Van Basten: We made progress!!

June 7th, 2007 | By: Jan | 3 Comments »

Marco van Basten was satisfied with Oranje’s performance against the weak Thailand side. “I’m happy with the way we played, particularly in view of the circumstances and the heat. I do think we should’ve scored more. But at least we created a lot of chances.”

Van Basten compared this match with the qualification game against Luxembourg, when Oranje won 1-0 in a very tough game. “If you see how we played now, you can tell we improved a lot. We did get a lot of space against Thailand, but it’s always a question mark how the players use that. And they did well.”
With the victory over Thailand, Oranje ended the 10-day training-campaign in Asia. “I liked both games, they were interesting to me,” said the Dutch team manager. “And it was a fun trip, which allowed us to do more things than just play football. It was great for the teamspirit. Now, I hope they have a great holiday now.”
Captain Rafael van der Vaart: “It was hot andhumid, so it was a bit of a problem to keep on firing on all cylinders. I think we did try, but in the second half it was just too hard. We were worn out. I’m happy that the season is behind us now, we all need a break.
Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink scored his first goal as international. The Celtic striker was happy. “At last a goal for Oranje! It may be “only” against Thailand, but still, it does count. I hope there will be more. I think we’re all glad it’s over now. I played 45 minutes but it felt like I played 120 minutes. It was tough in this heat.”


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Username By goose | June 7th, 2007 at 9:09 am
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How can you compare????? Thats bs Marco…

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Username By Jan | June 7th, 2007 at 7:23 pm
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PR….creating goodwill… Reality ditortion. Seeing what you want to see. Selective perception. Teambuilding. Positive thinking…

Etc Etc Etc

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Username By Ishmael | June 11th, 2007 at 12:50 am
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No! I think Marco knows this because he works with them and I dont think he lies about it. Why would he? Now he puts more pressure on himself wich i like.

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