Georginio Wijnaldum suggested the Netherlands must be more "eager" to score after a dominant display against Latvia only resulted in a 2-0 World Cup qualifying win. (More Football News)
The Netherlands had 36 shots against Latvia, but Frank de Boer's side had to settle for a 2-0 win in World Cup qualifying.
Georginio Wijnaldum suggested the Netherlands must be more "eager" to score after a dominant display against Latvia only resulted in a 2-0 World Cup qualifying win. (More Football News)
Frank de Boer's Oranje바카라 웹사이트bounced back from the바카라 웹사이트4-2 defeat to Turkey in their Group G opener with an excellent all-round performance in Amsterdam on Saturday.
The Netherlands had 36바카라 웹사이트shots in total바카라 웹사이트–바카라 웹사이트16바카라 웹사이트more than the impressive 20바카라 웹사이트they managed in losing against바카라 웹사이트Turkey바카라 웹사이트–바카라 웹사이트though only 11 hit the target.
Steven Berghuis and Luuk de Jong were responsible for the two goals, the former바카라 웹사이트curling into the top-left corner before the latter headed바카라 웹사이트in from Memphis Depay's corner.
The Netherlands had 96 touches in Latvia's바카라 웹사이트box, the most since detailed Opta records began바카라 웹사이트in August 2013, far surpassing the previous high of 51 (v Estonia in November 2019).
Though Latvia goalkeeper바카라 웹사이트Roberts Ozols pulled off an impressive eight saves, Liverpool midfielder Wijnaldum, who had five attempts바카라 웹사이트and created three chances, believes his side have to show more conviction in their finishing.
"In itself it was not too difficult tonight, finding the spaces was very easy,"바카라 웹사이트Wijnaldum told broadcasters바카라 웹사이트NOS.
"I don't know how many balls they cleared바카라 웹사이트off the line, but I think we should be a bit more eager to score.
"All in all, it is good that we have created so many opportunities.바카라 웹사이트If you want to take a critical look at it, you have to say that we should have done even more to get that ball over the line."
Davy Klaassen and De Jong바카라 웹사이트hit the crossbar either side of Berghuis' opener,바카라 웹사이트the Feyenoord forward's first international goal in his 23rd Oranje바카라 웹사이트appearance.
Meanwhile, Memphis Depay attempted a remarkable 10 shots and played seven key passes.
Captain Wijnaldum was replaced in the 79th minute, having registered an impressive pass completion rate of 90.6 per cent.
The Barcelona-linked 30-year-old바카라 웹사이트was visibly frustrated바카라 웹사이트but insisted that바카라 웹사이트was purely down to feeling he still had more to offer.
"I was a bit disappointed," he said. "The coach and I talked about it. I really wanted to stay because I really had the feeling that I could score another goal.
"But otherwise it is nothing bad.바카라 웹사이트We shouldn't make it bigger than it is."