Tactical Analysis : Netherlands 3-1 USA | van Gaal's Tactical Masterclass |

[@emmanuelimasiku9760]

Van Gaal tactical masterclass.... Perfect players picked for the way he wants to play...

[@staomruel]

Combined with knowing what he can do with the players he has. No Van Persie, Sneijder or Robben this time around.

[@Minifliek]

@@staomruel Even more so if it was up to van Gaal he'd play 4 in the back, but like in 2014 he knows we don't have the players to execute that.

[@dennishilbink429]

it was horrible, dumpfries is like a idiot, just like klaasen en depay. i dont like at all.

[@Daryl-yz8ij]

now they are out

[@emmanuelimasiku9760]

@@Daryl-yz8ij I noticed.... Both Brazil and the Dutch are out... Two teams I backed for the potential three finalists(runners off included). Last Prediction on my part is France to defend the World cup.

[@PalestinianVictory96]

Van Gaal won the game easily the safest way and didn't put much effort physically because they pressed their opponents conservatively, forcing his opponents through the middle proves that he read them well. In my opinion he earns a 10

[@wizardflaps]

Agreed. Out-thought his opposition off the board.

[@joserijalkasyasyaf9723]

Why u say so much useless thing when their opponent is USA?😂😂😂, U dont need to scan shit opps they lucky to get shit elimination bracket 🙃, when they met the real deal they just another nation stepping on field not winning it

[@PalestinianVictory96]

@@joserijalkasyasyaf9723 When they met the real deal they lost on penalties dude, they were way better than Argentina you fool

[@BluGiant14]

I love channels like this. People think soccer is just running and kicking, but...

[@sbx2307]

This was perfect!!! When you mentioned about how the forwards positioned themselves I pointed that out to my friends while we were watching. I stated that they are giving us the space and then closing it down. I’m American but tactically speaking it was amazing watching the Netherlands play.

[@tazisayshi]

This was a win from the Dutch simply through strategy. Great context

[@JuniorJuni070]

And amazing players.

[@JuanRodriguez-rh4kp]

Counter attack merchants. Not going to work with Messi though.

[@darkbblood]

@@JuanRodriguez-rh4kp messi is great but wayyy past his prime. They rely to much on him

[@rr-zb3rh]

@@JuanRodriguez-rh4kp Can't wait until i can stop fucking reading his name everywhere. Doesn't even have to be on Friday, i'll take 2026

[@ZoepaHypaHypa]

@@JuanRodriguez-rh4kp Messi doesnt defend in ball position openent....

[@gustaaf1892]

Van Gaal's tactical genius is why I'm picking Oranje to beat Argentina in the quarter final. I think he'll find a way to keep Messi quiet by cutting off a steady supply of ball to him. Messi's relatively lack of mobility will provide van Gaal with different options to exploit. For me van Gaal is the best coach active in Qatar.

[@Jugganaut05]

This is amazing. I wish I could see the game with the same tactical insight.

[@gauravaryal8310]

Can you do a tactical preview of Arg vs Ned?

[@kaisbarhoumi872]

This channel is CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED

[@JackSordakaPVS]

I felt the main difference between Netherlands' earlier performances and this performance was Dumfries. He's finally in form, at the right time!

[@emmanuelimasiku9760]

True but ... Even truer is that he was an outlet that they exploited time and time again based on it being the weak point in the US defence. He performed his Role very well and showed his quality while doing that... Also good that his teammates knew the drill

[@aristaeus2514]

group stage teams didnt want to play USMNT was naive enough to play vs a beter team = more space for wingbacks

[@ltsSyko]

USA fan here. It was encouraging that the USA held possession and at times looked the more dangerous side. USA much like Germany suffering from not having that clinical goal scoring #9. That and the indecisive manager don’t help. Credit to Greg for his achievements with the squad but we should get a new manager. Well done to the Dutch like you said “It was a classic masterclass from Van Gaal.”

[@kezman77mateja16]

Lol USA did nothing besides the first chance from Pulisic! You guys must be happy that it didnt end 5/6-1

[@TheCrayonMan529]

@@kezman77mateja16 At least we're not Mexico xDDD

[@knosje]

Holding possession when your opponent wants you to have is not a great achievement. Van Gaal recognized the US was weak on the ball so they let them have it, baiting the US forward to create space for the counter attack.

[@sambamanderson5154]

Doesn't matter what kind of forward you have if you can't get him the ball. Our forwards were starved for service. That's on Greggs tactics.

