"Perhaps we will go out and start a fight now."
Those were the final words Dutch coach Bert Van Maarwijk spoke as he stood up to end his press conference Tuesday, implying that his players were poised to begin smacking each other around during their evening practice at Metalist Stadium.
Van Maarwijk was joking of course, although his comment was also oozing with sarcasm.
There is no doubt it was a parting shot at the 150-plus reporters who had just finished mercilessly grilling he and star midfielder Wesley Sneijder on the eve of their titanic Euro 2012 clash with Germany, their most bitter of rivals.
Heading into Wednesday's titanic do-or-die matchup against Die Mannschaft, a sheet of panic has smothered the soccer-crazed country of Holland in the wake of De Oranje's shocking 1-0 upset loss to Denmark last week.
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