Another Netherlands rebuild has gone wrong - can Cody Gakpo save them at Euro 2024?

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The winter World Cup, then, was their comeback moment, the stage-setter for future Dutch improvements and a team which would grow together, progress in time-honoured national team fashion, become challengers once more. Noppert’s short-lived stint as national team No.1, meanwhile, means all three goalkeepers in Koeman’s squad have either seven or eight caps. open image in gallery Xavi Simons is one of the latest big hopes in Dutch football While that brings opportunity for the likes of Xavi Simons or Jeremie Frimpong, clearly stars-in-waiting and having enjoyed great campaigns at club level, to succeed or even progress on the international stage Netherlands need a few more established faces to pull their weight. open image in gallery Gakpo scored three at the World Cup but has been inconsistent since Even his most fervent admirer could not, however, suggest that amounted to a return to top form.