[@TheGoldenutz]

NED wanted us to have the ball. They played the US like a fiddle. US still has a long ways to go before actually being competitive

[@fhalpern]

Netherlands are very strong tactically, have good and strong players, and their players look more and more in form each game. They've also got lucky in games that they didn't quite dominate. Ecuador, in particular, showed that football is not tactics alone -- take the ball, pass the ball. Pass on first touch. Pivot quickly, dribble, make runs. Talent and passion matter a lot. USMNT's main problem is their lack of a credible offensive (sorry!) Pulisic and Weah are good, but too intermittent to matter in a game like this. Pulisic gets pushed too far away into the wing, which hurts their team creatively Not feeling particularly great about Argentina having to play them. I'm wondering if Van Gaal is finally going to unleash Xavi Simmons next to Frenkie to press Argentina's midfield.

[@Rm-ss5gv]

I agree with all your points. I feel the real lack of pressing and the Dutch defence lying deep could work to Argentinas favour bc once Alvarez, messi or Martinez get a shot on they will score unlike the Americans.

[@ramsey2.036]

@@IntellectuallySuperior2U Saying 1990 was controversial after smoothly drifting away from 86

[@therefdiegocostus7325]

we will make finals again i dont know about win but finals at least

[@johntravolvo9830]

I don’t think he’ll start Simons. De Jong and Klaassen are almost guaranteed to start, and are a lot stronger off the ball than Simons. Which will be needed against Argentina

[@jkj10]

@@IntellectuallySuperior2U you make it sound as if us Dutchies are playing really great, not in my eyes though. And keep in mind that deep down every Dutchman thinks we will never win the world cup even if he doesn’t want to admit it. It is our national trauma. I think we have played much better a while back, to me it looks as if we have lost speed, creativity, joy, precision and lots of other things a wc winner should have at this point.

[@hvermout4248]

I have been watching the Dutch team for fifty years now. They traditionally have an OK midfield and attack, but a defense line that can not be trusted. So the answer was Total Football: make sure that you are in possession of the ball and attack. As Cruijff said: "There is only one ball, so you've got to have it. If YOU got the ball, THEY can not score." It often results in the spectators being the winners of the match. Now for the first time for as long as I can remember the Dutch have rock solid defenders, but not the greatest midfield/attackers. So Van Gaal has chosen a different system, allowing the opponent to have ball possession and draw them forward to the Dutch half to create space for a run. Everybody has to get used to the Dutch team playing this (ugly) counter style football, most of all the Dutch press and supporters that HATE it. Personally I think Van Gaal has taken some VERY brave decisions: playing on the counter with the Dutch team, but also selecting some players (keeper) that most of us have never heard of. I hope he will still be a bit more successful and can thus avoid being lynched by the Dutch press ...

[@PropagandasaurusRex]

Van Gaal, unlike some previous couches, works with the players he has (and the form they're in) instead of the players the public/media wished he had.

[@sillysnek]

Exactly, as dutchie I enjoyed yesterday's match a lot,especially after the first goal it was great to see when we got the ball back seeing the USA try to run back for defence and our defenders were just standing still with the ball like if you're not gonna press we're not going to attack and the Usa team was a bit confused what they had to do. At that point I felt so confident that we were going to win because we had the better game plan. It's a different style but I think it would be stupid not to play to your strengths, we indeed have world class defenders but our midfield and attack line isn't as good ^_^ LvG so far is doing a great job, especially under the circumstances and his age it is admirable he puts so much time and effort in trying to get the world cup.

[@Sangel_DeAngelus]

I agree with a lot you said...but having a weak defense in the past...i hear that a lot and it is such bull****!!! Krol, Israël, Suurbier, Haan, Koeman, Rijkaard, Stam, de Boer... All of them were world class! Backed by European class defenders...after 2010 the quality dropped... But they still reached a final and a semi...because they had "okay" midfielders and attackers, right? The Dutch should be proud to be seen as a football nation... Eventhough they're one of the smallest nations on earth!!!

[@doraemonpawnz]

This is true, as a dutch supporter, I absolutely loathe the current playstyle but have to applaud LVG for his strategy, brilliant tactician

[@hvermout4248]

@@doraemonpawnz Watching yesterday I noticed that Van Gaal's style is remarkably like that of England ...

[@martinlemdub]

Dumfries and Blind were in ideal conditions considering their profiles. Obviously Dumfries was exceptional but nevertheless Blind is a fantastic player on the ball too, not as explosive as Dumfries physically but very smart player.

[@kimyungill2149]

It's funny. The Dutchies are so critical cause we are not used to give up 70% possession. But Lord van Gaal strikes again.

[@PauluzP]

As if the us had any chance to begin with lol

[@braveswin1]

I expected Berhalter to get outcoached by Van Gaal - and he did. VG knew that Tyler Adams was key to the US attack so they neutralized him and set traps in the midfield. Then, as you said, they were quick to overload when the oppty presented itself. As a US fan, I wish the Dutch were still coached by Koeman or DeBoer. Berhalter could have outcoached either - or both. Well done to the Dutch and especially VG. But kudos to the American team for getting to the knockout. They were fun to watch. Looking forward to WC 2026.

