Frenkie de Jong takes out the hidden bevel and favors the victory of the Netherlands against Senegal

Netherlands looks a lot like

.

He has quality and he has doubts, no matter how much he directs a guy full of will and certainties to his team, and the best night watchman in the World Cup guards his back.

When

looks up, everyone feels better.

That, however, does not generate enough authority, not at the moment, but it helps

to start as everyone wants, and against the toughest rival in group A. De Jong started without the handbrake, which he activates in Barça, humbled by their mistakes under the giant Arab cap of the Al Thumama stadium, to finally take out the bevel and put

in the direction of the goal.

Van Gaal has repeated to De Jong that he cannot be the footballer he is at Barcelona, ​​with no leading role except in the stretch of the League prior to Qatar, gray and conformist.

And when this coach speaks it is better to listen to him.

He wants the Barca player to be another 'oranje' player, hierarchical in midfield, like

,

or

.

He was called to that royalty in the last good Ajax, but the pressure of the Camp Nou in a crazy time buried him.

Not even with

, who had directed him in the national team, did he wake up.

FIRST MISTAKES

Against Senegal he wanted to be that other De Jong, in handling the majority of balls, as Van Vaal wishes, but the mistakes devoured his confidence.

He first failed after receiving only one arrival in the area, favored by the African confusion in the defensive closure.

Later, he made a bad delivery in his area that could cost the Netherlands a goal and he lost another ball that generated one of the rival's best chances, saved by

.

He would be followed by a much heavier hand at the worst times of his.

The command that Van Gaal's team intended to impose on the field disappeared as his benchmark did against an opponent who plays according to his nature.

He is fast, looks for the second play in long balls and arrives with a lot of people in the area.

The African teams sought tactical order from European coaches who often misrepresented them.

is from Senegal and, despite his long experience as a footballer in French clubs, he prioritizes what gives value to his players, even if it involves risks.

The selection is his first experience as his coach, but he is endorsed by the African Cup achieved in 2021.

THE LOWERING OF MANÉ

Mané's loss is not that of anyone.

It's his

From him.

Despite this, he keeps players capable of creating danger, as is the case with

, who had the few chances against the Netherlands under the incessant sound of African drums in the stands.

They were few, very few in a mediocre game that only brightened up when De Jong drew the pass to the place where the young Gakpo, unprecedented until then, had to meet the ball.

, in the 98th minute for added time, took advantage of a rebound from

on a Memphis shot to close out the game.

It is the first step of the many that Van Gaal has in mind selecting him and his favorite midfielder in Qatar.

The rest depends on his head.

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