In this European Cup, the Dutch team’s staffing on the defense line was originally the most enviable. Because they have Van Dijk and De Ligt, the golden central defender partner, in addition to Inter Milan defender De Fray. However, the fate was ill-fated. Before the start of the game, Van Dijk suffered a serious injury in the Premier League last season, so he missed the European Cup. And De Licht also missed the first game due to injuries, but fortunately the Orange Army defeated Ukraine 3-2. Subsequently, De Licht returned and immediately showed his strength and value. Under his leadership, Tulip maintained zero seals in the next two rounds of the group stage and scored all three points.
Therefore, in this knockout match with the Czech Republic, De Licht, the young defense leader, appeared in the starting lineup without any surprise. At 21 years and 319 days, he became the youngest Dutch national team with 30 appearances in the history. player of. In the first half of the scene, Sigg, who had already scored 3 goals in the group stage, was almost restricted to death by De Licht. In addition, he also contributed a lot in filling and blocking, especially the flying block of Ballack in the penalty area. It can be said that De Ligt in the first half was the pinnacle of the Dutch defense.
However, in the second half of the game, the situation changed suddenly. After Mullen missed a single shot, De Ligt made a stupid mistake. In the 54th minute, Delicht slipped while turning around in defense. Faced with Sick’s pressure, the Juventus central defender knocked the ball away with his hands. Originally, the referee only gave a yellow card warning to De Ligt, but then, at the reminder of the video assistant referee, he sent off De Ligt by directly showing a red card after watching VAR. This is the second time that De Ligt has been red in his career, all in the national team. At 21 years and 319 days, he also became the youngest player to be sent off in the European Cup. In addition, the Juventus central defender was sent off, making the Netherlands the first team in the history of the European Cup to have 4 players sent off.
More importantly, this red card from De Ligt became a key turning point in the game. The mentality of the Dutch players who played less than one man immediately collapsed, and the Czech Republic took advantage of the situation and quickly launched an offensive. Soon they used a free kick to break the deadlock by Holes, and then Holes made a steal and assisted Sick to seal the victory. In this way, Holland, which was originally a hot spot for promotion, had to return with bitterness again in the face of the bitter owner. And De Licht was sent off because of the red card. Obviously he must be responsible for the team’s loss, but fortunately, he is still very young and can make up for his fault in future games.Return to Sohu to see more
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