Losing to Denmark in the first game and facing Germany in the second stop, people were still looking forward to the World Cup runner-up Netherlands, but when the game ended, the score of 1:2 announced the death sentence of the Dutch team, the Dutch team suffered two consecutive defeats, creating an extremely embarrassing record, for the first time in history, they were eliminated in the group stage of the competition.

In the history of the European Championship, the Dutch team participated for the first time in 1964, but at that time, the Dutch team could not be called a strong team, they lost to Luxembourg 2:3 on aggregate over two legs in the first round, and they did not enter the main match of the European Championship in the next two European Championships. In 1976, they finished third after a 3-2 victory over their strong rivals Yugoslavia.

Since 1980, the European Championship has been officially restructured into a group stage and a knockout stage, and in the group stage of that European Championship, the Dutch team won 1, drew 1 and lost 1 to accumulate three points, and failed to qualify from the group because the goal difference was less than that of Czechoslovakia.

In 1984, the Netherlands did not reach the finals of the European Championship, and in 1988, the Dutch team with the "Three Musketeers" won the championship.

In 1992, the Netherlands lost in the semi-finals to eventual crucial Denmark and have since made it out of at least four European Championships.

The last time the Netherlands failed to qualify for the European Championships was in 1984, but it has been 28 years since the Netherlands at least qualified from the group at every European Championship.

Even if the Netherlands can beat Portugal in their final game at this European Championship, they will have their worst record in 28 years.

For European teams, the biennial tournament also includes the World Cup, and even in the World Cup, the Dutch team has never lost twice in a row in the group stage.

After finishing runners-up in both the 1974 and 1978 tournaments, the Netherlands missed the 1982 and 1986 World Cups. In the 1990 World Cup in Italy, although the Dutch team did not win a single victory, the three consecutive draws in the group stage were enough to ensure that they qualified.

In fact, the Dutch team has lost two games at most in a single tournament, and the Dutch team in front of them has really become the worst Dutch team in history, and there is no one.

The Dutch team lost to Denmark and Germany in a row in just four days, not to mention that this time it was a humiliating loss to the main match of the European Championship.

Now, whether the Dutch team can qualify or not is no longer up to themselves, looking at this situation, the Dutchman's biggest wish is probably to expect their national team not to suffer three consecutive defeats.

How can it not be embarrassing that the Dutch team, which has Van Persie, Huntelaar, Van der Vaart, Sneijder and other elite midfielders, has fallen into such a field today?

It's hard to understand what came to Heitinga's mind when Gomez scored the first goal for Germany, Schweinsteiger's passing intention was obvious enough, but Heitinga obviously didn't realize that the shooting machine behind him had set up the turret, and when he turned around in embarrassment, he didn't even make any remedial moves, just watched the German center's gorgeous penalty waltz in amazement, perhaps in Heitinga's view, at such a time, thinking about life like a god can hide the embarrassment of his defensive misposition.

Why is Heitinga again!?

Not only did the Dutch fans resonate in their hearts, but the depressed Dutch defence didn't know how long it would take to be devastated by the ticking time bomb.

Four years ago, at the European Championship, Heitinga, who replaced Bora Luz as a right wing-back, was a key link in the team's elimination by Russia.

At the World Cup in South Africa, Heitinga was once again the sinner of the Netherlands, and he was sent off for a second yellow card in extra time in the final, which led to Belgium winning the Hercules Cup five minutes later with a goal from Degan.

In this European Cup, Heitinga's old problems have not improved in the slightest, after being played by the unknown Colondry in the first game, Heitinga sacrificed a pit in the life-and-death battle with Germany, and finally brought the team to the precipice of the group stage exit.

It is worth mentioning that Heitinga, who had an excellent performance at Everton last season, made a bold statement before the start of the European Championships, he confidently said: "The experience in the Premier League has made me a mature defender, the football there is fast and impactful, I have learned how to withstand pressure in this environment, now I have the quality to defend against any striker, I believe that the Netherlands can be the strongest contenders for the European Championship." ”

I have to admit that Heitinga's performance at Everton is remarkable, but before the tournament, such a high-profile rhetoric now seems to be a complete slap in the face, after being blown up by Colondry and Gomez one after another, Heitinga is getting farther and farther away from the Delaunay Cup, and his declaration of victory for the major goalscorers on the European continent will surely become the saddest joke of this European Championship.

For Van Marwijk, the lack of performance from the team's vice-captain was not the worst news, and even worse, there was no more reliable centre-back than Heitinga on the bench.

