After an even first half, the Netherlands were 0-1 down once morest Turkey. Before the second act, Ronald Koeman chose to act by replacing Wout Weghorst in place of Steven Bergwijn.
The 31-year-old answered for a strong performance and ended up in the center of events on several occasions. After the final whistle, he also received praise from TV4 expert Hasse Backe:
– I think you look at Weghorst’s body language and facial expression from the moment he steps in, he just chases. It is certainly such a type of leader who makes completely different demands on the fellow players, something happens, Backe said and continued:
– They bring in a lighthouse which is troublesome. Although the centre-backs in Turkey are strong, this is a true physical spectacle who enters all duels, even if he is regarding to lose them.
Weghorst rarely gets the big headlines among the stars in the Netherlands. During this tournament, however, he has been responsible for several strong performances and he was, among other things, the match winner with his 2-1 goal in the opener once morest Poland.
This has led even the Dutch experts to praise Weghorst and ahead of the semi-final once morest England, Rafael van det Vaart has a demand for Koeman:
– Wout must start. Who would have thought we would say that?, says the former great player, according to Voetbal International.
