Euro 2012 - Group B - Netherlands vs Denmark
The Dutch team is one of the favorites to win the tournament and they just can’t afford to not win today because their next 2 games will be against Germany and Portugal, so a bad start will put them an absurd pressure to win the next two tough matches.
Denmark comes into the tournament without their first choice goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen available. They have a good team and their system is similar to the Dutch team: they play with a back four formation, two strong defensive minded holder plays, a playmaker and 3 players on the front. The problem is that their defensive unit is prone to commit mistakes while their offensive players are easily outclassed by the Dutch stars.
Cristian Eriksen is the star and the playmaker of this team and he can really create good chances for his teammates with a diversity arsenal of dribbles and good passes. His performance today will be the key for Denmark and I think he will have some problems to shine against the Dutch duo of defensive holders Van Bommel and De Jong. These two Dutch players have a great defensive positioning and they will always have Eriksen on their radar.
The Dutch defense will be without their center back Joris Mathijsen who has been ruled out of the opener due to injury and this unit doesn’t impress me at all, but by having the ball possession, the Dutch will minimize the chances of their opponents.
On offense, after losing 1-2 against Bulgaria, the Dutch coach certainly abandoned the idea of starting both van Persie and Huntelaar on the front. It seems likely that van Persie will be the lonely striker while Robben and Afellay will be on the wings. The combination of speed and technique of these two players is amazing and against a not so good disciplined defense of Denmark, I expect Netherlands to create some chances to score and comfortably win this game.
Pick: 3 units (Single Dime Play) on Netherlands ML @ -128 / 1.781 on Pinnacle
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