The Netherlands Is Getting Better At Euro 2020, De Boer: That's The Way To Grow Into The Tournament

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JAKARTA - Netherlands coach Frank de Boer believes his team will improve from one match to another after his team recorded their second win in the Euro 2020 finals after beating Austria 2-0 at the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam, early Friday.

"You have to develop in a tournament, especially because of the feeling you have together as a team, as a unit", said de Boer.

"It's also the feeling of the system we play, the dependence on the pattern of play, the line of play, we discussed together what we can improve, it's going really well, it can go better", he said. "That's how you grow into tournaments and the unity we have at the moment is really important".

In the match against Austria, his team opened the scoring from a penalty kick scored by Memphis Depay in the first half. Especially regarding Depay, De Boer believes he will also get better.

"Memphis could have made a few more steps in one tournament. In the next games which will be very important, he will be a big man", de Boer said.

"I'm sure he will do it. He scored a penalty and gave a pre-assist tonight. He knows that he can improve but let him develop in the tournament. He can show his quality in the next round of this tournament", said de Boer.

Depay was the creator of the first goal before right-back Denzel Dumfries's second, and Dumfries has beautiful words for the striker who has scored 49 goals in 66 appearances for Orange.

"Memphis is a great player, in all the games we saw his quality. He also scored from a penalty and made a pre-assist. We have complete trust in him, I have nothing to worry about when it comes to him", said Dumfries, who was crowned 'star of the match" at the match between the Netherlands and Austria.

Regarding that title and his performances in front of goal, Dumfries said, "I tried to fill the space going forward. We've scored five incredible goals".