Even the Dutch, with all of their footballing principles, aren’t opposed to throwing on a big guy and crossing it in.
Everyone has a hard line somewhere, at which they’ll abandon the ‘philosophy’ and take the most direct route to goal.
Weghorst’s introduction allowed the Dutch to move into a 3-2-5. He had a role in the winner too.
In 45 minutes, he had nine touches and three passes, but an unquantifiable impact on his team-mates.
When it doubt, get Wout.
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Netherlands 2 Turkey 1: Weghorst’s impact, Guler shines and Dutch comeback courage