{"id":1210460,"date":"2021-06-27T21:03:42","date_gmt":"2021-06-27T20:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1210460"},"modified":"2021-06-29T11:32:03","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T10:32:03","slug":"stats-netherlands-euro-2020-exit","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/stats-netherlands-euro-2020-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"The damning stats behind Netherlands Euro 2020 exit"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Netherlands were sent packing from Euro 2020 this evening by a well-organised Czech Republic team who can now look forward to a quarter-final date with Denmark on July 3 in Baku.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Frank de Boer’s men were strong favourites at the Pusk\u00e1s Ar\u00e9na but were outthought on the day before shooting themselves in the foot, handing initiative over to their opponents, who didn’t need a second invitation as they ran out 0-2 winners.<\/p>\n\n

Before this result is overanalyzed, here are four damning statistics behind Oranje’s meek exit from this summer’s biggest party.<\/p>\n

1. Red mist<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The coaching of Netherlands manager Frank de Boer has come under intense criticism since day one and it will now be under the spotlight once more. But even the much-maligned national team boss couldn’t have foreseen the red mist descending on Matthijs de Ligt, his leader at the back. The 21-year-old’s moment of madness came seconds after Donyell Malen — who kept his spot following an impressive performance against North Macedonia — incredibly failed to put Oranje in front after being played in behind, with just Czech goalkeeper Tom\u00e1\u0161 Vacl\u00edk to beat.<\/p>\n

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All four of #NED<\/a>'s red cards at the European Championships have come against #CZE<\/a> \/ Czechoslovakia: <\/p>\n

? Johan Neeskens (1976)
? Wim van Hanegem (1976)
? John Heitinga (2004)
? Matthijs de Ligt (2020)<\/p>\n

There's just something about this fixture. ? pic.twitter.com\/6tJGiOEoy4<\/a><\/p>\n

— Squawka (@Squawka) June 27, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n