HOLLAND skipper Virgil van Dijk admitted his side had been “lifeless” in their 4-0 win over Scotland in Amsterdam on Friday night.
The ex-Celt warned his team-mates they have to improve in their next friendly, against Germany on Tuesday.
2Virgil van Dijk of the Netherlands gestures during the friendly match with ScotlandCredit: Getty
2Lawrence Shankland and Virgil van Dijk in actionCredit: EPA
Speaking after a win which was tight for more than an hour, Van Dijk said: “If you look at the match, it was not really a 4-0.
“It was lifeless, especially most of the first-half.
“There’s plenty of work to be done.
“We won and kept a clean sheet but it’s clear that things have to improve, especially when we’re in possession of the ball.”Things have to get better in phases.
“Scotland had a number of transition moments where they became dangerous.
“They had a lot of pressure but we had the quality to play through it.
“There are plenty of things that need to be improved if we want to do something at the European Championship.”Things have to be better on Tuesday against Germany or we will be punished.”
Manager Ronald Koeman admitted: “With the exception of the last part of the game, we weren’t good with the ball.