Sneijder: "We have six points"

Saturday, 19 June 2010

Netherlands - Japan 1-0

Sneijder celebrating his goal

Even though Wesley Sneijder didn't play his best game for Holland, yet the little man of Inter Milan played a decisive role as he scored the only goal of the game.

Sneijder agreed Holland played an unremarkable game: "But we knew before the game that it would be hard to play against Japan. They run a lot, move a lot, have a very dynamic style. That makes it difficult to play football as we like it. The first half we let the ball move well, and then in the second half we were able finished it, " Sneijder said.

Sneijder didn't really give an explanation for the difficulties Holland are having in finding to their passing game, but he again mentioned the ball plays a role: "When you pass or shoot it swerves. When I scored that worked to my advantage. But still, I didn't think it was a bad game, it was hard to play though. We haven't played our best football yet, but the six points are in the pocket."

"When I compare us to the other favorites, we did well. Except for Argentina we are the only country that has won twice so far. This World Cup is never easy, there are a lot of high-quality players. But again, we have Six points now, we're going to enjoy this for a moment."

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