After losing 1-0 to Denmark in their opening match of Euro 2012, the Everton stopper has insisted that Bert van Marwijk’s side will have to win both of their upcoming games to stay in the competition.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984 are extremely important after losing 1-0 against Denmark in their opening game of Euro 2012. The Dutchman has also confessed
that his side will have to win both if they are to make progression to quarter-finals.
The Oranje were clearly the favourites to emerge victorious against the Danish Dynamite before the two sides met at Metalist Kharkiv Stadium on June 9. However, the Danes defied the odds, and kept their cool to claim a surprising
and shocking 1-0 win over the 2010 World Cup runners-up, thanks to a http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Michael-Krohn-Dehli-c25321 strike in the 24th minute.
Heitinga, who did not feature in his side’s opening game of the European Championship due to an injury, has made it clear that his side knows they have to win both of their remaining games to keep their hopes alive of progressing
through to the next phase of the competition.
“We know now that we have to win both games to stay in the tournament. The game against Germany now is going to be a big, big game”, the Everton stopper was quoted as saying to the media.
The 28-year-old defender went on to stress that the Danish Dynamite’s win over the Flying Dutchmen is nothing less than a miracle.
“It’s a miracle. They only made half a chance and they scored. It’s unbelievable. It was a big surprise. Look at how many chances we created. There is no way anyone can say http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Denmark-c2884 deserved to win”, Heitinga added.
The former Ajax Amsterdam centre-back, however, was not hesitant to admit that the Danes worked really hard to claim the victory.
“Denmark didn`t play very well. They didn`t do very much but I suppose they worked hard - even http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nicklas-Bendtner-c27726 was playing at centre-back near the end”, Heitinga concluded.
The Oranje will take on Germany on June 13 before battling against Portugal on June 17.
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