The former Liverpool forward has admitted that the Oranje have to rebuild the fear which was present in their opponents following their woeful Euro 2012 campaign in Poland and Ukraine, while insisting that the Dutch go into each competition with
the aim to win silverware.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Brazil-c2858. However, the Dutch ace has also admitted that the Oranje have to rebuild to become a force to be reckoned with, following their poor UEFA Euro 2012
campaign.
The Flying Dutchmen were one of the pre-tournament favourites in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032, but three consecutive defeats in the group stages eliminated them from the competition.
Bert van Marwijk handed in his resignation, and Louis van Gaal was appointed the Flying Dutchmen’s new head coach by the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Royal-95-c40387 Dutch Football Association (KNVB).
Kuyt, who has thus far represented his national team in close to 100 matches since making his debut in 2004, has expressed optimism that the Oranje can still reach the semi-finals of the upcoming World Cup.
“The fear of our opponents is gone, we have to rebuild. It is good that the expectations for the next World Cup are still to reach the semi-finals. The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Netherlands-c753 go to each tournament with the idea that we want to win, otherwise I'd rather just stay at
home”, the Fenrbahce attacker was quoted as saying to the media.
The veteran midfielder, who played over 200 league matches for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 before moving to the Turkish outfit earlier this summer, went on to admit that Netherlands are still suffering from the disappointing European Championship run.
“The players that are still here since the European Championships are coming off a huge disappointment. Under Van Marwijk we played with great confidence for three and a half years. But that feeling has disappeared. The fear of our opponents has disappeared
very quickly. It is important that we regain our confidence”, Kuyt concluded.
The Flying Dutchmen will commence their 2014 World Cup qualification campaign on September 7, when they lock horns against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Turkey-c3026 at Amsterdam Arena.
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