The former Dutch international is of the view that the Canarinho will be the favourites to emerge as World champions by lifting the coveted trophy for the sixth time in 2014.
Ronald de Boer has stressed that Brazil will be the favourites to win the World Cup at their home in 2014. The Canarinho have failed to lift the trophy since their triumph in 2002 World Cup in South Korea and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Japan-c2928.
The 42-year-old, who is the elder twin brother of Ajax Amsterdam boss Frank de Boer, has admitted that the emergence of the Brazilian youngsters such as Neymar, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hulk-c16436 and Oscar puts the Canarinho as one of the most strongest sides in the competition.
“http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Oscar-c28720 … (they have) so many great players. It's always a joy to watch”, De Boer was quoted as saying to reporters at Soccerex conference
in Rio de Janeiro.
The former Dutch midfielder, who announced his retirement in the summer of 2008, went on to insist that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Netherlands-c753 must consistently produce five to six excellent players from their youth academies if they are to compete in the World’s most prestigious
competition.
The Flying Dutchmen have not managed to win any major competition since their 1988 European Championship triumph, though, they did manage to finish runners-up in the 2010 World Cup.
“There is a trend now in the Netherlands where we have to be creative. What we see now with Ajax and the new philosophy of Johan (Cruyff), we mustn't be satisfied now with youth players that are good, they must be excellent. We think that we can create and
develop players that you see in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604, because we are almost the creators of Barcelona”, De Boer concluded.
The 42-year-old, who represented the Oranje in 67 games before hanging his boots in 2003, is currently the assistant manager of Ajax A1.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rangers-c40314 player would be quite pleased to see some of his side’s players such as Davy Klaassen, Fabian Sporkslede, Viktor Fischer and Lesley de Sa representing the Amsterdam giants.
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