Netherlands have their sights set on lifting the trophy themselves but
coach Bert van Marwijk faces a tactical dilemma for a quarter-final in
Port Elizabeth against a team that has mercilessly punished their
opponents, whatever their approach.With three forward, Chile boldly
attacked the Samba Boys in their second round encounter but lost 3-0
after being torn to shreds by a side that looked close to flawless in
all areas of the pitch.Likewise, putting up the shutters in defense
does not seem to work much either, with the likes of the brilliant Kaka,
Robinho and Luis Fabiano relentlessly chipping away.Coach Dunga,
who was captain when Brazil beat Netherlands in the 1994 and 1998 World
Cups, said their opponents were technically strong and his team had to
be prepared.However, accommodation arrangements and an unfamiliar
training venue seemed to be more of a concern to Dunga than the threat
of Brazil's in-form and confident opponents."It interferes with
things," he said. "We will have to share a hotel with more people, there
will be more confusion, and we will have to overcome this situation.
Now, we are going to move to another reality," he said.Elano will be
missing on Friday with a bruised ankle sustained during Brazil's game
with Ivory Coast and Dani Alvez will likely fill the void, as he did
against Chile.Felipe Melo has an ankle injury and his replacement
Ramires is suspended for two yellow cards, meaning Josue will likely get
a start against the Dutch.Netherlands have won all four of their
matches and Arjen Robben's early goal on his return from injury in their
2-1 win over Slovakia has given the team a major lift.They have
endured criticism about dull play but winger Ryan Babel insisted the
Dutch had so far faced opponents who had used negative tactics and
Brazil's attacking flair would bring the best out of them."We play
our better games against teams that want to play football as well and on
Friday, Brazil is not going to wait," he said.Van Marwijk believes
his team can go all the way having been in control in their group
matches. He will be expecting something entirely different against
Brazil, however."Perhaps we might be the underdogs for the first
time in South Africa. We are confident but the Brazilians also convey
this confidence. It's almost like they're invincible," he said."But
we're here for one reason, to get the big prize. We have to believe in
it," he said.
