Euro 2012: Netherlands preview
The
Netherlands are amongst the favorites for the European championship. According
to the Fifa rankings this team is the fourth best team in the world. Only two
European teams are better: Germany and Spain. Van Marwijk, the Dutch bonds
coach has done a remarkable job: He has won 23 out of 25 competitive games so far.
Critics say that his style is a bit to defensive but the statistics show his
style is effective. The Dutch had the highest goal average and Huntelaar was top
scorer in the qualification games. They also won all seven games in their
group.
The
Dutch team has only one major tournament. This was in 1988 when they won the
European championship. This year they aim for a place in the semifinals at
least.
Reaction:
After
all these serious blogs I was a bit tired of giving my opinion about every
issue around. When I came across this article I thought it was time for a bit
of amusement. It was interesting to read all this detailed information about the
Dutch team in an English newspaper. All information is up to date: Who is still
injured and even the fact that Huntelaar will be on the bench. What do you
think of this team? How far will they get. The last three games were not very
convincing but maybe that was just part of tactics.
The Netherlands lost yesterday, my neighbours were partying anyway, though "we" lost. So yes, I'll hope they win, for you and all footballfans, but I know too little of football to give any comments.
ReplyDeleteWell, as we all know by now, we are failing miserably as a team. It is actually rather sad, not that we're losing but that we are regarded as one of the best teams. We are most definetely not playing as a team, thus losing every match so far. Despite the fact that I do not want to crush all hope, I'm putting my money on a loss next sunday.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the game!