[@ronalddelrosario7405]

Love your tactical analyses! It's great to learn more about tactics in a flowing game such as football. As an American, I'm much more familiar with American football, basketball and hockey tactics. There are several tactics that are similar in basketball and hockey. But the fact that there are so many players on the pitch make things a lot more difficult for me to process. Anyway, I guess Berhalter is not as bad tactically as I'd thought. The problem with him (to me anyway) is that he seems to regard our players as sort of plug-and-play. He could've chosen a stronger and more flexible roster that could've played better tactically. I guess we'll never know. Anyway, the US at least showed that they have some promise. I just hope the US Soccer Federation let's go of Berhalter and finds a much better manager that can actually use and develop the talents of our players...

[@grint3471]

No, Berhalter is the perfect coach, since he was tactically brought up in the Netherlands as a player himself. He just doesn't have the backline to play a more different system.

[@SirG145]

It helps if you Americans stop calling football, soccer. Because you'll end up a 'sucker' when you try performing real football on an international level. Besides soccer is a dumb name, since you barely play american rugby by foot. Also, Americans either should discard the helmets and pads and play rugby as it should be played and not call it football. Or, try convince the real beasts from f.i. Wales, S-Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, Scotland they play by NFL rules. So in short, if you want to actually take competing in a real international teamsport seriously, -and I don't mean basketball or baseball, because these sports suck- then you should first of all not accept soccer as a name for something you still can't do on a higher worldclass level, and that is, 'playing proper football'. And also, play proper rugby.

[@ronalddelrosario7405]

@@SirG145 Hahaha! Excellent pejorative argument with no actual substance! Yup, American international football will surely improve once we stop calling it soccer. Brilliant!

[@SirG145]

@@ronalddelrosario7405yw! glad you can value the brilliance in my remark. Question is, will you ACT upon this brilliant insight? 😀

[@ronalddelrosario7405]

@@SirG145 I cannot argue with this. I shall never again say or write the S-word. ;)

[@romanhoax9014]

*Tactical clinic from Van Gaal*

[@milkhit2714]

The tactics of the Dutch worked very good. The best USA player Pulisic had the least passes. The centre backs who are technical the least capabele players to pass were the players who got the most passes.

[@kevinmark2146]

Ideally. Louis wants to play with a true No. 9 but there aren’t any in the Netherlands who are really in form. This is what makes him so good; he uses the players he has so well.

[@gustaaf1892]

That's why I can't understand why he picked three almost identical centre forwards, none of whom are even close to top class, but left Danjuma at home.

[@danielvandam]

@@gustaaf1892 it is rumoured that the reason was that Danjuma did not mix enough with the rest of the group

[@gustaaf1892]

@@danielvandam I hadn't heard that, so thanks for the possible explanation.

[@nazimh]

@@gustaaf1892 Danjuma had injury

[@emmanuelimasiku9760]

Netherlands sit back and press to win the ball in their own half looking for the counter and when they have control of the game, usually in the second half, they Keep possession in the opposition half and aim for the Target Man in a Weghorst or Luuk De Jong while pressing in the opposition half to tire them out after they have run out of legs. Klassen playing as a deep forward while the two Strikers as wide wingers in the first half was spot on. Also have to commend their fullbacks and wide centre backs for being crucial to the way they absorb pressure and play out from the back. Only teams I see beating them are Brazil and France ... And Brazil probably will be their next game so that will also be an interesting battle with Neymar and Vinicius Jr playing crucial roles in creating space on the dribble and Probably Casemiro long shots from outside the box to catch them out.

[@hasiburrahamanantu7723]

their next game is with argentina.

[@davidvo2318]

@@hasiburrahamanantu7723 Honestly I think the Netherlands will win! van Gaal has way more tactical experience then scaloni

[@Daryl-yz8ij]

@@davidvo2318 but argentina have a better team and they hadn't versed a team that plays to attack them. Netherlands will give them more space.. Also ecuador managed to shutdown netherlands pretty well

[@leonquirijnen7478]

@@Daryl-yz8ijagainst ecuador we just played badly though we still played a 1-1 draw against ecuador, while when argentina has a bad match they lose against saudi-arabia…

[@emmanuelimasiku9760]

@@hasiburrahamanantu7723 Thanks for correcting me.... The winner of the Netherlands Vs Argentina game will face Brazil.

[@facundosislian]

What you have done is a masterclass. I'm excited to see that there are channels putting this effort into analisis. The only comment that I would add is that a key finishing move from Van Gaal (one on the things he hasn't changed opposite to many other he did) is what Google translated for me as "overlapping run and back post". In case the translation is not accurate what I mean is the winger getting the ball close to the end of the field and passing the ball to the penalty spot which was evident in the first two goals. I want to see if these tactics can work well enough against Scaloni which has played for and studied Bielsa which is consider one of Van Gaal's "disciples".

