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Amsterdam, one of the great capitals of Europe. Home to a world football

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powerhouse. The Netherlands are heading to Brazil. Wales history

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against the Netherlands is woeful. It did not get any harder than

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Holland away. It was a good experience and that is how you

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learn. We have played against some tough teams, but we have done it

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really well. We want to keep the momentum going. We learn more when

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we play the best teams. Now Alan Ramsey of Gareth Railton night. I am

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looking forward to this. I am not thinking about what happened 15

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years ago. New players coming through. I am looking forward to it.

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Good evening and welcome to Match Of The Day Wales. It is the Netherlands

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final friendly before they fly out to Brazil. A test for Chris

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Colman's Young and inexperienced side. Please welcome our guests

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tonight. Robert Earnshaw and Barry Horne.

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Great to see you, what will Chris Colman get out of tonight? It is a

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question that has been asked so many times, in the last ten or 15 years

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in particular. You would have to say the honest answer would be not a

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great deal. But we're looking forward to a championship campaign

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which most of us believe we can do well in. There will be times when

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Chris will not have anybody available and that is inevitable.

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James Chester, we have got Huws, who was sensational on his debut. Tough

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game away from home, give them a further taste for international

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football. The team he has put out is recognisable as a Welsh team. It

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will be a useful exercise. But it is a different prospect if Gareth

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Bale, Aaron Williams and others were playing, because this is a build-up

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to the European qualifiers? Huge. We don't get any better than playing

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against the best. You play some of the lower ranked teams, but as soon

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as you play the big teams, it does not matter if you lose, I always

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feel you get a better in those games as a player. That is the big thing.

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All of the Young boys will take from this game. You cannot get any better

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experience than playing against Robin van Persie, Wesley Sneijder

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and Robben. A lot of end of season withdrawals. Let's get the latest

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from the Welsh camp. While most players recharge their

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batteries, Chris Colman's men head into their final game beef or the

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euro qualifiers against the Dutch. Led by captain, Joe Allen. Nothing I

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thought about, the way we play, Joe Allen is at the heart of that. He is

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one of the bravest players I have worked with. He always wants the

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ball. It is the sort of thing you might dream of. I have not set a

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target of having miss this chance, I was thrilled to get the opportunity.

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Most of the headlines have been about the ups and teams, Ashley

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Williams, Aaron Ramsey and Gareth Bale are missing. This game was

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maybe a bridge too far for him. But nine times out of ten he is with us.

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I don't see us having a problem. He may miss 12. Withdrawals provide

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opportunities for the likes of Tom Lawrence and James Chester. They are

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keen to impress. If he takes me, it is one of the reasons I have chosen

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to do this, play against top teams like Holland, Belgium. To test

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yourself against the best players in the world. We have a lot of Young

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players in the squad. It is not a squad of 23, it will be 35 or 40 we

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will have to choose from. It does not get any harder than Holland

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away. It is a good experience and that is how you learn. The dragon

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has hardly fired against the Dutch, six games and six defeats. But the

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current squad have no fears. We have still got a very powerful squad and

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a good squad. Missing a couple of players, but these things happen in

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this part of the season. We will go in as underdogs on their own patch

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as well. It is always a difficult task. But we have worked well will

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stop some good players in this squad. We will be looking to put in

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a good team performance. We have got to stamp our authority on this game

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and let them know, as good as they are, we're not there to make the

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numbers up. I am not going into the game with my hands tied, panicking.

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I am looking forward to it. We will learn a lot and we are going to

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express ourselves and get a good result. The team that this match

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against the Netherlands will be different to the one Chris Colman

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will be hoping to put out on the 9th of September when the Euro 2016

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qualifiers start against Andorra. Let's hear from the Welsh manager.

