Van Gaal was asked by the NOS about his star, or whether he did not want to name it after such a good team performance. ,,Yes it is. There are always people who can excel in the collective. In this match Steven Bergwijn and Frenkie de Jong were great. I don’t understand why he doesn’t play for Tottenham. Of course they have a lot of choice there. Frenkie is always good in Orange. It also had to do with the opponent that made me play like that,” said Van Gaal. “I am a coach who insists on automatisms, which you get if you change less. I wanted to cover against Germany, but that was not the case at the time. done and now it is. I think it is very important that we won today because this is the number 2 in the world. And that in a way that was very dominant. That gives confidence,” said the national coach.
The Orange played in the 3-4-1-2 system, the Belgians in a 3-4-3 system with Kevin de Bruyne as striker. ,,It made it easy for Belgium to play in this system. If the teams are mirrored to each other, it is often easier for the players,” said Van Gaal, who certainly does not yet know who his first goalkeeper at the World Cup will be. “I am satisfied with Cillessen, but others also get a “I can now look at other players than Van Dijk, because you have to take everything into account. Schouten and Martins Indi were in the stands, but I did get them into the dressing room so that they experience the process.”