[@hungotuan4431]

Nice win for the Dutch! Although the low-block deployed by the Oranges surprised me... 😂

[@FootballMadeSimple]

How far will Netherlands go?

[@roodborstkalf9664]

Netherlands -- Argentina : 45 : 55 Netherlands -- Brazil : 60 : 40 Netherlands -- France : 35 : 65 0.45 x 0.6 x 0.35 gives Netherlands 9.5% chance to win the Worldcup.

[@jamaicakidd26]

Win the cup

[@oyiboboy9009]

Argentina 😂

[@abderraoufbounegab6502]

Name of music plz

[@chicks-on-the-loose]

Out vs Kroatia in the semis

[@dutchman7623]

The coach has good control over his team, there is trust from both in each other. So if van Gaal tells them not to go forward and attack, they listen. He knew the US were fast and energetic, and waited the storm to pass. The few counters were very effective, out of three chances, two resulted in goals. By the time the US got tired, the game was already played. Thanks for a fair match and we'll meet again... ⚽

[@karlpk3907]

From this US National team fan, and FMS fan as well, another great analysis from our FMS Guru, totally spot on. I, and other commentators loathe Berhalter and hate the way we play. We are SOOO predictable. with 4 back, single pivot, and two 8s and a front three. The entire approach is predicated on fullbacks--and BOTH at the same time, getting forward deep and then its cross cross, cross.. Meanwhile, Berhalter insists on playing with a 9 up front, and all our options there are weak to one degree or another. As you point out, this approach leaves the centerbacks as a single pair behind, and any turnover in midfield can find us under huge pressure if the ball goes wide to runners in open space...and that's EXACTLY what happened in both 1st half goals which looked like training ground exercises. Zip, zip, goal. Appalling. Our approach does create scoring opportunities, as the XG number showed, but we have no great scorer, while the Dutch have two in Depay and Gakpo. Pulisic is a great player, but not a great scorer, though he does score. We have good players, very talented and lots of speed. We should be a counter attacking team, sit back, force turnovers in midfield and play direct to our very fast players like Musah, Weah, and Pulisic. But Berhalter persists in his rigid approach, to the groans of fans like me. Anyway, thanks for this outstanding, and sadly correct, analysis.

[@DanielSong39]

Nah at least he did better than the Spain coach, their strategy was to pass the ball until they lost it Then pass the ball to the goalkeeper in the penalty shootout

[@Erikali26]

Berhalter deserves a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ out of 10. We need a better coach. But we may have still lost.... They played us, perfectly.

[@celebrim1]

Van Gaal outcoached every coach he went up against. Ironically, Berhalter's plan was working on paper - the xG for the two sides was similar and Berhalter did control the possession and get the greater number of shots. The trouble Berhalter had is he was not only up against a quality coach, his team was way outclassed in terms of talent. Pulisic doesn't finish despite winning off pressure. Adams doesn't track bat. Dest and Robinson get beat ball watching.

[@ricker024]

Explanation is pretty simple. WE DID NOT MARK THE FREAKING RUNNING STRIKERS!

[@coopaloopmex]

Please pass this along to USSF. Geez, I am not sure Berhalter could ever have grasped this technical breakdown as well as you did. Thank you so much for the analysis

[@DanielSong39]

Berhalter couldn't do anything, he didn't have the players He was lucky that his players didn't collapse in a heap in the second half and lose the game 5-1

[@heberthoover]

Can you make prediction between arg vs netherland exciting game to watch

[@estif7011]

Argentina

[@FidelHitokiri]

I honestly think it all came down to Berhalter's inability to deal with the wingbacks. 1st goal Dumfries assist, 2nd goal Blind goal with Dumfries assist, 3rd goal Dumfries assist from Blind. Am I correct in saying that if Berhalter had changed shape to match the Dutch man for man after the first goal that they would have been able to better deal with the wingbacks?

[@thomasaantjes482]

They might,but the bench has some good players to counter that move. Berghuis for example is a midfielder with an excellent left foot and is an great playmaker.

[@knosje]

Wouldn't have expected this in advance, but i actually think the Netherlands are the favorites against Argentina. Argentina self-admittedly relies on Messi for 90 percent of their game, which makes them potentially vulnerable against a strong tactical side that can close off passing lanes towards him. The Netherlands' execution vs the US suggests they might be capable of doing exactly that

[@arjentromp12]

Messi is probably one of the most difficult players to neutralize in a match. Especially in his current form. But if someone knew how to do it LvG would be my top pick.