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James Chester in the starting line-up? Yes, he has plied his trade

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with Hull City in the Premier League. The last six months I have

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had a chat with James and Steve Bruce. James, to be fair to him

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prior to arriving with us last week, he had two training sessions

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two days before the FA Cup final. Five weeks before that he had not

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done anything because of a hamstring problem. It's not that we just got a

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good player and a new addition, he has a greater mentality. 50,000

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expectant Dutch fans hoping to give their side a good sendoff, it will

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be a new experience for your players in this environment? Of course, but

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what is there to be afraid of? If you don't want to be in this

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environment, some of the players we are per against are some of the best

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in the world. It is a great experience. We are here to make sure

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we keep our momentum going. I am looking forward to tonight. Good

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luck. Barry Horne, you mention James

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Chester and Chris was talking about him, but I want to talk about Joe

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Allen, who is integral in the Liverpool team. He is still a Young

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man making his way at Liverpool. Don't forget what he did at Swansea

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as well prior to going to Liverpool. Chris, quite rightly described him

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as a brave player. Not physically courageous, but somebody who will

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always want the ball and rarely give it away. In international football,

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that is what you need. He is quite right, somebody in that position

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should be the captain. What is it like at the end of season

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international friendlies? Remember doing a match you when you scored

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two goals in the last ten minutes against Trinidad and Tobago, when

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Gareth Bale made his debut. The atmosphere was strange because

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Trinidad and Tobago were off to the World Cup. What is the atmosphere

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like in the dressing room at the end of a hard season? It is difficult.

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You imagine the last games of the season for a lot of the boys would

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have been a month ago. They probably would not have done much training.

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It is not nice because you are on your own. Once you leave your club,

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you can do that training but you need the match sharpness. But you

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don't get that. Obviously they have been training over the past week or

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so, which is going to be good. But it is not good separation. If you

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play so far after the end of the season, it is worse for the player,

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because then you are physically not at your best. We have a live studio

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audience in and lots of them are itching to ask questions. Let's go

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to Sian from Port Talbot. How big a low is it that Gareth Bale and Aaron

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Ramsey are not playing today? Massive, in any game. It is

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inevitable they will miss games. They both have fantastic records. In

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the last 15 games, Wales have scored 12 goals and I think they have

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scored three quarters of them and maybe have made the other three.

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Quite a big loss. I would expect them to play in all of The Games

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they possibly can when the qualifiers start. Do you think we

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will see him in international friendlies? We saw him last season,

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he had that horrendous season when he traipsed all over the place with

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Wales. His appearance record is good, he is very grounded. He wants

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to play for Wales. There is no point in falling out with Arsene Wenger or

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Real Madrid. He will play the game and he will give what he has to give

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in the hope that he receives him when he needs him. But I think the

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two lads do want to turn up and play for their country. I know the

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Netherlands would be there this international friendly. Let here now

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from Ian Hunter who has been with the Dutch masters.

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Meet Louis van Gaal, the boss, manager and authority. He is a

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greater manager, has his own style. He has one big things. I respect

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him. Every single training, he is the best coach we have ever had.

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After the World Cup he takes over at Manchester United. So can he leave a

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legacy like this? What a goal! That volley helped Ruud

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Gullit lift the trophy for the Dutch. Their last tournament win.

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They want to be contenders in Brazil but will Wales provide a strong

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enough test? Yes. It is better we have the best team from Wales.

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Because we need resistance. I have said to my Lord, they have to insist

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on playing with Gareth Bale and Ramsay, but I don't know why, if it

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is injuries or holidays? If it is a holiday I will be disappointed. I

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think without these players, Wales are weaker. Wales will warm up

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fodder for a friendly six years ago, their last meeting. It finished 2-0

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to the Dutch and they hope they can shoot up van Percie and company

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before the serious business. I have seen Wales play against Iceland and

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Finland. I like them. They want to play the ball. It is not a bad team.

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But with Gareth Hale, it is always better. It will be interesting to

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see if the Manchester United chase for Louis van Gaal has an effect on

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the Netherlands World Cup performance. What an atmosphere it

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will be in Amsterdam. Let's hear from Kevin Ratcliffe.

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Kevin, what a buzz around the place. It has been awhile since Wales have

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played in an atmosphere like this? Absolutely,

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from Kevin Ratcliffe. Kevin, what but they should be able

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to cope with it. If you are not used to this, does it inspire you but

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does it intimidate? You hope it would inspire them. I recognise

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country that produces good players. Not at their best but they produce

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good sides. We have a weakened side but it gives a chance to others.

