Dirk Kuyt determined to make it third time lucky for Holland
Dirk Kuyt(credit:
Globovisión)
Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt is determined to make it third time lucky for Holland in Sunday’s World Cup final following their 3-2 victory over Uruguay in Cape Town.
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Twice before the Dutch have reached football’s greatest game, but in both 1974 and 1978 they finished devastated and beaten.
Blue Square punters can get 4/7 the Netherlands suffer another heartbreaking night at Soccer City in Johannesburg but Kuyt is hoping it will be different this time and they are 5/4 to lift the trophy.
“We are so close to writing history,” he declared. “This is the third time we have reached the final. Now we have to win it.
“What has happened is unbelievable. It is a bit unreal. We felt before the tournament we had the quality in the team to win it and after a long journey we are in the final. It is an incredible feeling.”
Kuyt was singled out as the epitome of the Holland team by manager Bert van Marwijk, who said the Liverpool player displayed the selflessness which has allowed the Dutch to reach their first world final for 32 years.
He explained: “In the Netherlands there were quite a few debates about which players I should play. Dirk Kuyt, par excellence, is a team player.
“He is the example of a true and genuine team player. He’s so focused, he’s working so hard for the team and gives such a positive signal to the rest of the players. I’m so pleased with him.”