Euro: Group C: Netherlands vs. Austria, 6/17/2021

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Gravenberch!

 

[King 88]

Good De roon out he was garbage.

 

[TheMoreYouKnow]

It's the Gomez dilemma. Not a bad player, but one who limits you & what you can do. Things would be different if he was Lukaku or Haaland, but he's just big & hard-working.

Well we'd all prefer a guy who's fast, skilled and strong, but in reality most teams don't have that guy. I think it's a false dichotomy. Sure, Weghorst limits what you can do, but so does every other option. Every player type provides a different set of possibilities, and in some game situations, a guy like Weghorst gives you the ones you need.

 

[YNWA14]

Malen is 10x the player Weghorst is. I hope he doesn't see another minute.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

Austria doesn't suck, but the conditions of the game aren't favorable. First they had one guy get suspended and then they're the only team in this match that has to travel to play the other team at their home ground. The latter also applies to Switzerland yesterday. Fortunately it seems everyone has considered this a bad experiment and it will never happen again.

Hopefully the rubbish 24 team format goes away with it too.

 

[cgf]

Well we'd all prefer a guy who's fast, skilled and strong, but in reality most teams don't have that guy. I think it's a false dichotomy. Sure, Weghorst limits what you can do, but so does every other option. Every player type provides a different set of possibilities, and in some game situations, a guy like Weghorst gives you the ones you need.

While technically true...what Weghorst provides that Malen doesn't, is needed more rarely than the inverse and allows you less flexibility.

 

[member 305909]

Expect Austria and Ukraine play an amicable 0-0 which sends both of them through.

 

[cgf]

Yeah, those guys offered literally nothing.

Schlager is an ox against the ball, but he just lacks the skill on it. Grillitsch is soooo much better for what they need, even if he isn't built as much like a truck.

And I'm pretty sure Ulmer is only playing because Foda is afraid of trusting Baumgartner or Lazaro to play LWB...in which case they should use a back 4 & play Alaba behind Baumgartner on the left with Lainer behind Lazaro on the right.

Baumgartner - notKoller - Lazaro
Sabitzer - Laimer
Grillitsch
Alaba - Hinteregger - Lienhart - Lainer​

 

[gary69]

Expect Austria and Ukraine play an amicable 0-0 which sends both of them through.

Austria has a history of that...

 

[AB13]

There's actually no reason for De Boer to not just start Gravenberch and Malen other than the fact he hates football

 

[Suiteness]

This was a practice drill for the Dutch.

 

[Savi]

Expect Austria and Ukraine play an amicable 0-0 which sends both of them through.

Neither looks like a second round team though

 

[buddahsmoka1]

Neither looks like a second round team though

At the very least Ukraine can put the ball in the net.

 

[YNWA14]

Also can Dumfries get a little more credit? Have always liked him; he's not special technically but he's a good RB and has been doing well in his role.

 

[gary69]

I suppose I should stop renaming him Dumbfries in my FM saves.

 

[luiginb]

The crazy part is I don’t know where frenkie can improve he plays a complete game.

He's slower than my grandma.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

He's slower than my grandma.

In the history of the sport no one has ever been faster than the ball.

 

[Ajacied]

He's slower than my grandma.

Eh? Frenkie has great pace. Acceleration especially.

His biggest weakness is his shot. It’s neither powerful nor accurate.