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What do you make of the 11 Chris Colman has gone with? When you are

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missing the likes of Ramsey and Bale, I know Ashley Williams is

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missing, but really the back four is a back four. It's just the midfield

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and the wide players, or if Bale is up front, how do you adapt if you

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lose quality players? You're not going to replace them with the same

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quality. You've got to replace them in some way. In the land of total

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football here, Ajax and all that, do you expect a positive performance

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from Wales or will it be defensive, because the Netherlands have real

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talent, real class? We might have to come somewhere like this and get a

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point to qualify, away from home, to a country like the Dutch or maybe

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the Belgians. We have to be maybe able to adapt and make it hard for

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teams to get in and get amongst us and score goals. There's maybe a

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plan that maybe Chris can actually try out, I'm not sure what he's

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thinking. But he's thinking a little bit more positive. He's trying to

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think that - well, you never know, we might get something. It will be

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tough tonight. This is their last game before they go to Brazil. Thank

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you. Good to hear from Kevin, part of our

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commentary team this evening. We will cross to Amsterdam shortly. Rob

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Philips is the man in the commentary position today. Barry, what do you

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think about this Manchester United chase for Louis Van Gaal, people in

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Holland are suggesting that perhaps that is going to be have -- going to

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have a big effect on their quest to get to the final again. The first

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thing is Van Gaal is a strong enough Ken Clarker to to deal with --

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character to deal with it. Doesn't take much to upset the Dutch and

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send them off course. If you read the comments coming out of the Dutch

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camp recently, everyone's on the same page with the message - it's a

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strong squad. They're together. That's all you hear from them.

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Because in the past, they've shot themselves in the foot so many

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times. Last time Van Gaal was in charge, I think he said they don't

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need a manager, they need a social worker. He's been there. He knows

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the effects that can have. I'm pretty certain he's wise enough and

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clever enough and strong enough to keep all of that to one side and to

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keep the group together. Because it's a really tough start for them.

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They take on Spain, who obviously beat them in the final in 2010. Do

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you fancy them to get out of the group? I do, yeah. I fancy them.

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Obviously, they'll be one of the favourites, but no-one really

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fancies them to really win it. They'll put three or four teams

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before them, but for me, they'll be a threat, because of their

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experience at the last World Cup as well. It will be interesting. But

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for me, I don't think it will throw them off with the manager and he's

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leaving and everything like this. I don't think it will be a big factor.

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If anything, it will be a few egos whether they keep in tact or not.

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They should be, because they all - I think it's a different mentality to

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ten years ago, a Dutch team of ten years ago to now, because I think

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egos were bigger then than now. Sometimes you can get that arrogance

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and ego and everything, but you can still play within the team.

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Absolutely. Any squad with Robin Van Persie, Connor Roberts and Wesley

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Sneijder in is a very good squad -- robbe. Let's talk some more

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questions from the audience. Good evening to Kerry in Merthyr. What's

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your question. You mentioned James Chester already, which other

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debutante members of the squad are you looking forward to seeing? I'm

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going to fudge that a bit. He's not a debutante, but I look forward to

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seeing Emyr Huws. If he plays anything like the maturity and

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composure he did last time out, on another night that would have been a

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man of the match performance. Gareth Bale was playing so it didn't Was so

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happen. Special about Emyr Huws. He's been on loan at Birmingham

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City. Scored fantastic goals in the championship as well. A lot of the

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ex-internationals are saying he's so comfortable on the ball. He's got

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great composure for such a young player. You can see that in the

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international. I think what is even more impressive is that he was asked

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to play a role that night. Maybe he's not played that much at club

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level. In fact, it's quite different to the role he's played at club

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level. He's went in there and his understanding of the game and what's

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required, you'd think he was 28, not 18 or 19, whatever he is. It was a

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really mature performance. He has fantastic understanding of the game

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and great gamecraft as well as the natural ability and the touch and

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vision that he clearly has. As you said, that is invaluable, to get an

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opportunity like this to take on the Netherlands with their brilliant,

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brilliant footballers, a great opportunity for players like Emyr

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Huws. Yeah, he's going to be one that I'm going to be interested to

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see how he does. I thought actually in his debut, I thought he was

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brilliant, really comfortable. I thought the one thing that I really

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liked was that he wanted the ball. Because when a player is nervous and

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stuff, that's when you kind of see that, whether he's capable of going

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further or not and on that night, he wanted the bawl. He was willing to

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-- ball. He was willing to dictate the game as well. It will be

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interesting to see if he can do the same thing tonight. The players are

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standing by at the Amsterdam arena. Kickoff very shortly.

