Depay kept a low profile, but with him you could read between the lines where his preference lay. Or at least suspect.
“That also took some searching”, the attacker said about the link with Malen. “But when we conquered the ball, there was so much threat in the depth. We did find each other, I think: he an assist, I an assist. But against Georgia (practice game, ed.), Wout and I also combined well. It’s up to the coach.”
Malen also acknowledged that the ideal match between him and Depay was not always there. “I think we had good moments, his goal of course. But there are also moments that we can play better, be closer to each other or make a different choice. I think there was much more in it today.”
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