Bettor.com analysis the performances of Louis van Gaal’s men in the goalless stalemate at Amsterdam Arena against Joachim Low's side.
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http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kenneth-Vermeer-c20618:
The Ajax Amsterdam goalkeeper had to remain on his toes during the opening 45 minutes, and made a couple of decent saves. He was beaten at the stroke of half-time when Ilkay Gundogan rounded him, but breathed a sigh of relief to see John Heitinga clear the
Borussia Dortmund midfielder’s effort off the line.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Bruno-c8098 Martins Indi:
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Feyenoord-c39258 Rotterdam defender put in another solid performance for the Oranje, though, he was hardly tested by Die Mannschaft front-line.
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After a sloppy start, the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Everton-c39043 defender recovered brilliantly to restrict Mario Gotze and Gundogan from finding the back of the net.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ricardo-c30950 van Rhijn:
The 21-year-old found life difficult early in the game, marking http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marco-Reus-c23733. However, the Ajax Amsterdam starlet recovered impressively to put in a solid performance in Amsterdam.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ron-Vlaar-c31697:
The Aston Villa stopper has been impressing many with his performances week in week out, and his showing against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 on Wednesday did not disappoint any of his fans.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nigel-de-Jong-c27882:
Provided the cover to his back-line whenever it was needed, while made a perfectly timed tackle to restrict Reus from trying his luck from range in the opening half, the AC Milan midfielder did well throughout the evening.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arjen-Robben-c6521:
Called up in the squad for the first time by Louis van Gaal, the Bayern Munich star failed to impress his new coach. Should have hit the target in the opening half after rounding http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Manuel-Neuer-c23424 at the half-hour mark.
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The highly-talented midfielder, who has yet to prove his skills on the pitch, created the only clear cut opportunity of the Oranje in the opening half, finding Robben with his through ball. Apart from that, he was hardly seen on the pitch.
Rafael van der Vaart:
The Hamburger midfielder failed to add much needed creativity to the Oranje apart from a brilliant pass for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ruben-Schaken-c31854 in the 20th minute of the game.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dirk-Kuyt-c11348:
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 star failed to justify his inclusion in the starting line-up, and failed to threaten the visiting side’s defence throughout the game apart from his quick one-two with Janmaat at the end of the match.
Substitutes:
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Came off the bench to replace Van Rhijn at the half-time break, and had an impressive outing. Remained solid at the back, and came close to breaking the deadlock after a quick one-two with Kuyt. However, Neuer made a brilliant save to fingertip his effort
wide for a corner.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Stefan-de-Vrij-c33987:
Replaced Heitinga at the heart of the Oranje’s defence, and impressed many with his solid performance.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marco-van-Ginkel-c23758:
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vitesse-c40905 Arnhem midfielder made his first appearance for the Flying Dutchmen. Although, he failed to perform at his best, he still managed to show the glimpse of his potential.
Urby Emanuelson:
The AC Milan star made his first appearances under the stewardship of Louis van Gaal, and managed to threaten Die Mannschaft defence on the counter-attack despite enjoying only a limited amount of playing time.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Eljero-Elia-c12318:
Replaced Robben, and did well to put the visiting side’s back-line under pressure on a number of occasions. The Werder Bremen attacker also tried his luck from range after cutting in from the left, but his effort sailed over the crossbar.
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