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COMMENTATOR: It's headed home by Andy King! Oh, wonderful goal by

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Richards. Yeah, here we go. The arena is

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filling up. It's a great night for the Netherlands. They say goodbye to

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their players as they head into the World Cup playing Australia, Chile

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and the open against Spain, the holders of the FIFA World Cup, a

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week Saturday. What an opportunity that is going to be for these

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Netherlands' players, especially some of the younger players. Some of

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the players we know all about here, Jonathan De Guzman, at Swansea City

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and David Vaughan, goalkeeper -- and the goalkeeper. A great season for

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the Swans. I suspect we will know a great deal about the lesser known

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players tonight. Because a lot of them have been linked with moves to

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the Premier League. It will be interesting to see them tonight as

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well. Just a question about the timing of these friendlies, not just

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for Wales, but the Netherlands. Italy in their friendly on Saturday

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night, they lost a player, who broke his leg. It's very, very late for

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some of these players who are heading to the World Cup. Yeah,

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yeah. It is, but if you're going to the World Cup, it's good, because

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you're going to the World Cup. This is your preparation. This is your

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final days where you can really just tidy a few things. If you're not,

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like Wales, it's terrible. As a player, I don't think there's one

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lair in the -- player in the Wales squad thinking they're at 100%.

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Probably they'll be at 60%, 65%. It's horrible. You go into that game

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thinking it's amazing, I love it, but I'm not really at 100%. So

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hopefully, I don't get injured, you know? Because you have that thought

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at the back of your mind. You still put everything into it, but that's

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how it is because of the timing of it. The other thing that's been very

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interesting in the build up to this game is listening to Chris Coleman

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talking about not being overreliant on Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey.

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Chris is in a difficult position. Any team in the world, as we've

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seen, even the best in the world, they're not overreliant on Gareth

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Bale. He was handy for them. 99% of the teams in the world would be

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overreliant on rams yip and Bailey. -- Ramsey and Bale. He's treading a

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fine balance between admitting they're important but when he's

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without them, you can't be too open because then the rest of the lads

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have to step up and take their place. We hope that Gareth Bale and

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Aaron Ramsey are fit for the qualifiers, but it will dictate the

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way he plays and his style, if both players are unavailable? I think

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he's impressed style of play on the team. There's no replacements for

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them, but people will play in those positions and try to keep the

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consistency. It's the same. The formation will be the same. It will

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be 4-3-3. Pretty much, it's not changed for the last four years or

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so. Actually, he'd probably play the same as the Dutch tonight. It will

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be interesting who does the better. They will be very similar tonight. I

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don't think it's going to change. Because you come to the qualifiers,

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if someone's missing, Gareth Bale is amazing, Aaron Ramsey - brilliant,

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but at some point, you've got to rely on everybody else to do well as

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well. Because other-wise, if you rely on those two, then that's not,

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obviously going into it with the best, obviously, way of winning the

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game. They're brilliant players, but they're going to be missing at some

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point. You've got to have people that step up. We had the same thing

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when Ryan Giggs was involved. It was always like Ryan Giggs because he's

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just at that level, so good, that when he's missing, you have to add

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people that step in. Terrific scenes in Amsterdam. Let's join our

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commentary team. COMMENTATOR: A very warm welcome to

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the Amsterdam arena. As the Netherlands look forward to their

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trip to Brazil, they are saying goodbye to one of their greats. He

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was E part of the 2010 World Cup final when they lost to Spain. He's

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retiring now. Eight domestic titles, 79 caps to his name. There's a

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little presentation going on to Van Bomel now. A legend of the Dutch

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game. This crowd will soon rise to one of their greats, a really

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tenacious tackler. I don't know whether we can expect anything like

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that tonight, given the proximity of that game in Salvador in nine days'

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time. APPLAUSE

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He will get a bunch of flowers as a sendoff. Kevin is alongside me. Did

:26:48.:26:54.

you have this sendoff, Kevin? No, no, I didn't, certainly didn't. I

:26:55.:26:58.

didn't manage one of them off-coloured gold caps. No, it's a

:26:59.:27:04.

great occasion for the lad. He's a fine player. I think you hit the

:27:05.:27:10.

nail on the head, tenacious player. Seemed to find a few scuffles in his

:27:11.:27:17.

time. He has, certainly has. He will take his place alongside the

:27:18.:27:23.

