The former Borussia Dortmund boss has expressed confidence that the Oranje can emerge victorious in their second group game against Joachim Low’s men to keep their Euro 2012 hopes alive.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Netherlands-c753 head coach, Bert van Marwijk, has expressed optimism ahead of his side’s second group match against Germany at Metalist Kharkiv Stadium on Wednesday, June 13.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Feyenoord-c39258 Rotterdam boss has admitted that Die Mannschaft are an extremely strong side, but has insisted that the Oranje have the quality to emerge victorious.
“The Germans are very strong, but we can beat them, but I won't tell you how we are going to do that”, Van Marwijk was quoted as saying to the media.
The Flying Dutchmen have been facing severe criticism from the Dutch media following their surprising 1-0 loss at the hands of Denmark in their European Championship opener on June 9.
Despite dominating proceedings throughout the 90 minutes, and creating plenty of goal-scoring opportunities, the Oranje failed to hit the back of the net.
The Danish Dynamite scored on their first real opportunity through http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Michael-Krohn-Dehli-c25321 in the 24th minute, and then restricted the 2010 FIFA World Cup runners-up from restoring parity until the full time whistle.
Van Marwijk has expressed his frustration at the Dutch media, but has coolly revealed that he is now used to it.
“I am used to it by now. We are here preparing for one of the most important games in the last few years and so I don't want to talk about other things”, the Dutch trainer concluded.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Denmark-c2884 due to an injury, is on the road to recovery, and is expected to reach full match fitness before his side’s clash against Joachim Low’s men.
However, Van Marwijk was reluctant to confirm whether the Malaga stopper would be featuring in the upcoming encounter.
Netherlands last met http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 in a friendly match six months ago in Hamburg, where Die Mannschaft claimed an impressive 3-0 win.
However, the Oranje would be hoping that they could manage to restrict the Germans in this encounter, and keep their European Championship ambitions alive.
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