De Boer won’t tinker too much

Amsterdam – Netherlands coach Frank de Boer will make only two changes to his starting lineup for today’s last Euro 2020 group game against North Macedonia in an effort to improve performance even though his side is guaranteed top spot.

As the Dutch won their first two and North Macedonia are already out, the game is a dead rubber so there was speculation De Boer may rest regulars and give fringe players a run out.

On the eve of the Group C match, he confirmed there would be a double change but did not say who, telling a news conference the priority was improvement.

His team let a two-goal lead slip against Ukraine before sneaking victory and also looked lethargic at times in the win over Austria.

De Boer confirmed he would stay with the new 5-3-2 tactics. –