The Newcastle United goalkeeper has admitted that the Oranje are drawn in a tough group, but has expressed optimism ahead of the European Championship in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032.
Tim Krul has expressed optimism ahead of Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine, and believes that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Netherlands-c753 have a massive chance of lifting the trophy.
The 24-year-old goalkeeper, who has been plying his trade at St. James Park since starting his professional career at Newcastle United, is extremely excited following his inclusion in Bert van Marwijk’s final 23-man squad for the
competition.
The Hague-born glovesman has revealed that best players in the world will be competing to succeed, while also expressing confidence in his side’s ability to overcome every opposition in Poland and Ukraine.
“The best players in the world will be there. There will be fantastic teams and fantastic players, so I'm looking forward to it. It's a big occasion. And we've got a massive chance. We were runners-up in the last World Cup so we
are one of the favourites”, Krul was quoted as saying to the Magpies’ official website.
The Oranje are drawn in the tournament’s toughest group along with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Denmark-c2884. Although, the Flying Dutchmen and Die Mannschaft are the favourites to progress through to the quarter-finals stages, the Danish
Dynamite and the Navigators will not let go of their European ambition without putting up a fight.
Krul has admitted that his side’s group is very tough, but has insisted that they will have a massive chance of winning the competition once they manage to progress through to the next round of the tournament.
“We have a hard group though. We have to get through that first and then we've got a chance after that”, the Toons goalkeeper concluded.
The highly-talented shot-stopper will be competing for a starting berth with AS Roma’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Michel-Vorm-c25482 in Poland and Ukraine. All three goalkeepers have spent time between the sticks in the Oranje’s
recent friendly fixtures in preparations for the Euro 2012.
Vorm represented the 2010 World Cup runners-up against Bayern Munich, Krul stood under the crossbar against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Slovakia-c3007.
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