Alexander Isak flops as Virgil van Dijk's Netherlands get last laugh vs Sweden

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Or 'Mr Brobbey' as he is now known.Two goals from the Sunderland striker, recalled to the starting line up by Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman, saw the joke being on the Swedish defenders instead of Van Dijk.All the Liverpool captain and defensive rock had to do was stand back and watch Brobbey, with some help from Cody Gakpo, rip through the Swede's defence like a knife through the nation's famous meatballs.Mincemeat felt more appropriate, because this is what Brobbey reduced Aston Villa's Victor Lindelof & Co to. Unlike Isak and Gyokeres, Brobbey looked like a world class forward.

Brobbey might have only scored seven goals for Sunderland last season.But the one he managed to help his side beat bitter rivals Newcastle at St James' Park in March, etched his name into the club's folklore.And for all the praise now heading in his direction, the same amount of criticism hurtling towards Isak, Gyokeres and Sweden manager Graham Potter, will be just as intense.Gyokeres did at least show some signs of life at times. While Isak created two chances for Gyokeres before half time, which the Arsenal forward wasted.And once the game had been taken away from Sweden, these two looked less and less likely to haul their team back into it.

Can Isak and Gyokeres form a strike partnership capable of taking his team past the group stages and beyond?The hopes of a nation rest on the shoulders of these two. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like.