erlands manager Ronald Koeman took Matthijs de Ligt off at half-time to protect him after a disappointing mistake in the draw with Germany.
Matthijs de Ligt was taken off at half-time as Netherlands drew with Germany Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman took Matthijs de Ligt off at half-time to protect him after a disappointing mistake in the draw with Germany on Tuesday night. It finished 2-2 in Amsterdam after Tijjani Reijnders opened the scoring for the Dutch after just two minutes, but Germany were ahead before the break through Deniz Undav and Joshua Kimmich. Denzel Dumfries equalised on 50 minutes for the home team.
‘I gave him a new chance today, but eventually protected him by taking him off.’ Virgil van Dijk hopes his defensive partner learns from the mistake Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk was blunt in his assessment of the error, saying that punishment is bound to follow against top sides. ‘This is football. You have to learn from this,’ he said. ‘It was one moment but at the highest level you will get punished for it.
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