Heitinga's problems are no secret, in the warm-up match for the opening of the European Championship, Heitinga's brain-dead horizontal pass helped Bulgaria complete the stunner, Van Marwijk was frustrated on the sidelines, but he could only continue to reluctantly choose to reuse Heitinga after the European Championship.

While the Dutch prolific youth system continues to provide talented attackers for major European leagues, it has to be said that it is the sadness of the Dutch philosophy of focusing on attacking and ignoring the defense of the team.

In the next game, the Netherlands will fight to the death with Portugal to theoretically qualify, and Heitinga will usher in an even more terrifying Golden Mauro, I don't know if Heitinga's "any striker" also includes the Real Madrid goalscorer who has killed the red eye.

Historically, the Golden Mauro have tended to have a sudden outburst after a sustained slump, and Heitinga, who has already been decadent for two games, may be destined to fall victim to the unfortunate feet of the bloodthirsty Portuguese.

As runners-up in the 2010 World Cup and favourites to win the tournament, the Orange are now only theoretically possible to qualify from the group.

One can't help but ask, what happened to this Dutch team with a luxurious squad?

In fact, after the defeat in the first game, serious infighting broke out in the Dutch team, and the focus of the conflict was directed at Van Bommel, the son-in-law of head coach Van Marwijk.

Although Van Marwijk withstood the pressure to let his son-in-law continue to start, Van Bommel performed really badly, and was replaced by Van der Vaart at half-time, if the Dutch team finally failed to qualify, then the cronyism Van Marwijk will undoubtedly pay the price.

In the first game against Denmark, the 35-year-old Van Bommel clearly couldn't keep up with the pace of the game, and as the team's midfield metronome, Van Bommel did not play any role.

Subsequently, Van Marwijk, who was anxious because of the score behind, replaced De Jong with Van der Vaart, intending to strengthen the attack, this substitution idea was not wrong in itself, but Van Bommel's performance on the field was actually worse than De Jong, and he should have been replaced.

De Jong was clearly unhappy with Van Marwijk's decision, and he did not say a word or communicate with anyone, and after the game, De Jong walked on the Dutch bus alone with headphones on.

Perhaps, in De Jong's view, the first person who should be replaced should be Van Bommel instead of himself, he is making a silent protest against the cronyism of head coach Van Marwijk, why can Van Bommel stay on the pitch if he is not worthy of the main position? Was it just because he was Van Marwijk's son-in-law?

After losing to Denmark in the first game, most Dutch fans believed that Van Bommel should be abandoned, but Van Marwijk did not bow to public opinion, he still chose to let Van Bommel start in this life-and-death battle with Germany, but the performance of his son-in-law slapped the old man's face, and the first goal conceded by the Dutch team in the first half was related to Van Bommel's defensive mistakes.

In the 24th minute, Schweinsteiger sent a through stopper, inserted Gomez scored easily in the penalty area, although Heitinga has to bear greater responsibility, but Van Bommel has a greater responsibility, this ball Bayern striker Marseille's roundabout turn and stop action is wonderful, but before he got the ball, Van Bommel at the edge of the penalty area did not interfere with Schweinsteiger in time, giving the latter enough time and space to pass the fatal through ball.

In fact, it was not just this obvious defensive mistake, Van Bommel looked very difficult at both ends of the floor. Constantly conceding goals in the game, being counterattacked by the German team's direct long pass, or making mistakes in stopping the ball, Van Bommel's movements were obviously slow.

Van Bommel was embarrassed in a direct battle with German midfielders Khedira and Schweinsteiger, and at half-time, Van Marwijk finally showed the guts he deserved, replacing his son-in-law Van Bommel with Van der Vaart, hoping to turn the situation around. Although the Dutch team's attack was very imposing after Van Persie's goal, it was all about Van Bommel.

In fact, it is not only De Jong who is dissatisfied with Van Marwijk's unconditional trust in Van Bommel, but many Dutch internationals also have complaints about Van Marmyr's steady presence in the main team, including Van der Vaart, who can only come on as a substitute in both games.

The Tottenham midfielder expressed his displeasure in an interview: "The coach has his own formation and starting XI and I am not one of them, I will never be able to turn over under him. ”

Van der Vaart actually had something to say, he criticized Van Marwijk's decision to put Van Bommel in the starting lineup, and it was precisely because of Van Marmmel's "irreplaceable" that Van der Vaart had to play as a substitute, which also made the Bundesliga Golden Boot Huntelaar not play, and many Dutch internationals even said in private that Van Bommel should have given way a long time ago.

Infighting! Sink! Disgrace! Now, these three words have become synonymous with the current Dutch team, the World Cup runners-up two years ago, now on the verge of being eliminated from the group, only one goal scored in two games, how many percent of the once dominant attacking power is now left? Is this still the orange tulip that fans are familiar with? Or what is it that has caused this top team to degenerate to such a point?

