Well, the Euro draw is complete and although a bit surprised and disapointed at first, I think this is a great opportunity for Holland. They will play games against Italy, France and Romania (who beat them in qualifying). They are already underdogs as World Soccer Daily's Steven and Howard already commented on their show as well as a poll taken on ESPN Soccernet. That's great and I'll tell you why!
First of all, VanBasten has already decided that after Euro2008, he will retire. No pressure to win, he's done after the tournament anyways. Could be a definite plus. They are already underdogs. Great! Most tournaments they're automatically one of the favorites! When was the the last time they weren't one of the favorites of a tournament? 1974??
Let's also remember that a few players were missing the last couple of games for the Dutch. VanPersie and Robben were both injured and VanNistelrooy wasn't in the team for the first half of qualifying. Seedorf will make a difference and still has it in him to win another championship, this is VanderSar's and Van nistelrooy's last major tournament and I'm sure they would like to finish in style!
Let's not count them out just yet!
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