The knockout stage of Euro 2020 is officially underway and we re already starting to get a few surprises in just about every direction. The first of those came in Budapest last night when the 10-man Netherlands, one of the most impressive teams in the group stage, fell to a surprise 2-0 loss at the hands of the Czech Republic.
Czech resilience
Even before the red card for Matthijs de Ligt, we felt as if the Czechs were giving a really good account of themselves. They stayed calm, they were composed on the ball and when the sending off did come, they were the ones who had to take the game by the scruff of the neck and that s exactly what happened. They scored twice and kept the Dutch at distance, coming across as the more mature of the two sides, and solidifying that they deser…