Brobbey and Gakpo at the double as five-star Netherlands crush sorry Sweden
It turns out Sweden do not have a monopoly on old-fashioned centre-forward play. They were schooled in it here by Brian Brobbey, who was brought in by Ronald Koeman to give the Netherlands’ attack a focal point and swiftly made his under-pressure manager resemble a genius. Brobbey scored twice in the opening 17 minutes to pave the way for a crushing win, proving impossible to handle with a cocktail of strength, touch and finishing.Koeman had criticised his own decisions after Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Japan, lamenting substitutions that failed to pay off. This time he could, if the mood took…
It turns out Sweden do not have a monopoly on old-fashioned centre-forward play. They were schooled in it here by Brian Brobbey, who was brought in by Ronald Koeman to give the Netherlands’ attack a focal point and swiftly made his under-pressure manager resemble a genius. Brobbey scored twice in the opening 17 minutes to pave the way for a crushing win, proving impossible to handle with a cocktail of strength, touch and finishing.Koeman had criticised his own decisions after Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Japan, lamenting substitutions that failed to pay off. This time he could, if the mood took…
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