Van Persie: "This game will be fantastic"

Thursday, 1 July 2010

Before the quarterfinal against Brazil Robin van Persie speaks of one of the biggest challenges of his career. "This game will be fantastic. This is what it's about."

The Dutch center forward thinks Brazil and Holland show some resemblance. "Brazil have a strong and stable block of six. They provide security. Apart from that they rely on four very creative forwards. That's about how we do it."

Van Persie is convinced Holland have a good chance. "When we work hard we can go a long way. There will not be a big difference. I think we are as good as Brazil. And when you add it all up you may have to conclude that we have more players who play for the real big clubs."

He thinks Brazil are strong though: "They had a quiet start. And at a certain point you see they start to grow. It's not the real samba football of the old days, but through stretches of their games I saw some great interchanges. That's great."

"Every game is a new adventure. And every time you can do better than the one before. That's why I'm hardly ever satisfied. Never actually. We can't stand still here. When you think 'let's just continue this way' you're gone. Especially when you play Brazil."