I agree that a team's superstars don't guarantee success. It depends on individual talent and teamwork. France, an example, has succeeded because its players know each other's strengths and weaknesses. I believe the Netherlands can recover from their recent struggles. Despite their lack of celebrities, they have a strong foundation of talented players who have performed well in their domestic leagues. They can improve their game and become powerful with proper instruction and tact.
In football, especially modern football. a team doesn't only need star players or superstars as the key to victory or a determinant of the team's overall performance. Football is currently more adopting a teamwork game system, not just relying on superstar players. and if we refer to France at the 2022 world cup Qatar, even Mbappe doesn't always show his best game, except in the final match vs Argentina. but here too we can see the role of the coach, and how they mix up their team so that the players play in an organized manner. the coaches build a system, chemistry, bonds, and finally the talent of the players.
As for the Netherlands squad, even though they failed to qualify for the next phase at the Qatar 2022 world cup. The Netherlands showed quite an impressive game, even though it was not supported by very well-known star players. Van Gal was able to take his team a step further, they showed a good game as well as solid teamwork. unfortunately, the Netherlands had to meet Argentina in the quarter-finals and they were eliminated from the penalty shoot-out. but to be honest, the Netherlands has had a pretty good performance and I'm quite happy with the current development of the Dutch squad. maybe, in the 2026 cup later they can surprise again.
So it's kinda of random, it seems.
