Strange afternoon forHolland Of Koemanput into difficulty by the organization and compactness of theAustria Of Ralph Rangnick. Immediately behind with the own goal of Malen, Koeman tries to take cover right away by making the first change in the 35th minute, bringing in the explosive Xavi Simons. The attacking midfielder enters well and at the start of the second half, a few seconds after the start of the second half, he serves to Gakpo a nice pass that the Liverpool striker exploits well: fake and curling shot, 1-1. The joy of the draw does not last long because de Vrij he throws it in in an attempt to clear an opponent’s header in the penalty area. In the 77th minute they equalised Depay with an excellent volley into the heart of the penalty area that goes into the corner. Austria, however, puts the ball back on target with a nice shot from a difficult position Sabitzer which finds the goalkeeper unprepared. Holland-Austria 2-3, the Oranje pass the group in third place.
There school report edited by MilanNews.it by Tijjani Reijnders: rating 5.5
Not a bad performance per se, Reijnders today too he proved to be one of the most important players available to Koeman, but the error at minute 14 it’s from really red pencil: The deranged shot inside the heart of the penalty area it costs him the pass. It was an opportunity to score and Tijjani did not respond. However, there were many positive things, such as a brilliant filter For Malen in the 22nd minute, which however his teammate, placed in front of the goalkeeper, wastes badly. Then with the entry of Xavi Simons, the Milan midfielder move back in position and goes to the median, with assignments Of management and giroball. He was replaced in the 66th minute by Koeman, who brought on Wijnaldum.