[@RedDevilSkillz]

@@arjentromp12 he will be man marked

[@sirquasi]

@@RedDevilSkillz He won't be as that will be too dangerous as it will leave holes in de the defence for others to run into. He will be picked up by zoning and then be marked by a defender in that zone. Also midfield will close down passing lanes. Van Gaal already managed to close down Messi in this way in 2014.

[@DanielSong39]

Actually the best tactic is to exploit the giant hole that Messi creates because he's AWOL on defense

[@S.Anderson-Bey]

Mr. van Gaal proves why he’s the most influential Dutch manager in the modern era of the game. Gapko, Memphis, Dumfries and Blind caused a lot of problems for the US. Blind pretty much neutralized Weah who spent a lot of time covering for Dest, who’s football IQ is questionable, since he was easily pulled out of position by Blind. It is always a pleasure to watch Mr. van Gaal control the match without having to stand on the touchline.

[@henrim9348]

Let's see if Van Gaal can beat Argentina. USA was a very easy win for Holland.

[@estif7011]

@@henrim9348 they will not win Argentina

[@maximilianotorro527]

@@estif7011 On the other hand: The Dutch have never lost from Argentina in the Worldcup, only by penalties.

[@estif7011]

@@maximilianotorro527 still they will not win bro Argentina are winning the world cup

[@randomstuff7668]

@@estif7011 they couldn't win to saudi Arabia😂

[@robvoncken2565]

Dutch TV called the US goal a Harry Potter goal, we are still not sure how it went in

[@andyhaochizhang]

US has showed they struggle to score against quality defense, the quality of their backline is also lacking. van Gaal exploited this perfectly by controlling the ball defensively and then exploit the US's defensive vulnerability through counter attacks.

[@robbleeker4777]

What i understood is,,, The ball possession of the US was a part of the plan because this would create the space for the Dutch team.. The US team was given the ball on purpose.

[@DCHTOWN1]

@10:25 Too generous to Bear Halter, man isn’t cut out to take this golden generation to new heights. The US needs a more experience coach to do better when they host in 2026

[@maartenwitpaard1737]

It is rare to see a coach who is really adding value to a squad. To make a group of players play in a way that is above their own individual qualities. Usually a coach uses the qualities that the players have and use those in the best way possible, but not above that level. Van Gaal is one of those coaches that has that ability (it doesn't always show). Mourinho has the same (Inter). And IIRC I saw the same with Ricardo La Volpe with the Mexican squad (but my memory may be wrong).

[@winteriscoming276]

9 for Van Gaal 3 for Berhalter

[@fib6156]

Nice analysis: Also note that Ream and Zimmerman lack building-up skills and decisive longer passes making it easier to stay low. Indeed staying low creates space for the wings-backs when re-possessing the ball. Dest played way too high on the pitch

[@singsangsung9022]

Can you make one for how korea republic won portugal?!

[@winteriscoming276]

Great breakdown. US played badly defensively but Dutch are a better team.

[@kinoru135d]

I wanna you to analyze JAPAN v SPAIN

[@Darduel]

I hope scaloni would understand the tactics and switch to 3 man against Netherlands, Lisandro at left CB was immense every time he played and this shape could benefit for countering the dutch tactics

[@AlienX477]

Dumfries will herald in a new era of goalscoring wingbacks. The last decade showed wingers scoring tons of goals, the next tactical innovation will star dumfries and his wingbacks doing the same pretty soon.

[@brandonleang]

Are you going to do japan vs spain ?

[@tuber420]

Thing is, U.S did not really have a #9 who could put the ball in the back of the net. And because of that they suffered

[@Geenmoer748]

Best scenario which Van Gaal Will try to ply out is as explained cutting off passes from the center defenders to the left and right defenders. Whereas in the center he will play De Roon, Frenkie and Klaassen; a somewhat defensive midfield to make sure they play very tight and avoiding Messi to receive the ball. At the center defense there is always an extra defender if the ball is on the right side and the left back presses, other way vice versa….in this scenario if it succeeds u will find Messi coming more often to the midfield leaving the front to try and receive the ball there. In that case with a tight play there a just too much defenders and De Roon and Fenkie for Messi to easily show his skills. Van Gaal wants the Argentinians center defenders to be left alone with the ball and leave ALL play up to these two. Waiting for the break and they can use their pace up front, with Klaassen as a close 3th and the left and right backs of course. Argentina should play Martinez at the center. He has all u need to be VERY comfortable having the ball at the center of defense and great passing

[@lawrence5841]

Perhaps Netherlands didn't dominate that much because they knew USA have an attacking threat... Will they still maintain that system when playing aganist Argentina? If they do its very risky... But again when playing aganist Messi most teams prefer staying behind the ball

[@lennartvdsluijs]

What is XG?

[@dutchuncle2716]

eXpectected Goals

[@joshuaamado559]

The US coach is the equivalent of a grape tactically. So upset the US was exploited this badly. Japan did the same a few months ago and smacked us 2-0. Berhalter has to be removed and a real winning coach put in. Some one who’s won in Europe somewhere.

