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Netherlands: Flekken, Frimpong, Geertruida, van Dijk, Ake, Wieffer, Wijnaldum, Reijnders, Simons, Depay, Gakpo. Subs: Verbruggen, de Ligt, Schouten, Weghorst, Timber, de Roon, Veerman, Blind, Malen, Koopmeiners, Dumfries, Bizot.
Scotland: Gunn, Tierney, Hendry, Porteous, Robertson, McTominay, Gilmour, Patterson, Christie, McGinn, Shankland. Subs: Kelly, Clark, Gordon, Ralston, Cooper, Dykes, Adams, Souttar, Armstrong, Ferguson, Taylor, McLean.
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium).
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Tonight’s 𝑳𝑰𝑶𝑵𝑺! ❤️🔥#NothingLikeOranje #NEDSCO pic.twitter.com/58SobNI0LF
— OnsOranje (@OnsOranje) March 22, 2024
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🔢 Your Scotland team taking to the Johan Cruijff ArenA pitch tonight.#NEDSCO pic.twitter.com/rA3DbyL1Yw
— Scotland National Team (@ScotlandNT) March 22, 2024
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Hello world! I noted that when PA Media, the artists formerly known as the Press Association, put out their Netherlands-focused preview for this match last night, shortly after Ronald Koeman’s press conference, they gave it the following headline:
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Ronald Koeman says Netherlands ready for ‘interesting game’ against Scotland
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It is very hard to think of a headline that more effectively screams “this is not going to be an interesting game” than this one. The Dutch manager spoke at length to the media and this, it appears, was the most exciting thing he said – and specifically that the game would be interesting because “maybe they will start with five at the back, maybe they will play 4-3-3 as a system” and “they will get the support of the Scottish people”. These are not even very interesting reasons for it to be interesting.
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The Dutch will also have an interesting formation, having signalled that they will abandon the two holding midfielders they have favoured of late. “We are going to play with three midfielders, three real midfielders,” Koeman said. “In the preparation for the European Championship, we are not going to experiment too much. But I’ve already said it, this team is able to play different systems. I have the reputation of being a cautious coach. But I would like to have the ball, attack, put pressure on the opponent. That is possible with multiple systems.”
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So, there’s that.
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Scotland won five games in a row between March and September last year, but have proceded to go five games without a win, though they have drawn their last two. “Netherlands will be a tough match and we want to get back to winning ways and prepare right for this tournament,” Billy Gilmour said yesterday, but perhaps Tuesday’s home game against Northern Ireland – when Netherlands travel to Germany for a grudge friendly – is when winning ways are more likely to be regained.
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Anyway, welcome. Let’s hope it’s, er, interesting.
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important events
5 minutes: Scotland win the free kick and throw it into the mixer, but Frecken makes a good case and throws the ball to the halfway line, freeing Frimpong, but his pass into the infield is unsuccessful.
3 minutes: Dutch people have cheerful expressions. Scotland won the ball on the right, but there was no one to pass to until Patterson ran down the wing to provide an option, and when the pass was passed in front of him, there was no one to pass to him. There is no one there, and no one is sending a pass anywhere.
1 minute: Beep beep! Scotland get the ball rolling.
“This is probably a comment you often hear, but generally speaking, these matches are being shown on a subscription service for a monthly fee, rather than being shown for free on the BBC or other terrestrial channels. I wondered what was going on.” Ben Haines is a muse. “I oddly enjoy watching Wales games with Welsh commentary on the BBC, even though I speak no Welsh, but I don’t understand the morale of broadcasting my home country’s games free to everyone. We do have obligations. How did we get here?”
It’s totally disastrous for the casual fan, that’s for sure – I can live with one subscription-based sports broadcaster, but after that my patience is at its limit – but this is a minor It is hard to argue that it is a friendly match and that we need to protect it for the sake of the country.
Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson Club teammates exchange pennants, toss a coin and share a hug.
The players left, And the national anthem is sung. You can also enjoy live music from a military brass band.
players are in the tunnel And fans enjoy a fancy light show (the lights basically just turn on and off quickly).
