Holland are now second favourites to win Euro 2008, behind the Germans, but must get past the Russians tonight in order to progress to the semi-finals. Personally, I feel this will be their greatest test to date!
Guus Hiddink’s side 'turned it on' in their final group game against Sweden and looked a class act. In fact, if Pavluychenko had been able to finish then it could well have been five or six. The Zenit playmaker Andrei Arshavin also looked like a truly world class player, scoring and making chances at will. Should these two perform tonight, I don’t know if the Dutch defence will be able to deal with them.
So far, Holland have played both France and Italy, and destroyed them both. Sure, a team of trained chimps could have beaten France, and Italy were far from their best but they still scored 9 goals in the group stages. Defensively they have looked comfortable to date but the Russian's roaming full backs and clever front men could carve them apart.
So tonight, I expect lots of goals, lots of excitement and plenty of fast, flowing and entertaining football. The Dutch have looked strong but I wouldn’t be surprised to see the Russians cause an upset!
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