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Netherlands - Poland   Prediction, Picks and Taips  


 
 
In an empty Johan Cruijff Arena, the Netherlands will take on Poland in group A1 of the Nations League on Friday evening. Ronald Koeman recently opted for an adventure at FC Barcelona, but the Orange is also the big favorite under interim national coach Dwight Lodeweges. Poland was forced to leave a few big names at home.
 


 
 


The Netherlands had to miss the last two major tournaments, but the Orange is now firmly on the football map again. This is largely due to Ronald Koeman, who took the team by the hand after a dark period and managed to restore confidence after good results during the European Championship qualification and the previous edition of the Nations League. So he did a fantastic job as national coach, but when his dream club FC Barcelona knocked on the door, he packed his bags. Understandably, it remains a shame that he will not attend next year's European Championship.



The KNVB is still looking for a successor, so interim coach Dwight Lodeweges will do the honors until then. In any case, Lodeweges is looking forward to it: 'Of course I've been around for a while, but this is really exciting!' He is expected to change little in Koeman's tactics and methods. Memphis Depay is completely fit again and after his hat-trick last weekend on behalf of Lyon during the first round of the Ligue 1, is glowing with self-confidence. Lodeweges actually has a luxury problem, because the internal competition is gigantic. Nathan Ake and Donny van de Beek made top transfers this summer to Manchester City and Manchester United respectively, and Luuk de Jong personally helped Sevilla to its sixth Europa League. Perr Schuurs (Ajax), Owen Wijndal (AZ) and Mohamed Ihattaren (PSV) can also hope for their debut. The Dutch defense is, however, quite damaged, because apart from Matthijs de Ligt and Daley Blind, Stefan de Vrij and Denzel Dumfries have now also had to drop out. With Ake, Wijndal and Hans Hateboer, there are good replacements ready, but the flush in the back is now very thin.



 
 
 
 

 
We find Poland in nineteenth place on the FIFA world ranking, only five places below the Netherlands. In contrast to the Dutch national team, the Eastern Europeans also managed to qualify for the European Championship of 2016 and the World Cup of 2018. Nevertheless, the team of national coach Jerzy Brezeczek is the clear underdog in Amsterdam on Friday evening.



That is not surprising, because Poland will certainly not take up full war strength. The most notable absentee is none other than Champions League winner Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich). Robert needs physical and mental rest after such exhausting matches. We want him to be optimally prepared, because the pandemic will mean that there will be less time to rest. The Bundesliga will start soon, followed by new international matches, 'said Brezeczek about the absence of his star. Midfielder Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire) and forward Adam Buksa (New England Revolution) are absent. Both are active in the United States and prefer not to travel to Europe due to strict corona regulations. Brezeczek has to improvise a bit and has also transferred some talents from Poland Under 21. However, that does not mean that Poland does not take the Nations League seriously. Brezeczek: 'This tournament is extremely important to us. It affects the pot format for the qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup. 

 
 


Our recommendation tip for Netherlands - Poland  :  Netherlands to win  @ 1.44