FIFA World Cup 2010: Netherlands Vs Denmark Preview

Football

Report by Suresh Iyer

Holland’s unending hunt for a Planet Cup title kicks off in Johannesburg on Monday against the greatest Scandinavian outfit in the shape of Denmark.

Of their earlier six matches, five have ended without having consequence. In all Holland have a head-to-head benefit of 11-seven in 28 past conferences.

Holland manager Bert van Marwijk will sorely skip the in kind Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben who was injured for the duration of a pre-tournament warm up towards Hungary. Robben may well but get suit sufficient to play later on matches.

The forward line is led by Arsenal’s injury susceptible Robin van Persie supported in midfield by Inter Milan’s Wesley Snejider along with Bayern Munich’s Mark van Bommel.

Denmark Coach Morten Olsen will be worried by the team’s lack of wins not long ago (only 1 in the last five). He will depend on the trio of Christian Poulsen, Nicklas Bendtner and Daniel Agger to mount his team’s problem in South Africa. Arsenal’s Bendtner, especially, has been in glowing sort and Olsen will want him to get into a target scoring mould, to see the crew by way of to the pre-quarter-last stage.

Holland had been the initial European aspect to qualify for this year’s World Cup with an all-acquire report Denmark overcame a challenging group that included Portugal and Sweden en route to South Africa.

Van Persie’s ankle notwithstanding, he need to result in feel concerned in Denmark’s defence. Denmark’s spearhead Nicklas Bendtner is himself nursing a thigh damage but is anticipated to be ruled match to play.

Denmark owe their qualification successes to a stable defence,, manned by Daniel Agger and Simon Kjaer that stored the opposition target tally down to five in 10 matches. Anderson will be in aim, until eventually their primary keeper Sorenson returns from damage. Christian Poulsen is the ace midfielder in this Danish staff led by veteran ahead Jon Dahl Tomasson.

Total, Holland packs also a lot of guns for their Scandinavian rivals and ought to prevail in what is likely to be a hard fought match.

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