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Van Dijk criticises Van Gaal tactics: 'I'm still in favour of 4-3-3' (Football365.com)

Virgil van Dijk has questioned the formation preferred by Netherlands boss Louis van Gaal after Saturday's 4-2 friendly victory over Denmark.

And it was overlooked in my opinion.” It was a thing that played a part in my head a little bit, not much but still… Of course, we are playing in a new system, different things are required of the players.

Virgil van Dijk questions Louis van Gaal's Netherlands tactics (90min)

Virgil van Dijk has questioned the tactics of Netherlands head coach Louis van ...

Netherlands have already booked their place at the 2022 World Cup in what is set to be Van Dijk's first ever major tournament. Of course, we are playing in a new system, different things are required of the players. “Do I like the system?

Louis van Gaal hits back at Virgil van Dijk after Liverpool star ... (The Sun)

Van Dijk played the full 90 minutes as the Netherlands beat Denmark 4-2 on Saturday. Advertisement. Virgil van Dijk was not best pleased to line up in the ...

"Do I like the system? But I think we showed a lot of good things. LOUIS VAN GAAL hit back at Virgil van Dijk after the defender appeared to question his manager's tactics.

Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk questions the tactics of Holland boss ... (Daily Mail)

The Liverpool defender featured centrally in a back-three as Oranje lined up in Van Gaal's favoured 3-4-1-2 system during the triumph at the Johan Cruyff ...

Of course, we are playing in a new system, different things are required of the players. 'Do I like the system? But I think we showed a lot of good things.

Former Man United boss Louis van Gaal hits back at Virgil van Dijk ... (Manchester Evening News)

The Dutch central defender felt the national side were playing the wrong formation during their 4-2 win over Denmark in their recent international friendly. Van ...

"Well, I'm still in favour of 4-3-3 but I'm not the national coach and the national coach has a very strong opinion about it." Van Gaal ended a five-year spell away from management after his sacking from Old Trafford to take charge of Oranje for the third time in 2021. Van Gaal deployed his skipper in a 3-4-1-2 formation, as opposed to the attacking 4-3-3 that the defender plays at club level for Jurgen Klopp.

Louis van Gaal issues blunt response after Virgil van Dijk questions ... (Irish Mirror)

The Dutch central defender has publicly called his national team manager's tactics into question after a high-scoring victory over Denmark that saw an ...

Van Gaal's side have been drawn in the same group as Belgium, Wales and Poland. Of course, we are playing in a new system, different things are required of the players. The game against the Danes also marked an emotional return to the international scene for Christian Eriksen, who notched a goal within two minutes of his first Denmark game since he suffered an on-pitch cardiac arrest during Euro 2020.

Van Gaal happy with Netherlands win over Denmark - Football Oranje (Football-Oranje)

Louis van Gaal is happy with Netherlands performance in the 4-2 win over Denmark on Saturday. Follow Football-Oranje on Twitter.

They got half a chance from which they scored after we lost the ball unnecessarily, but otherwise they have not been in our penalty area. They should have looked into what the problem was. In the first match using Louis van Gaal’s new 1-3-4-1-2 formation, Netherlands raced into a 3-1 lead at the break.