How the Dutch have ditched Total Football to reach Euro 2024 semi-final against England...
Ronald Koeman's team is built on a strong defence without Frenkie de Jong to pull the strings as fans clamour for Wout Weghorst to start LISTEN to It's All Kicking Off! EUROS DAILY: Bukayo Saka was England's shining light against Switzerland, it was so pleasing to see him score his penalty too The Netherlands will pose a major threat to England in the semi-finals Although they no longer play total football, the Dutch are still effective By Matt Barlow Published: 22:30 BST, 7 July 2024 | Updated: 22:33 BST, 7 July 2024 e-mail 1 View comments Like England and France, the Dutch’s passage to the last four has been a triumph of substance over style. This is a bitter pill to swallow in the home of Total Football but there is also an acceptance this generation is not blessed with abundant creativity and no set of fans at Euro 2024 seem to be having a better time. The orange ranks jumping from side to side in unison to an old party hit called Links Rechts (‘left right’) by a band called Snollebollekes has created some delightful images across social media.
‘The song has been very popular in Germany and now the whole team knows it,’ said Stefan de Vrij, after scoring his first international goal in almost a decade in Saturday’s comeback win over Turkey in Berlin. The Netherlands no longer play total football but can still pose a major threat to England Ronald Koeman's side are well o.
