Trouble Dutch
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The Dutch self-destructing at tournaments due to tensions and rowing within the squad has long been a cliché rolled out at almost every finals they reach, but now it seems to have become a matter of fact.
How else can we explain a squad crammed full of talent which entered the “Group of Death” with Germany, Portugal and Denmark and left with no points and only two goals scored?
After their opening 1-0 defeat, the 2010 World Cup finalists’ card was marked, and subsequent defeats to Germany and Portugal had many punters tearing up their betting slips.
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