Netherlands national media slam Liverpool’s Ryan Gravenberch after 1-0 loss vs Germany

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Ryan Gravenberch has been one of Liverpool’s best players this season, with the midfielder now a staple for the Netherlands in this year’s UEFA Nations League.

The 22-year-old talent has been a revelation for the Anfield side with Arne Slot getting the best out of Gravenberch after pairing the £34m signing from Bayern Munich with Alexis Mac Allister in a midfield pivot.

With Jamie Carragher comparing Gravenberch to Patrick Vieira as Rafael van der Vaart confessed his love for the Liverpool man, it’s safe to say that the youngster is enjoying a fantastic season so far for club and country.

Yet that all came to a screeching halt last night in Munich against Germany.

Gravenberch slammed after ‘sloppy’ Netherlands performance vs Germany

With the Dutch media rating Cody Gakpo higher than Gravenberch after last week’s draw against Hungary, the Liverpool midfielder had something to prove against Germany at the Allianz Arena last night.

However, it ended up being a night to forget for Ronald Koeman’s side, with Algemeen Dagblad labelling the game as ‘one of the worst’ in recent memory, with Gravenberch not escaping criticism despite his overall okay performance.

Football Oranje slammed Gravenberch for his ‘sloppy performance’ against Germany, with the Liverpool midfielder ‘unable to string a pass together’ for the Netherlands in what was a pitiful performance for the Dutch.

With Voetbal International giving Gravenberch a 5/10 rating, it was a night to forget for Gravenberch, who will return to Liverpool this week with a drive to show the world how good he can be after a fantastic season already with the Reds.

Gravenberch will be fired up to perform for Liverpool this weekend

After two tough international games for the Netherlands, Gravenberch will be eager to return to club action this weekend with the Reds, where an exciting tie with Chelsea is now on the horizon at Anfield.

With Liverpool top of the Premier League standings and Slot on a mission to win as much silverware as possible for the Reds, Gravenberch will be keen to show why he is regarded as one of the most exciting players in England this season.

And a good performance against Chelsea will be enough to put this international break behind him, with Gravenberch aware that his standards were simply not good enough in the last ten days.