Uruguay v Holland: Ruud Gullit says good form and luck at play in Dutch run

Dutch masters: Ruud Gullit (left) was part of the Holland team that won Euro '88, their only major success to date, while Johan Cruyff was part of the 1974 World Cup team
We are enjoy this Uruguay v Holland: Ruud Gullit says good form and luck at play in Dutch run

The 47-year-old Gullit, who won the 1988 European Championship, said that playmaker Wesley Sneijder and winger Arjen Robben have been inspirational and will play a crucial role in Tuesday's semi-final against Uruguay in Cape Town.
"We've played well and we've had a little bit of luck on our side," Gullit said, adding that Robben was "a vital player."

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Holland benefited from an own goal in its opening group-stage win against Denmark, while Brazil midfielder Felipe Melo deflected the ball into his own net from Sneijder's cross to draw the Dutch level in their 2-1 quarter-final win.
Holland has never won the World Cup despite reaching the final in 1974 and 1978 when the Dutch "total football" style was in full flow. Both those finals were lost against the host nations West Germany and then Argentina.
"Everybody expects now this is the moment," Gullit said. "We have been in the final twice, but the difference in this tournament is that at last we won't play against the host.
"It's a great opportunity for this team to make it to the final, but first they have to play against Uruguay and that's also a difficult task."
Holland's 1988 European triumph is still the country's only major international honour, with Dutch teams regularly appearing to spend more time fighting among themselves than fulfilling their potential on the pitch.
Even at this tournament, a rift seemed to open up in the camp when stories surfaced in the Dutch media about Robin Van Persie's anger at being substituted instead of Sneijder in the round of 16 match against Slovakia.
Sneijder went on to score the second Dutch goal in a 2-1 victory, but coach Bert van Marwijk was forced to call a team meeting to clear the air.
Gullit said the consequences of in-fighting and bickering are often overstated or misguided.
"I don't think it has much to do with that," Gullit said. "In '88, we also had an argument with the federation and sometimes you use these arguments to bond. They give you a common enemy.

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