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Wednesday, 16 May 2012 13:12 |
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Some people are being too negative about our chances in the group. Of course it's gonna be real tough and we'll have to be at our best to qualify, but some people are talking about Germany and Holland as if they have these perfect squads with no weaknesses at all. Let me remind people that neither team have a great defence, particularly Holland whose entire back-5 is average at best. I would go so far as to say that our first choice defence is stronger than both Germany's and Holland's.
Holland reached the WC final 2 years ago, but i was not very impressed with their performances in all honesty. They were quite fortunate to beat Brasil in the quarters and also fortunate that Uruguay had some key players suspended from the semi-final. Their playmaker Sneijder has had a very poor season for Inter this year and they are still playing Kuyt in the first team, who's also had a poor season for Liverpool. I am confident that we have just as much chance as Holland to qualify from this group. Yes they have Robben, but we have Coentrao. They have Van Persie, but we have Pepe. While who have they got at the back to deal with CR7 and Nani if they are both on-song? It's a 50-50 that 3rd match and could go either way.
Even Germany are not total certainties to qualify, i read a quote from their coach Low the other day, that he can not remember Germany ever having such a tough opening group in a tournament. It's tough for all 4 teams, no doubt about it. Even Denmark have a chance to qualify due to their good team-work ethic. They are the least likely to qualify on paper at least, but certainly can't be under-estimated at all. Anything can happen in this group, and as a result i think it's best to be optimistic rather than pessimistic. It's a no-lose situation for us (and the other 3): if we go out...it was the group of death and there's no shame in that...if we qualify, fantastic! Best to be positive...
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