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Joachim Low surprised by Netherlands defeat

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The German national team coach admitted that Netherlands’ defeat against Denmark can go against his side as the Dutch will be more determined in the next clash.
Oranje suffered a shock loss at the hands of Denmark in their opening tie at the Metalist Stadium in Kharkiv on Saturday. Winger http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Michael-Krohn-Dehli-c25321 scored the only goal of the game in the first-half of the game and secured a vital
victory for his side.
Low admitted that he did not expect the result as Netherlands are a very strong side. He claimed that Germany would have preferred a draw as that would have put them in pole position to win the group.
The manager stated that Bert van Marwijk’s side had the majority of the chances and clearly dominated the proceedings throughout the course of 90 minutes. He added that Holland’s loss could work against Die Mannschaft as the Dutch
side will come strongly is the game against his side.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Denmark-c2884 win their respective fixture against
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984.
“I would have preferred a draw because now it's a situation for a very strong Holland team...they had a huge amount of chances but, in the end that they didn't score goals surprises me. They have their backs against the wall -
it's now all or nothing for them,” he was quoted as saying in an interview.
Low admitted that it will be a crucial game for his side and is targeting a win against the World Cup 2010 finalists.
“If they don't win the second game it will be very difficult for them. Of course, that will make it all the more difficult for us, all the more exciting,” he concluded.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Netherlands-c753 in their second game of Euro 2012. If the Dutch win, the group could become very exciting as three teams would have one win each.

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