Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk has actually prompted Matthijs de Ligt to gain from his errors after distributing another objective on global responsibility. The Oranje held competitors Germany to a reputable 2-2 draw at the Johan Cruyff Arena on Tuesday night, however might have taken all 3 points from their Nations League match were it not for a mistake from De Ligt. The Manchester United protector provided the ball away inexpensively resulting in Deniz Undav’s equaliser and was consequently changed at half-time by Brighton & Hove Albion’s Jan-Paul van Hecke. The current error came days after De Ligt was at fault for an objective yielded in the Netherlands’ 5-2 win in the house to Bosnia-Herzegovina. Talking To Dutch television post-match, Van Dijk sympathised with De Ligt, however likewise alerted him he will be penalized for making such errors. “This is football. You need to gain from this,” he stated. “It was one minute however at the greatest level you will get penalized for it.” Van Dijk captained the Netherlands in the draw/ Lars Baron/GettyImages Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman has actually likewise discussed his choice to take De Ligt out of the shooting line after just 45 minutes. “Of course I would rather have actually kept Matthijs de Ligt on the pitch. It simply appears like he is now in a duration where all his errors are being penalized,” Koeman stated. “I offered him a brand-new opportunity today, however ultimately secured him by taking him off.” De Ligt will now go back to United as they get ready for a journey to Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday lunch break. Van Dijk and his Liverpool side host Nottingham Forest later on that day. CHECKED OUT THE LATEST NEWS, TRANSFER RUMOURS AND MATCH REACTION
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