[@drunkenramblingswithaaron7708]

The thing is, yeah, the dutch had good tactics, but had we finished the chances we had, we would have at least sent it to ET. All this 'masterclass' is great, but we had them beat if we had just finished chances. Pulisic had the great chance early, had another shot on goal not long after, Weah had a banger but hit directly at the keeper, and Hadji was half a step behind on his open opportunity. The dutch beat us, yeah, but the only deciding factor was they were clinical with their final shots, and we were not... 🤷‍♂️

[@jesterinho]

The word IF is great conversation argument. :)

[@drunkenramblingswithaaron7708]

@@jesterinho lol, oh, for sure! But it is something to be considered! Especially when building up the tactics... Acknowledging that the masterclass tactics were beaten a number of times is key! Without the tactics, the dutch couldnt have scored as easily, and we were owned, but it wasnt as masterful as the video makes out because of those opportunities! Wenlost cause we fell asleep a number of times, not because of the tactics, they just made it easier 😁...

[@bordaz1]

I think your estimate is too optimistic. I saw the match and really agree with FMS that we don’t have the passing quality to play with our shape against their low block. That’s in addition to poor tactical awareness when the Dutch had the ball on the counter. Us scoring once or twice more wouldn’t change those weaknesses and we’d still be vulnerable.

[@joachimschmidt7662]

@@bordaz1 playing a back four against a mid block - fine. Against a low block - not fine. Against low block counterattackers, your LB+RB are wasted. Move forward? Get attacked through there. Stay in defensive shape? No influence on the low block (playing to their optimum depth). I feel like the trend to inverting fullbacks is a development towards mitigating the modern low block.

[@janvisser4132]

The Dutch missed a few good chances in the second half too, according to your logic the USA should have lost 6-4

[@suhailqazi4243]

Gonna be tough for Argentina

[@lawrence5841]

Does anyone know the software his using to analyze the tactics??

[@jordizee]

It as a masterclass from van gal considering the Dutch were wearing wooden clogs and stoned. He's an amazing coach, he should manage Man Utd.

[@brianj7204]

Lets go Netherlands!!!!

[@frankteunissen6118]

Rating the coaches must be moderated by an assessment of how they made use of their assets. What you learn from this analysis here is that the Netherlands had more options to switch tactics during the game, depending on the possession they had at any one time. You cannot fault the US coaching team for not having the same flexibility. That was simply a fact of life for them. There is no shortcut to greatness in this game. The Netherlands have decades of presence at the highest levels of football behind them. Their players are educated from the ages of 6 - 7 years old on how to use space - which is a hallmark of Dutch football - and how to close it down for an opponent. From the age of 8 - 9 they learn to anticipate on their teammates’ and their opponents’ actions. And thereafter they learn to execute their coaches’ tactics. As long as they continue to execute the latter competently, it will always be very, very difficult to beat them. There is no shortcut to this level.

[@zubaerzahid4306]

Hope van gaal can beat Argentina.

[@halphillips4924]

Yes, LVG picked player for the alignment he chose to play. But Holland slipped in and out of the wing-defending mode depending on the moment, and definitely took different, more deep-lying tacks when Dupay went off... And it's not enough for us to yell, "Reyna on for McKennie!" GGG didn't merely refuse to play Reyna, who is not a box-to-box player. GGG refused to realign to ACCOMMODATE Reyna. More to the point: He sent on #Acosta on for Wes as like for like sub, but they're NOT. Our midfield engine ground to a halt each time Wes went off because Acosta isn't good enough. His teammates did not dare play thru Acosta, who hasn't the technical ability and does not go forward like Wes. Up and down the lineup, GGG plugged and played in this manner, always deferring to the starting alignment. It was simplistic, even by national team standards. And it hurt us... Corrollary: The US did not have the midfield depth behind the starting troika to allow for continued efficient play - in that alighment. That's not GGG's fault. But a decent coach can realign to hide or mitigate Acosta, if he's the best we've got. And GGG never even attempted that... amzn.to/3RDMwaQ

[@Snowwie88]

Let's see how this Dutch system holds up against the Argentinians, who also is an attacking team. Most of the time The Netherlands is always struggling (but I think every country would) with highly defensive playing team that solely rely on countering. The Netherlands can actually play better against attacking teams. Ball possession does not say much if you can't create chances and of course finish them. This Friday we will see if The Netherlands will beat Argentina, I think it's a 50/50 chance, and we have seen some surprise matched this World Cup so far. Nobody would have thought about Morocco kicking Spain out of this cup. 🙂

[@sirquasi]

If there is a 50/50 chance can you call any way the game goes a surprise?

