The Netherlands, led by Ronald Koeman, has displayed impressive form, winning both knockout games in regular time. They have scored nine goals in the tournament and have shown the ability to turn games around. Cody Gakpo, with three goals, remains a key player and potential top scorer. There is no lack of self-confidence either, as nine of the last twelve international matches have been won. In eight cases, the Dutch back line even kept a clean sheet. Despite conceding five goals in five tournament matches at the 2024 European Championship, we believe that the Elftal defence can once again put up a good defensive performance against the previously harmless English. Especially given that the approach will certainly be somewhat different and, above all, more cautious compared to the game against the Turks, who took an early lead. Many goals are therefore not to be expected on Wednesday evening.

England's journey to the semi-finals has been less convincing, needing extra time in both knockout matches. Fatigue and a lack of clear strategy are concerns for Gareth Southgate's team. They have relied heavily on individual brilliance from players like Bellingham and Saka. Southgate might return to a 3-4-2-1 system for this match. The fact is that the players from the motherland of football were on the pitch for 120 minutes in both knockout matches, which is 60 minutes longer than their opponents. Since Phil Foden, Declan Rice and co. have already seemed a little sluggish in the tournament so far after a long and intense Premier League season, the fatigue they are experiencing could definitely become an issue. This is one of the reasons why I would not bet on an English victory after regular playing time ahead of the second semi-final between the Netherlands and England.

Expected lineup: Verbruggen, Dumfries, de Vrij, Van Dijk, Ake, Schouten, Simons, Reijnders, Malen, Depay, Gakpo

Expected lineup: Pickford, Stones, Maguire, Guehi, Walker, Rice, Bellingham, Shaw, Saka, Kane, Foden

在罗纳德·科曼的带领下，荷兰队表现出了令人印象深刻的状态，在常规时间内赢得了两场淘汰赛。他们在比赛中打进了9个进球，并展示了扭转局面的能力。科迪·加科波，有三个进球，仍然是关键球员和潜在的最佳射手。他们也不缺乏自信，因为在过去的12场国际比赛中，他们赢了9场。在8场比赛中，荷兰队的后防线甚至没有失球。尽管在2024年欧洲杯的5场比赛中丢了5个球，我们相信精灵军团的防守可以再次在对阵之前无害的英格兰队时表现出色。特别是考虑到比赛的方式肯定会有所不同，最重要的是，与对阵土耳其人的比赛相比，他们会更加谨慎，土耳其人一开始就取得了领先。因此，在周三晚上的比赛中，很多进球都是不可能的。

英格兰的半决赛之旅就不那么令人信服了，两场淘汰赛都需要加时赛。疲劳和缺乏明确的战略是索斯盖特的球队所担心的。他们在很大程度上依赖于像贝灵汉和坂坂这样的球员的个人才华。在这场比赛中，索斯盖特可能会回归4-2-1阵型。事实是，在两场淘汰赛中，足球祖国的球员都在场上出场了120分钟，比对手多了60分钟。在经历了一个漫长而紧张的英超赛季后，菲尔·福登、德克兰·赖斯和他的队友们在联赛中表现得有点迟钝，他们所经历的疲劳肯定会成为一个问题。这就是为什么在荷兰和英格兰之间的第二场半决赛之前，我不会在常规比赛时间之后打赌英格兰会获胜的原因之一。

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