After losing two games in a row in the group stage, the Dutch tulips have not bloomed, but they have shown a withering trend, and the "fine tradition" of infighting in the tournament seems to be about to sink the orange team again, and the veteran captain Van Bommel should take the initiative to take responsibility.

If infighting is the reason for the sharp decline in the Dutch team's combat effectiveness, then Van Bommel, Fan Shuai's son-in-law, and the excessive trust in him, are the root cause of the team's dissatisfaction, and he is the source of the Dutch degeneration.

Van Marwijk seems to have realised his mistake, but it was too late, and although the Dutch team still have a theoretical chance of qualifying, the Orange can only hope for a miracle.

In the final game of the group against Portugal, Van Marwijk's first thing to do was to kick his son-in-law out of the starting line to appease the anger, otherwise, the meritorious coach who led the Netherlands to a runner-up finish in the 2010 World Cup may also be unable to protect himself.

There is no doubt that the contradictions within the Dutch team, the disagreements in the players' dressing room, and the serious internal friction are important factors that greatly reduce the combat effectiveness of this Dutch team.

Van Bommel's problem is just a primer, the bigger problem hides more aspects, and Huntelaar is also very unhappy with his situation in the Dutch team and Van Persie's main position: "I am very angry that I can only be a substitute, since the 2010 World Cup until now, I have performed very well in the past season, I can't understand the manager's decision, I am very disappointed. ”

Similarly, Kuyt was unhappy with being used as a substitute for Afelai, saying in an interview: "Yes, I'm very disappointed, but that's what all the non-main players really think. ”

On the other hand, Sneijder also stood up in support of his brother: "I can understand Kuyt's pain, he followed us in the World Cup and European Championship qualifiers, and now he is only a spectator. ”

A series of problems have been exposed, and it is no wonder that Tulips' combat effectiveness has been sharply reduced.

In stark contrast to the infighting Netherlands, a united German team beat the Netherlands 2-1 thanks to two goals from Gomez, making it two wins in a row and dominating the position of qualifying from the group.

After the game, the whole German team expressed their excitement about the game, with goal-scorer Gomes telling the media: "I'm very happy, very, very happy, I scored two goals, but there is still a long way to go to get to the final, we have won against two very strong teams and we have six points, but we want to achieve more. ”

Schweinsteiger, who assisted Gomez for two goals, said: "I'm happy to win, it's not easy, but we gave a lot for him, every win gives us motivation to move forward, and the second step we took was very good, against Denmark? We want to win, that's our goal. ”

Coach Loew said: "It's a very competitive game, it's a game with a lot of motivation for both sides because we want to make sure we get to the second round, which is very important in the second game, and now the door to the semi-finals has opened wide for us. ”

Loew then said of Gomez: "Gomez is the kind of fighter type of player, he hasn't been on the pitch for a long time, but he played very well, the two goals were fantastic, he is getting better and better, he is improving every game, he is very physical, he is very good against the Dutch defenders. ”

Loew should indeed be happy, his trust in Gomez has finally been rewarded, and in the last European Championship, Gomez, who was the main striker of the German team, showed a disaster, and Loew's stubbornness against him has also been criticized by many media and German football celebrities.

Now, Loew's persistence has finally seen Gomez achieve positive results, and seeing Gomez's performance, Loew can also breathe a sigh of relief.

Next, Loew also talked about the performance of the Dutch team in this game: "I was a little surprised by the performance of the Dutch team, they lacked ideas in the game, which also had something to do with how well we defended, I felt that in the last ten minutes of the game, the Dutch team was physically dead. ”

The abnormal performance of the Dutch team obviously made Loew feel puzzled, two years ago on the stage of the World Cup, the Dutch team was still invincible, reached the final, if it was not too bad luck, they had a chance, squeezed out Belgium, become the new World Cup champion.

But only two years have passed, the same team, the same coach, why is the performance so poor?

Loew can't even find a trace of the majestic Tulip Army of two years ago in this Dutch team.

Heaven can do evil, but you can't live if you do it yourself!

The Dutchman's own mess has left the team without energy, and it's no wonder that even opponents look down on them.

The victory is a cause for joy, but there is still a long way to go for the Germans, and captain Lahm reminded his team-mates: "The European Championship is not over, our journey is not over, the next game we have to concentrate to go further, it was a really good game, we had a great victory, Gomez is a top goalscorer, we all know this, and he scored world-class goals, but the game is over, what we need to do is keep looking forward." ”

In the next game against Denmark, it doesn't seem too difficult for the young German tank to get through the customs smoothly.