[@mtavares9260]

Everyone in the US knows it was a Berhalter disasterclass: MLS Coaches make this mistake by making the fullbacks being too aggressive and exposing the center backs. Examples: with Bruce Arena vs Costa RIca (in a 3-5-2 as well) in 2017 and the Canada games in WC qualifiers.

[@Ak47Hangu]

Make a video on Portugal Vs south Korea

[@henrim9348]

The USA players made it too easy on the Dutch team. Adams was lifeless. Completely absent. He was reluctant to receive the ball, he was very slow to defend. On the first goal, Memphis is 10 yards deep into his own half. He passes the ball to Gadpo and runs pass Adams with ease. Adams doesn't pick him up. By the time Memphis shoots, Adams trails Adams by 5 yards. Adams didn't make these types of mistakes in the England game. This is not a tactical mistake. This is really poor defensive responsibility.

[@pimjcb9964]

Van Gaal put a main target on Adams with Klaassen. He took out Adams with neutralizing him.

[@DiederikCA]

Yeah, I hardly noticed Klaassen in the game, until I realised he was a personal bodyguard of Adams. Literally standing within a meter of him the whole match

[@wydrif]

bro how do you proper watch a football game and pick all this up? im completely oblivious to all this while watching the game 😂

[@lolothe2nd]

Some things are somewhat reputable. So you can spot it well the more times you see it

[@YassinePineapple]

I guess start with looking at specific players during a match. Try to track a singular player throughout a match and youll learn some about tactics and positioning

[@funkrates4778]

Berhalter gets a two. No adjustments. He has to go. Couldn’t identify the problem.

[@Tubes78]

Oddly enough over here in The Netherlands the fans are extremely negative about the Dutch performance so far. A lot of complaints about a lack of creativity and lackluster pase. Online forums are filled with Dutch destroying the team, most of the players and even the coach and his tactics.

[@befirmbefair6674]

I think in the macro analysis one has to realize that the Dutch were relatively fresh versus a spent US team exhausted by their win over Iran. That left them lacking in the mental endurance required for consistent marking - which they did not do.

[@SirG145]

Actually, it is Dumfries. But he definately is on fire.

[@wilbertpamplona4487]

The americans were pressing which many famous football coaches wants to temper because its makes any team vulnerable

[@karimashraf7477]

Why did he always starts with blind despite of he is slow and nearly a defender?

[@joachimschmidt7662]

progressive passing

[@eugenerademaker4145]

The ExG say's a lot. Most people here look at the score bord. But if you look how good a team is the score bord is probabbly one of the worst things to look at. I hope the Netherlands will continue and win the WC but if continue like this they wont make it. This is just not good enough. Tactical idea is nice but this wont cut it against better oponents.

[@sphere5282]

why don't we have a coach like this?

[@a-walpatches6460]

Unrealistic fan expectations put them off.

[@elzinga87]

You made 1 small mistake. Not only Timber would help Dumfries; but also de Roon would cover Pulisic

[@nunyabiz2016]

If you think the Dutch had to put on some kind of masterclass to beat the USMNT you're deluding yourself about the quality of the U.S. team.

[@maxs4434]

And then the whole of the Netherlands itself is complaining about how bad we were...

[@lexexceria8682]

*are

[@maxs4434]

@@lexexceria8682 were. As in this game

[@pablodebella7695]

lol in all 3 goals USA defenders leaving players completely by themselves, they walked into the goals with no defenders even close to them. I dont think this was great tactic, USA defense is just really bad and on top of that they have a lot of difficulty scoring in general

[@bont3]

This whole video was explaining how there was a lot of space and the defence was ripped apart because of that space.. but sure the defenders just left them open and it was their fault. Defence starts with the forwards, and if they’re only pressuring it leaves a lot of space for counters

[@zekkiy]

bro usa attack was horrible too. the only goal they scored was insanely lucky and every kick was just ass, exept 1 nice shot from that one american dude

[@generaldelasfuerzasmilicia6206]

It probably is on-ze, or eleven as eleven players

[@abderraoufbounegab6502]

Name of music plz

[@markstaddon4993]

Van Gaal an 8 and the USA also. Good game USA misses a little bit of technique,power they have.

[@graduzpendong1486]

Tactically Netherlands better than Argentina.

[@abnermartinus9648]

Very naive from team USA to play with a 433 system and high intensity against a Dutch side,with Mister Van Gaal as coach.

[@perezcade1]

According to Gregg we dominated 😑

[@mirlande023]

Nevertheless remains in the camp all the time we can't shoot

[@TyroneMooselips187]

Imagine England against these lot💀

[@gustaaf1892]

You don't have imagine because England already played the US and was lucky to get away with a 0-0 draw.

[@lindseyormsbee]

Berhalter watching this somewhere confused.

