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If this piece was written a year earlier, perhaps there would be a different outlook on things.
In the last 12 months, the Netherlands have lost their head coach, Ronald Koeman, who helped his nation rise from the depths of missing two successive major tournaments (Euro 2016 and World Cup 2020) and also their captain and star man, Virgil van Dijk, who will miss this tournament to recover from his injury.
Frank de Boer took over as coach and his inconsistent start combined with struggles at club level in previous jobs after leaving Ajax has reduced optimism. Qualification was completed by Koeman, so the only real indicator of De Boer’s work is the Nations League, where the Dutch finished second in the group behind Italy.