Van Dijk was the only reason Holland didn't lose that match. He pushed the team up the pitch and told Ake to move into midfield space. Van Gaal wasn't bothered by the Dutch having no midfield and no striker until he put Weghorst on late on.
They miss Wijnaldum in midfield. And they don't have a striker worth the name. De Jong is supposed to be the playmaker but he hasn't been playing. Three years ago him and Van de Beek were two of the best midfielders in Europe.
Watched the FIFA documentary at the weekend. Made me think about Qatar. If they bribed FIFA to get the World Cup, like the highest level bribe, then they must do f***ing loads of it at lower level, normal football.
The Southeast Asia teams are like schoolboys. Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia etc. Only half decent teams in the Asia region really are Japan and South Korea. I don't know how the hell Qatar are regional champions.