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Originally Posted by Пятхъдесят Шест
How did the Dutch press cover the game/controversy?
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most media draw the conclusion that an experienced and sly portugal outsmarted the somewhat unexperienced dutch squad. but they also mention more players could have been sent off (boulahrouz right for his first tackle on ronaldo, nuno valente for kicking robben on the shoulder etc.). also they ask why portugal is somehow so difficult to beat for holland time and again. there's not a single country holland has such a bad record against, including brazil etc.
about the referee they write that he completely lost it. (personally i had a bad feeling when i found out we would have the same referee as the one from france-switzerland)
they're also paying attention to the unsuccesful attacking display this tournament (too many long balls, not creating enough chances, etc) and then mention van basten is on the right way in rejuvenating the team, but that there's still a lot of work to be done.