Netherlands captain for the anthems. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

:27:24.:30:06.

SO A STIRRING ATMOSPHERE HERE AT THIS SUPERB ARENA, -- a stirring

:30:07.:30:13.

atmosphere here at this superb arena.

:30:14.:30:22.

The teams just crossing and the Netherlands side, led by their

:30:23.:30:28.

record goal scorer, Van Persie. Gabbidon, earning his 14th. Robin

:30:29.:31:15.

van Persie, just ready to approach Joe Allen for the toss. The rhetoric

:31:16.:31:29.

is from Turkey. -- the referee. What a proud moment for Joe Allen. What a

:31:30.:31:37.

busy week for Joe Allen. On Saturday he gets married. He was asked last

:31:38.:31:46.

night what would be the worst speech he had to make in the dressing room,

:31:47.:31:52.

or the wording on Saturday to his long-time fiance? He said, " I am

:31:53.:32:01.

going to win both of them". A great night for the Welsh skipper.

:32:02.:32:08.

Fantastic occasion for him. Ain't part of the squad for a number of

:32:09.:32:18.

years. We could see this coming with the absentees of Gareth Bale and

:32:19.:32:31.

maybe the only other one would be Danny Gabbidon. But when he has been

:32:32.:32:39.

given the armband in the past, Danny Gabbidon has not responded to it.

:32:40.:32:45.

But it is nice to see him back. Without a club now so a bit of a

:32:46.:32:51.

shop window for him. Wales to kick off in their white shirts and red

:32:52.:32:58.

shorts of course. Kicking off a bit late because of the formal

:32:59.:33:06.

presentation. This crowd is expected and as Wales get the game underway.

:33:07.:33:12.

The Netherlands, just nine days before their World Cup opener in

:33:13.:33:19.

Spain. Against a Wales team whose horizons are very different. Their

:33:20.:33:35.

next competitive match is a Euro 2016 match against Andorra in 97

:33:36.:33:46.

days time. Sneijder will be playing off Robben and van Percie. Looks

:33:47.:33:51.

like Joe Allen will be trying to lay that little block in front of the

:33:52.:33:59.

two centre backs. Netherlands manager, Louis Van Harle has changed

:34:00.:34:05.

the line-up of his side. He has been playing with five at the back. He

:34:06.:34:25.

has gone with four today. Daryl Janmaat is playing in midfield and

:34:26.:34:30.

making a good run forward. Challenge by Danny Gabbidon. Straightaway, an

:34:31.:34:39.

early mistake by Neil Taylor, giving the ball away. Daryl Janmaat,

:34:40.:34:45.

capitalising, but I thought he could have done better. And very

:34:46.:34:52.

influential player. A game changer. You don't want him coming in on his

:34:53.:34:58.

left foot. 22 goals for the Netherlands. The Netherlands have 91

:34:59.:35:04.

goals in their starting line-up. Wales have eight! Church may be

:35:05.:35:26.

lonely tonight. He did well. Being with Charlton this season.

:35:27.:35:37.

A touch of van Percie, the Netherlands's record goalkeeper.

:35:38.:35:49.

Hennessy had to react smartly. Great bit of skill from Robin van Persie.

:35:50.:35:56.

Skipping past a couple of players. Early warning signs. They will have

:35:57.:36:04.

a lot of the ball. They will have two nullify their chances on goal.

:36:05.:36:09.

Hennessy needs to be pushing the ball a little bit further away. Van

:36:10.:36:15.

Percie is one of four players in this Dutch side to play in the 2010

:36:16.:36:23.

World Cup final. They have a few big lads playing for them. Leroy Fer,

:36:24.:36:28.

all of the back four or over six foot. Van Percie coming inside. He

:36:29.:36:40.

favours his left foot, but a lot of bodies in front of Hennessy. He will

:36:41.:36:46.

have two push it a little bit further away.

:36:47.:36:59.

