Holland vs. Russia - Euro 2008 - 120 minutes football

Posted by bumeral

June 22, 2008

Immediately after the game has finished, he had his team gathered around to the players for a great tournament. But there was one of the most bitter defeats of his career. Marco van Basten had the EURO 2008 as the highlight of his tenure as Dutch national coach football.

In the group stage was his advance team laurels be more than fair. In the quarter-finals against unleashes aufspielende Russians (1:3 nV) were the Oranjes but only passenger. Power 120 minutes football - that was even the points with nine goals and 9:1 best team in the group stage too much. The Dutch, in their opening World Cup games, Italy (3:0) and Vice-world champion France (4:1) presented had lacked at the end, as Dmitri Torbinski (112nd) and Andrei Arschawin (116th) for the decision provided, strength and Condition. “In the extension we have really had physical problems. Three, four players have nothing more,” admitted Van Basten.

It had his A-team in the final group game against Romania spared, while the Russians to their decision-making game against Sweden only two days had time to regenerate. “I can not even declared,” said Van Basten. One reason for the Russian fitness could be the championship calendar. While the bulk of Oranje stars in European Topclubs more than 50 season games in the legs, play 22 of 23 Russian Teamkickern in the domestic league, the first eleven rounds old.

“We were in the renewal is not able to play forward. We were physically at the end,” said Ruud van Nistelrooy. The Dutch lacked in the offensive in the creativity of Arjen Robben. The wing players had recently aufgetretener because of pain in the Adduktoren fit. “It was very frustrating, because I would like to help,” said Robben. “The defeat was deserved, because the Russians were physically superior.” Playmaker Rafael van der Vaart thinks similarly. “This is a bad feeling. It is our own fault. It was clear to see that we have not played well,” said the HSV-director.

“The dream is zerplatzt. Übertrumpft Oranje Russia on all fronts”, the headline of the newspaper “De Telegraaf”. Received only praise the outgoing captain Van der Sar, several large opportunities nullified. Russia’s team boss Guus Hiddink had the shortcomings of his own country, which he in 1998 World Cup semi-finals, had perfectly identified. “The world is Hiddink feet,” wrote the Algemeen Dagblad “and” De Volkskrant “added:” Team Hiddink has rightly won. Russia has dominated the game. ”

In fact the Russians had the Dutch from the first minute with their tempo football in the defensive. “We are not so good how come into play in the first three games. Maybe we were a bit nervous,” said Van Basten. “The Russians were much stronger than we had Bond coach, after four years in office Ajax Amsterdam will have to admit. “We have a bad day.” But a bad day is a great tournament too much - know the Oranjes since their only European Championship title 1988 only too well.
After the 3:1 triumph against the Netherlands gave Russia coach Guus Hiddink his recipe for success to success price. “We have the Dutch are accurately assessed and recognised that the left side of her strongest weapon, because on this side, they have very creative player,” said Hiddink. “So we tried them on this page with the help of Ivan Saenko abzublocken.”

With the collection of single legionary in the Stammelf had the “Sbornaja” Coach surprised the experts, but exactly this conversion - Saenko instead of the previously played perfectly Dinijar Biljaletdinow - was the most decisive move. “Saenko is a very disciplined player from the German Bundesliga, he was the right man for this job. He is physically very strong and knows exactly what is in such situation. And he has, what we have discussed, so perfectly that we forced the Dutch, on the right side underutilizing, “Hiddink praised the Nuremberg player, and then continue in his analysis.

“On the right side, we have them in a little space left, but that was the game of Wesley Sneijder, Rafael van der Vaart, Ruud van Nistelrooy practically cut off. It is not enough, these players just to watch, because they have the individual class — Provided you can play and leaves them many balls - that they used their creativity to bring about the decision. For this reason it was necessary, the contribution of these strong players off easy. ”

This had the Dutch play its constructive quite right to relocate. “And on this side of the business, we can easily defend,” said Hiddink. “In addition, they were challenged and under pressure, if we had the ball. From the position of the right outside defender Syrjanow they had to follow that is the most retired in the midfield so Schirkow, for me one of the world’s best defenders links, on the wings could attack . In this way the attacker was from Dirk Kuyt a right outside defenders, so we got totally neutralized, “said Hiddink another brilliant move.

“Short, we had with this game but also a small problem when Kuyt to left and moved to his place Sneijder on the right side moved. But fortunately, they have in the break Robin van Persie for Kuyt traded, making their game a lot of static and thus for us to cover work much easier, “noted the Russian coach at the same time that the Netherlands team boss Van Basten with this exchange showed no golden hands.

Hiddink made on the other hand, even if by Saenko, after 80 minutes and full fehlerloser performance was simply ausgepowert, all right. He was also committed to playing Dmitri Torbinski, which was already in the Star Elf was expected. The 24-year-old slipped Torbinksi not only perfect in the role of Saenko, but paved with his hit to 2:1 in the 112nd Minute way into the semi-finals. We must now curious what clever tactics Hiddink for the next major chunk - opponents fear world champion Spain or Italy.

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