Arriving at their swanky plush Amsterdam hotel in the buildup, Germany’s attitude remained positive before its friendly encounter Wednesday night with eternal football rivals the Netherlands.
Confidence was high despite the absence of six key first-team regulars and the added negative of a previous poor result against Sweden last month.
The 4-4 draw against the Swedes in Berlin was a humbling experience, as the Germans surrendered four unanswered goals in the last half hour at the Olympic Stadium. It was an unimaginable end to a 100 per cent qualifying record that stretched back to the Euro 2012 qualifiers.
The Dutch came into Wednesday’s match having won all four of their World Cup qualifying matches thus far under new manager Louis van Gaal, who took over the job after Bert van Marwijk’s resignation following an embarrassing Euro 2012 campaign.
To read the rest of my anaysis on Netherlands v Germany, click on the link below....
http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/2014-world-cup/2012/11/14/netherlands_germany_fifa_friendly/
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