Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands 7 – 0 Greece)
To say this one was a bloodbath would be an understatement. Anytime you looked at your TV screen, the Netherlands looked like they were about to score. Xavi’s men pummelled Greece, both on the scoreline and psychologically.
The Netherlands ran out 7-0 winners in Group B of the Nations League (Matchday 5 of 6), moving further clear at the top of the group. The goals came from Crysencio Summerville (6′), Tijjani Reijnders (12′, 18′, 33′), Jurriën Timber (40′,
59′) and Donyell Malen (61′).
Dumfries started as the right-back and spent quite a bit of time in the right half-space, where he made underloads in addition to his constant overloads and passes into the box.
Dumfries had two assists — one for the Netherlands’ fourth goal and another for their seventh. He also played the ball across the face of goal for the sixth goal, which didn’t show up on the stat sheet as a third assist because it was deflected.
In the win, Dumfries, who played the full 90 minutes, had 43 touches, 10 carries, three key passes and three shots to go along with his two assists. He completed 92.3% of his passes.
