Holland in this group can be said to be the top of the sky, originally is the group of the world's highest-ranked country, and the Netherlands in 2022 after the smooth sailing, played 8 games completely undefeated, and achieved 6 wins and 2 draws, which includes a double in the UEFA Nations League, strong Belgium and Wales, the Netherlands now in addition to the attacking line does not have the general view of the top stars in the line, the stability of the midfield and the solid backfield has become their biggest weapon. In addition to the lack of top stars in the attacking line, the stability of the midfield and the solidity of the backfield have become their biggest weapon. As long as they play with a rhythm, even without a super striker, Holland will still be able to score a lot of goals in the UEFA Nations League.
The Dutch defense is led by Liverpool's VanDijk, although this year has been degraded, but VanDijk's importance in the Dutch defense is still absolute, the coach also brought the main force of last year's European Cup, DeVrij, as well as Ajax's J.Timber and Manchester City's Nathan Aké, the left back has a very experienced Blind, and the rising Malacia, this line is not a drop in the UEFA Cup, but the scoring power and attacking ability is quite good. Malacia, this line of defense is not watertight in the UEFA Europa League, but the scoring power and offensive propulsion ability is quite good, and there is also Bayern Munich's DeLigt, who made a fatal mistake in the UEFA Europa League last year, and this year, he is back to the game, and his style of play has become tougher, and he is still fighting for the position of the starting center back, and on the right side of the game is Dumfries, who was a big success in the last year's Europa League, and now he can be said to be the right wing of the Netherlands, and he is a good player. Now he can be said to be the most reliable attacker on the right flank of the Netherlands, with a strong ability to break through and shoot to score, strong body also able to join the midfield melee, the entire Dutch defense is solid and tough, and has a good ability to push forward, this kind of attack from the back rows, as well as the ability to rely on the defenders to grab the goal from the set piece in the tournament is quite practical!
With Barcelona's F. DeJong at the center of the midfield, Koopmeines, the experienced Klaassen in front of them, and deRoon, who was a member of last year's European Cup, this midfield group is quite good at controlling the ball, and their age is also quite young. The Netherlands let their strong defenders protect the midfield group, so they can control the pace of the game without worrying about anything else. Then they use the wings to push forward, and finally let the strikers shoot, which is a well-established and tacitly understood method of play.
The Netherlands actually have a lot of candidates on the front line, but it seems that the coach ultimately rely on the two main attackers Depay and Bergwijn, Depay as a shooter is considered to be fast and efficient, Bergwijn has a very good side of the road raid, both have scored a lot of goals in the past few years after the experience they have been the maturity of a stable They are a mature and stable attacking duo after a few years of experience. The key point is that they are very capable of taking over the cooperation between the wings and the midfield group, and this tacit understanding is their weapon.
Compared to the other three teams in Group A, only Senegal, who also have a lot of stars and a strong style of play, may have a chance to draw with the Netherlands, but basically it won't prevent the Netherlands from qualifying, they just need to be careful not to accidentally fall into the second place in the group.
Senegal, under the leadership of Panthers coach Aliou Cisse, is now the highest ranked African team in the FIFA rankings. Senegal is ranked 18th in the latest FIFA rankings, making it the strongest team in Africa, but Mané's injury may add to their uncertainty.
Senegal is a star-studded team, with a large number of players who have traveled to Europe in recent years, and many of them have played for the big football clubs. Mané is the strongest attacker in the team, playing on the left side of the field, but he is very explosive, and not only can he steal the ball from the center of the field, but also can go into the penalty box as a striker. However, he got injured at the last minute, but the coach still chose him to be a member of the national team, and the coach thinks that Mané should be able to play in the later matches, which is correct because the grouping of this year is very good. This is also a good arrangement, because Senegal's grouping is very good, even without Mané, it should not be a problem to reach the round of 16, but after reaching the round of 16, they will most likely meet England, and if Mané can play in time, he will be an important player.
And the main midfielder of IdrissaGueye is now playing for Everton, but until last year he was still in the main lineup of Grand Paris, already 33 years old, he is still fit, and he has been playing for the national team for 11 years, and also experienced the last 2018 World Cup campaign, so it can be said that he is quite an experienced helmsman in the midfield.
Senegal's defense is their biggest feature, the most famous is the strong center back Koulibaly, his strong body and mobility are his characteristics, he has a strong ability to clear the ball in defense, is the biggest pillar of Senegal's defense, and Diallo as Koulibaly's partner is also equally strong, up to last year he played for Paris, this year he has been temporarily rented to Red Bull Leipzig. Red Bull Leipzig, Ballo-Touré and Sabaly are both solid assisting wingbacks.
Senegal's physical quality is very high, almost all of them belong to the extremely strong and physical type, and many players have strong explosive power and speed, so they can compete with any team without losing, which is a very difficult team to deal with.
