"Voetbal Online"
“Given how many leading players could not play for the Dutch national team, the poster of the match in Amsterdam lost a significant part of its attractiveness. There were surprisingly few people at the stadium: only 22 thousand. This is probably the record breaking attendance of the national team’s games since it was run by Van Basten. Meetings of this kind usually do not represent any value. Fans who stayed at home, probably only made sure that they were right when they looked at the first half. After the break, the match became more spectacular, which was reflected in the score. Easy victory for Holland, after which Guus Hiddink will have to give long explanations in the country where he now works. "
"Eindhovens Dagblad"
“Unfortunately for van Basten, this victory did not answer many questions before the qualifying matches with Romania and Slovenia. Let's hope that in March our team will appear in a completely different form. And the rivals will be much better physically prepared than Russia. "At the disposal of Guus Hiddink are players who only two weeks ago resumed training: the Russian championship begins only in March. It is not surprising that all the Dutch goals were scored in the last twenty minutes. The guests simply did not have enough strength."
" Volkskrant"
“Doomed to oblivion, the match was revived only by two young Ajax members - Snyder and Babel. The splash in the second half partly saved the game, which could well enter the ten most worthless fights in the history of the Dutch national team. The Russians barely moved their legs - because of the harsh winter, their championship starts only in March. Thanks to quick combinations, the "orange" completely outplayed the wards of the accused of tax fraud Guus Hiddink. In addition to the goal scored, the guests had no chance to hit the gates of Stekelenburg ".
"NRC Handelsblad"
“The Russian team disappointed. Van Basten has at least a splendid selection of players whom he needs to arrange correctly. Hiddink in Russia, apparently, started from absolute zero. His young team, in which only one player plays in the foreign championship, doesn’t I could do nothing with the Dutch. Therefore, the “orange” can be reproached for what they lost sight of Bystrov, who scored a prestige goal. "
But what is the opinion of the Russian national team on the voetbalzone.nl online forum :
G14
“The Russian team has a good player - number 14. Van Bronkhorst had a hard time with him, the Russian always ran away from our defender. What is his last name - Brytskov, or what? Abramovich should have looked for players in his country, and not in Turkey or Senegal. "
Mit
"Who are we playing against? Excuse me, in every position Holland has players who are twice as strong as the Russians. We had to score six goals for them. A futile match ..."
Thomas 83
“I am generally satisfied with the second half. These 45 minutes have pleased me. It’s good that the Russian team was punished for anti-football. In my opinion, the guests played very poorly.”
Meesterpeter
“At the beginning of the meeting, the Dutch attacked, and Russia was cautious - Hiddink’s influence is already felt! In the second half, the guests more often threatened our goal, but lost a lot. And yet, I think Hiddink is satisfied - the meeting gave him a lot of food for thought.”
RuSsiah4EvA
“What a bad match! Russia played poorly and did not deserve to win. But 4: 1 with such a ridiculous penalty ... Three other goals were not brilliant, but Bystrov scored well. It’s a pity that Loskov, Kerzhakov and a couple of players did not play. they’re on the field, the match could have been different. "
Teetje
“The guests included ten people from the Russian championship. This tournament is more or less similar in level to the Dutch championship. The only difference is that in Russia they play from March to November. That is, ten Russian field players over the past two months have not one serious match. It was noticeable. "
Oldskool
"It is not surprising that so few spectators gathered in the stands. Russia is an unattractive rival. It would be better to play with Brazil, Portugal or some other top national team."
Prepared by Sergey NIKOLAEV