The Dutch "Orange Army" and England are in a fierce battle in the European soccer feast, while England, the last runner-up, still sticks to the conservative way of playing. In the five rounds of matches this season, except for a 1-0 win over Serbia in the first match, the remaining four matches were all finished in regular time, and the total number of goals scored did not exceed two, which showed a "delicate" stability. Holland's forward line is not enough to grasp the power, whether it can break through England's "Three Lions defense" is still doubtful. Both sides are equally strong, and the number of goals scored is expected to converge on the median value of 2.5 goals. (Now live on 618 and 688 on Thursday at 3am)
Although England has good attacking players such as Harry Carney, Zuidi Binningham, Phil Cotton, etc., but the conservative tactics of the leader of the team, Shuufki has been criticized, and was called "boring egg soccer" and "lullaby" by the fans. Against Switzerland in the last eight of the tournament, Shovki tried to change his tactics from 4231 to 3421 in order to be more aggressive, but the result was limited. They drew 1-1 in regulation time and eventually won on penalties.
As a matter of fact, England has already played two consecutive 120-minute matches, and the players are physically exhausted. It would be better to start the match in the first half of the match to avoid overstretching themselves. Against the Netherlands, I'm sure Shoebridge will try to maintain his consistency.
Dutch forward line hampered
In the knockout stage, the Dutch won 3-0 in Romania, but struggled against Turkey, needing an opponent's own goal to win the match. Although striker Gap has scored three goals, his time at Liverpool may hinder him against England. England veterans such as Stones and Kiljuiga already know his style of play well, making it more difficult to break through. Another striker, Dippy, has been in shaky form and has missed many good chances. What is even more puzzling is that wing forward Beyoncé is not in good form, but coach Ronald Gowan still insists on starting him. In the last two matches, he was replaced in the first half. The Dutch have had a good run in the group stage.
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