MANAGER: Louis VAN GAAL


GOALKEEPERS:

1 Remko PASVEER
13 Justin BIJLOW
23 Andries NOPPERT

DEFENDERS:

2 Jurriën TIMBER
3 Matthijs DE LIGT
4 Virgil VAN DIJK ©
5 Nathan AKÉ
6 Stefan DE VRIJ
16 Tyrell MALACIA
17 Daley BLIND
22 Denzel DUMFRIES
26 Jeremie FRIMPONG

MIDFIELDERS:

11 Steven BERGHUIS
14 Davy KLAASSEN
15 Marten DE ROON
20 Teun KOOPMEINERS
21 Frenkie DE JONG
24 Kenneth TAYLOR
25 XAVI SIMONS

FORWARDS:

7 Steven BERGWIJN
8 Cody GAKPO
9 Luuk DE JONG
10 Memphis DEPAY
12 Noa LANG
18 Vincent JANSSEN
19 Wout WEGHORST


3-4-1-2/5-3-2 FORMATIONS:

Senegal Vs Netherlands - Group Stage Game (20/11/2022)



GK NOPPERT
CB DE LIGT
CB VAN DIJK
CB AKÉ
RWB/RB DUMFRIES
LWB/LB BLIND
DMF/CMF F. DE JONG
CMF BERGHUIS
AMF GAKPO
SS/CF BERGWIJN
CF JANSSEN

Substitutions: Depay for Janssen (62 mn), Klaassen for Bergwijn (79 mn), Koopmeiners for Berghuis (79 mn) and De Roon for Gakpo (93 mn)
Note: Depay's shirt name was "Memphis"

Captain: Virgil Van Dijk
Short Free Kick: Steven Berghuis/Cody Gakpo
Long Free Kick: Steven Berghuis/Daley Blind/Virgil Van Dijk/Nathan Aké
Free Kick 2: Cody Gakpo/Steven Berghuis
Left Corner: Cody Gakpo
Right Corner: Cody Gakpo
Penalty: Memphis Depay
Players to go up on freekicks and corners: Matthijs De Ligt, Virgil Van Dijk, Nathan Aké, Denzel Dumfries, Daley Blind

Team Strategy

★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Bergwijn/Janssen | Frenkie De Jong/Berghuis - Optional
★Counter Attack


Qatar Vs Netherlands - Group Stage Game (29/11/2022)



GK NOPPERT
CB TIMBER
CB VAN DIJK
CB AKÉ
RWB/RB DUMFRIES
LWB/LB BLIND
DMF/CMF DE ROON
DMF/CMF F. DE JONG
AMF/CMF KLAASSEN
SS GAKPO
SS DEPAY

Substitutions: Berghuis for Klaassen (65 mn), Janssen for Depay (65 mn), Weghorst for Gakpo (82 mn), Koopmeiners for De Roon (82 mn) and Taylor for Frenkie De Jong (85 mn)
Notes: Berghuis operated mainly on the right wing rather than in the center like Klaassen did
Janssen played as CF

Captain: Virgil Van Dijk
Short Free Kick: Memphis Depay
Long Free Kick: Marten De Roon/Virgil Van Dijk/Justin Timbers
Free Kick 2: Cody Gakpo
Left Corner: Cody Gakpo/Daley Blind
Right Corner: Cody Gakpo/Frenkie De Jong
Penalty: Memphis Depay
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Virgil Van Dijk, Nathan Aké, Denzel Dumfries, Marten De Roon

Team Strategy

★Centre Attack
★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: De Roon/Frenkie De Jong | Gakpo/Depay - Optional | Weghorst/Janssen - Optional | Taylor/Koopmeiners - Optional
★Pressure
★Counter Attack
★Ball Possession ATT
★All Out Attack


Netherlands Vs United States - Round of 16 (03/12/2022)



GK NOPPERT
CB TIMBER
CB VAN DIJK
CB AKÉ
RWB/RB DUMFRIES
LWB/LB BLIND
DMF/CMF DE ROON
DMF/CMF F. DE JONG
AMF/CMF KLAASSEN
SS GAKPO
SS DEPAY

Substitutions: Bergwijn for Klaassen (46 mn), Koopmeiners for De Roon (46 mn), Simons for Depay (82 mn), De Ligt for Aké (93 mn) and Weghorst for Gakpo (93 mn)
Notes: Bergwijn played as right SS, this relocated Gakpo as AMF behind Depay and Bergwijn with a tendency to drift to the right
Weghorst played as a forward alongisde Bergwijn, this left Xavi Simons behind them
Simons' shirt name was "Xavi"

Captain: Virgil Van Dijk
Short Free Kick: Memphis Depay
Long Free Kick: Virgil Van Dijk/Frenkie De Jong/Marten De Roon/Teun Koopmeiners/Andries Noppert
Free Kick 2: Frenkie De Jong
Left Corner: Cody Gakpo
Right Corner: Cody Gakpo
Penalty: Memphis Depay
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Virgil Van Dijk, Nathan Aké, Denzel Dumfries, Daley Blind, Marten De Roon, Davy Klaassen, Teup Koopmeiners

Team Strategy

★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: De Roon/Frenkie De Jong | Koopmeiners/Frenkie De Jong | Bergwijn/Depay | Bergwijn/Xavi Simons
★Counter Attack
★Ball Possession DEF


Netherlands Vs Argentina - World Cup Quarterfinals (09/12/2022)



GK NOPPERT
CB TIMBER
CB VAN DIJK
CB AKÉ
RWB/RB DUMFRIES
LWB/LB BLIND
DMF/CMF DE ROON
DMF/CMF F. DE JONG
AMF GAKPO
SS BERGWIJN
SS DEPAY

Substitutions: Berghuis for Bergwijn (46 mn), Koopmeiners for De Roon (46 mn), Luuk de Jong for Blind (64 mn), Weghorst for Depay (78 mn) and Lang for Gakpo (112 mn - Injury)
Notes: Berghuis played as AMF, very deep compared to Gakpo who was then relocated as right SS
Luuk De Jong played as CF, this shifted the 3-4-1-2 formation into a 4-2-3-1, lined up as: Dumfries (RB), Timber (CB), Van Dijk (CB), Aké (LB), Koopmeiners (DMF/CMF), Frenkie De Jong (DMF), Berghuis (RMF), Depay (AMF), Gakpo (LMF) and Luuk De Jong (CF)
Weghorst played as CF alongside Luuk De Jong

Captain: Virgil Van Dijk
Short Free Kick: Cody Gakpo/Steven Berghuis/Teup Koopmeiners
Long Free Kick: Cody Gakpo/Steven Berghuis/Frenkie De Jong/Jurriën Timber/Virgil Van Dijk (Taken with both feet)/Teup Koopmeiners/Nathan Aké/Andries Noppert
Free Kick 2: Daley Blind/Cody Gakpo/Teup Koopmeiners
Left Corner: Cody Gakpo
Right Corner: Steven Berghuis
Penalty: Memphis Depay
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Virgil Van Dijk, Nathan Aké, Denzel Dumfries, Marten De Roon

Team Strategy

★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: De Roon/Frenkie De Jong | Koopmeiners/Frenkie De Jong | Weghorst/Luuk De Jong - Optional
★Long Passing - Late in the 2nd Half
★Counter Attack - Optional
★Ball Possession ATT
★Ball Possession DEF
★Mark Key Player: Aké on Messi - Optional, later dropped after Netherlands changed the formation
★All Out Attack - 2nd Half



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