netherland's Virgil Van Dijk celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between The Netherlands and Germany at the Johan Cruyff ArenA in Amsterdam, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Netherland's Virgil 先頭 Dijk celebrates after 得点する/非難する/20ing the 開始 goal during the UEFA Nations League サッカー match between The Netherlands and Germany at the Johan Cruyff ArenA in Amsterdam, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Netherland's team celebrates the opening goal by Virgil Van Dijk, 3rd from left, during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between The Netherlands and Germany at the Johan Cruyff ArenA in Amsterdam, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Netherland's team celebrates the 開始 goal by Virgil 先頭 Dijk, 3rd from left, during the UEFA Nations League サッカー match between The Netherlands and Germany at the Johan Cruyff ArenA in Amsterdam, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

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