[@radwanlone4238]

Nedtherlands will won argentine

[@estif7011]

They will not

[@Hatakemera2924]

Hopefully

[@universalflamethrower6342]

As a Dutch person I think Argentina has the better team and Argentina really wants to win. The Dutch should try to be the Underdog and frustrate Argentina's game. Use their temper against them.

[@estif7011]

@pyro master you will not bro Netherlands are not good as Argentina

[@estif7011]

@pyro master are you frome duch

[@adamp3133]

While I agree with this analysis. I am still not willing to give the Netherlands and Van Gaal the credit that everyone is giving them here. They certainly planned to cede a little possession to enact this strategy, but by no means did they mean to give up a near 60-40 possession with the ball in their 3rd more than 30% of the time. This strategy or at least the execution of it put the Netherlands in a position to rely more on US mistakes rather than creating as many chances as possible. To their credit, they finished on nearly every mistake the US made. However, if I'm the Dutch, and I am the superior team at all positions with the weapons to control the game and put the US on their heels, my strategy should reflect that. I feel like the Dutch were lucky in this game and the score didn't represent the actual quality of the game. This is backed up by the xG stat you showed of 1.8 to 1.6. I've seen others that have it the US 1.86 to 1.8 Dutch, but the stat shows the same thing in either case. What it shows is that the Dutch basically won a 50-50 game. That means that with superior firepower at all positions and greater depth on the bench, Van Gaal's strategy had them squeaking by. The score didn't show that, but the score can often mask poor strategies and poor play. Ultimately, I think the US outplayed the Dutch, who were fortunate to capitalize on something that the xG stat said should have been a poor chance, but Tyler Adams didn't get back, when he surely could have. And they were fortunate on the 2nd goal that Dest didn't get to a ball he easily should have. The finishes were world class, but the chances were mediocre and really mistakes that the US hadn't made all tournament to this point. Had they made those mistakes in the England game they would have lost 4-0 or 5-0. So, if I'm Dutch, I am unhappy with my teams performance and my managers strategy, but I am happy for the win.

[@brettmccarty9400]

#GGGout!!!

[@herrysoeprapto8240]

Amazing huh how America since joined World Cup long years haven't been win through Quarter Final, Who's going home?

[@Jeroen1983]

Their best result is semi-finals in 1930 and 1950.

[@franchescomurcia3122]

Van gaal took an amateur for a ride

[@riojimatsuoka]

Those two US central defenders were awful in possession, thats why no one pressed them.

[@MegaAdedeji]

idc, they all copying arteta-ball.

[@aristaeus2514]

how to say "i didnt watch the game" while not saying "I didnt watch the game" how to say "I dont know what the Dutch plans where" while just literally saying .. i really dont know what the Dutch plan was or have any sense of tactical play.............

[@hanszorba9438]

His name is Van Gaal not van Haal show some respect for the man.

[@Tiger19969]

Lol, do you even understand Dutch pronunciation? The “G” is a guttural “H” sound. I don’t speak the language myself, but I’ve known this for a long ass time now haha.

[@hanszorba9438]

@@Tiger19969 I am Dutch and guttural or not guttural it is a G not a H The world does not only consist of the USA, it is okay to adjust a bit

[@Agtsmirnoff]

Chess vs. Checkers. Beerhalter got schooled. USA need an experienced European coach.

[@rodgermurphy5721]

He beat Southgate

[@Agtsmirnoff]

@@rodgermurphy5721 That's not saying much...

[@Agtsmirnoff]

@@rodgermurphy5721 And He didn't "beat", the score ended 0-0

[@rodgermurphy5721]

@@Agtsmirnoff I know it was 0-0 but he clearly out coached Southgate. Netherlands were a masterclass. Berhalter was baldly beaten there

[@youneslaaraj1976]

Where the game between morocco ans spain hahah

[@marcdias26]

Messi Will Broke all this stuff

[@Sangel_DeAngelus]

Xg must be THE dumbest statistic EVER in football. Explain that to the Germans, Italians and Brazilians who won world cups with ultra defensive football. Coming up with statistics for betting...smfh

[@way_no6810]

if van gaal play's this way against arg, holland is in for a long night. Arg will patiently move the ball left to right and until gaps to appear. This is Argentina, not naive USA.

[@kofiregis7247]

Argentina go beat netherlands

[@davidvo2318]

I think the Netherlands will win also because van Gaal has way more tournament ecperience then scaloni!

[@kofiregis7247]

Ite does matter about he hv experience itz the players to execute... n by de way they played comparing to argentina... netherlands gonna losee🤌

[@Piposemcola]

@@kofiregis7247 where is messi?

[@jordyj4126]

@@Piposemcola quarter final, where is ronaldo?

[@Piposemcola]

@@jordyj4126 im not an ronaldo fanboy, but i think he's sleeping in a hotel in Doha atm.