“Are you thinking about Harvey Barnes playing for Scotland?” Tony Hughes writes. “I think it would be a great move on all fronts. He probably won’t be called up to the England squad and at 26 years old I wonder how much time he has left before he displaces Foden, Grealish or even Anthony Gordon. Will he be? He will be a shot-in on the left for Scotland. Now he just has to do it.”
Obviously, it is unlikely that he will break into the England squad in the near future, so if his goal is to play senior international football and qualify for Scotland, that is an obvious conclusion. It seems that there is. But does he actually feel Scottish in any way? I can understand why a manager of an international team would want to choose from the best possible team, but I find it difficult to understand why someone born and raised in one country would want to represent another country. .
Steve Clark is chatting. He said he chose Lawrence Shankland because he was still learning about the abilities of Hearts’ forwards but was familiar with the other strikers. “It’s a friendly, but it’s also a competitive friendly,” he says. “We chose to come here. We want you to feel the atmosphere now. It will be a test for us. We have to learn how to play in an environment like this. This is what it will be like in Munich. That’s why we are here.”
In other words, the three players in the Dutch midfield are The team consists of Tijani Lijnders, who has an unusual number of J’s in his name, and Mats Wiefer and Gini Wijnaldum, who have 6, 7 and 90 caps respectively. Wijnaldum has not featured in the last six Dutch teams, but he is clearly enjoying a return to popularity. Scotland also switched to three cards, although not in the center but at the back.
Dear team!
The team name has also been decided. And tonight’s starting lineup looks like this.
Netherlands: Frecken, Frimpong, Gertruida, Van Dijk, Ake, Wiefer, Wijnaldum, Lijnders, Simons, Depay, Gakpo. sub: Verbruggen, de Ligt, Schouten, Weckhorst, Timber, de Roon, Wielmann, Blind, Mullen, Coopminers, Dumfries, Bizot.
Scotland: Gunn, Tierney, Hendry, Porteous, Robertson, McTominay, Gilmour, Patterson, Christie, McGinn, Shankland. sub: Kelly, Clark, Gordon, Ralston, Cooper, Dykes, Adams, Souter, Armstrong, Ferguson, Taylor, MacLean.
Referee: Eric Lambrecht (Belgium).
Tonight is 𝑳𝑰𝑶𝑵𝑺! ❤️🔥#NothingLikeOranje #nedosco pic.twitter.com/58SobNI0LF
— OnsOranje (@OnsOranje) March 22, 2024
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🔢 Your Scotland team will take to the pitch at the Johan Cruyff Arena tonight.#nedosco pic.twitter.com/rA3DbyL1Yw
— Scotland National Team (@ScotlandNT) March 22, 2024
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preamble
Hello World! Shortly after manager Ronald Koeman’s press conference last night, PA Media, the artists’ body formerly known as the Press Association, released a Dutch-focused preview of the match, with the headline: That’s what caught my attention.
Manager Ronald Koeman says Netherlands are ready for an ‘interesting game’ against Scotland
It’s hard to think of a headline that screams “This isn’t going to be a fun game” more effectively than this. The Dutch coach spoke at length to the media, but this seemed to be the most exciting thing he said – specifically: “Maybe they’ll start with five, maybe 4-3. The game will be interesting because we will be playing in -3 for the system” and “will have the support of the Scottish people”. These are not enough reasons to say that this work is interesting.
The Netherlands will also have an interesting formation. He has hinted at giving up two of his favorite holding midfielders of late. “We will play with three midfielders, three true midfielders,” Koeman said. “In preparation for the European Championship, we are not going to experiment too much. But, as I have already said, this team can play in different systems. I have a reputation for being a cautious coach. But, We want to have the ball, attack and put pressure on the opponent. We can do that in multiple systems.”
So there it is.
Scotland won five games in a row between March and September last year but are now winless in their remaining five games, with their last two drawn. Billy Gilmour said yesterday: “Netherlands will be a tough game. We want to get back to winning ways and prepare properly for this competition,” but will likely miss Tuesday’s home game against Northern Ireland. That time may be (when the Netherlands travel to Germany for a friendly). You’re more likely to get back to winning ways.
Anyway, welcome. Let’s hope it’s, uh, interesting.
