The Argentinean legend has urged Bert van Marwijk’s side to be more clinical in front of goal in their upcoming Euro 2012 against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 if they are to keep their hopes of progressing through to the next phase of the competition
alive
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arjen-Robben-c6521 must convert most of their goal-scoring opportunities if they are to beat an impressive German side. The Oranje will take on Die Mannschaft at Metalist Kharkiv
Stadium on Wednesday, June 13.
The Flying Dutchmen witnessed a shocking 1-0 defeat at the hands of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Denmark-c2884 in their European Championship opener, a match that saw the Dutch missing a host of goal-scoring opportunities.
Despite dominating proceedings in Kharkiv early on in the game, the Oranje were trailing the Danish Dynamite by 1-0, six minutes before the half-hour mark. The Dutch asserted their authority after conceding a goal, and put immense
pressure on the Danes’ back-line, but they failed to find the back of the net until the full time whistle.
Maradona, who represented http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wesley-c36794 Sneijder’s performance, and insisted
that the Flying Dutchmen boss can rely on the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan ace.
“Van Marwijk must be able to count on the brilliant form of [Wesley] Sneijder who was inspirational in his first game, while [Robin] van Persie and [Arjen] Robben will have to finish at least 50 per cent of the chances they get
if they are to beat the solid German defence”, the Argentinean stated in the Times of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/India-c750 newspaper.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984 1-0 in their first group match.
“The edge in this game most certainly goes to the German team, who can play for a draw and are younger and better constructed than the Dutch. Youth will have its day and in all probability this day will belong to the Germans”,
Maradona concluded.
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