Ryan Gravenberch has a poor performance on international duty

The Netherlands lost 1-0 to Germany in the Nations League on Monday night.

Ronald Koeman made two changes for the match with Jorrel Hato and Brian Brobbey replacing Virgil van Dijk (suspended) and Joshua Zirkzee. Holland had a difficult first half in which they were guilty of losing possession cheaply.

Their performance improved in the second half at the Allianz Arena, but Germany won with a goal from Jamie Lewelling. Brobbey and Xavi Simons came close to scoring for the Dutch, but goalkeeper Oliver Baumann stopped the former with a stellar save.

In LiverpoolFrom the point of view of Cody Gakpo and Ryan Gravenberch they retained their places in the starting eleven. Neither of them were good enough. according to PhotomobGakpo had 6 passes in the game with 3/9 duels won. He completed only 20% of his shots.

However, Gravenberch's performance was more worrying in the center of the park. The 22-year-old has been a revelation for the Reds this season, but was overtaken yesterday by the young German midfielder of Angelo Stiller and Aleksandar Pavlovic.

The defensive midfielder was the Dutch team's lowest-rated player along with Brobbey. He £33million star He won only 1 of 7 duels and none of his 2 long balls found a teammate. He did not commit to any tackle in his 80-minute away appearance.

Concern

Liverpool have been interested in landing a new holding midfielder in recent times. transfer window. Real Sociedad's Martín Zubimendi was the Reds' main target, but the Spaniard made it clear that he wanted to continue with his childhood club.

The Merseyside giants did not consider an alternative option in the transfer market and manager Arne Slot ended up trusting Gravenberch for the number 6 spot. The Dutchman has hardly made any missteps for his club in the first few months.

However, it can also be said that he has only faced strong opposition in manchester united. He hasn't been fully tested in the position and his next big challenge could come when Chelsea Make the trip to Anfield on Sunday.

Moisés Caicedo and Enzo Fernández are among the best defensive midfielders in the division and Gravenberch has a big challenge on his hands, judging by his poor performance yesterday against Germany away from home.