Gabbidon looks for Jonny Williams. Ron Vlaar, the Aston Villa centre

:37:00.:37:17.

back. The Netherlands beat Ghana on Saturday after an 1-1 draw with

:37:18.:37:26.

Ecuador. Worryingly for Wales, Robin van Persie scored in both of those

:37:27.:37:33.

games. He is looking for that again. Gunter was there that time. Wales

:37:34.:37:47.

have lost possession. How much will they go at Wales, do you think,

:37:48.:37:52.

Kevin? Given the fact their next game is so important? It is

:37:53.:37:58.

important they will want to get off to a flying finish, really. Little

:37:59.:38:03.

farewell to the fans and appreciation. They usually take a

:38:04.:38:10.

good following wherever they go, but it is not as strong as it has been

:38:11.:38:22.

in the past. Over 80 goals. Sneijder, van Percie, Robben. As

:38:23.:38:29.

good as anywhere. Any strikeforce in the world has got those many goals

:38:30.:38:36.

at international level. They have players on the bench with 22 each.

:38:37.:38:46.

Not to mention Huntelaar, who is on 34 goals. They are on the bench. Six

:38:47.:38:57.

substitutes tonight for both sides. The chances are, Wales and will use

:38:58.:39:00.

occurs. Chris Colman is conscious of the fact the Dutch have been in camp

:39:01.:39:10.

for a few weeks. Some of these Welsh players have returned from breaks

:39:11.:39:18.

after a busy season. So physically, it will be testing for them. That is

:39:19.:39:28.

what Louis van Gaal wants. He once resistance, he wants his side to

:39:29.:39:30.

face a test. You have also got Dirk Kuyt on the bench as well.

:39:31.:39:52.

Gabbidon earning his 49th tonight for Wales. He is on the brink of the

:39:53.:40:03.

Golden you talked about. He has been missing for a while. You would think

:40:04.:40:09.

the gap when he was missing, he could the 60 plus. He did retire

:40:10.:40:17.

from international foot ball and was convinced to come back by Gary

:40:18.:40:31.

Speed. This is the seventh meeting between Wales and the Netherlands.

:40:32.:40:38.

It is fair to say, it has not been a happy hunting ground. The

:40:39.:40:41.

Netherlands have won six out of seven. Including the frightening 7-1

:40:42.:40:54.

in Eindhoven in 1996. Kit Symons, Chris's number two played in that

:40:55.:41:00.

game. Man of the match was Neville Southall.

:41:01.:41:16.

Blind will play left back when they take on Spain in nine days in

:41:17.:41:26.

Salvador. Robben has beaten the Welsh defence. Wasted a golden

:41:27.:41:33.

opportunity. He takes this really well. I think he hesitates because

:41:34.:41:39.

he thinks he is in an offside position. Fantastic ball through to

:41:40.:41:46.

him. Gabbidon is just a little bit deeper. Chester was caught out a

:41:47.:41:53.

little bit. Just back on him and not in front. I watched him in the warm

:41:54.:42:00.

up and he was finishing some lovely sort of takes, people passing it

:42:01.:42:07.

into him. A little bit of movement. His finishing was better than Robin

:42:08.:42:14.

van Persie's. They were practising free kicks and the top finisher was

:42:15.:42:24.

Sneijder. 22 goals for him. He was finishing in real style. This is

:42:25.:42:34.

James Chester, the Welsh debutant. FA Cup goal for Hull City. Church

:42:35.:42:48.

makes that his. Good play from Simon Church. The first noise from the

:42:49.:43:01.

1000 Welsh supporters. That was stupid by Leroy Fer. Opportunity for

:43:02.:43:08.

Wales to test the Dutch. Chester is going up. The Dutch media are not

:43:09.:43:17.

impressed with their defence. Powerful midfield, but there are

:43:18.:43:24.

questions over the defence. Can Wales create something here? It is

:43:25.:43:30.

Joe Allen on the ball. It is not cleared. It has been lost. Chester

:43:31.:43:49.

has two raced back. That was half an opening. Rogne player for the ball

:43:50.:43:58.

to fall at his feet in the will stop -- wrong player. Sneijder darts

:43:59.:44:07.

forward to the edge of the penalty area. Bruno Martins Indi's cross.

:44:08.:44:24.

Chester is cool under pressure. Nope then babies. List of absentees,

:44:25.:44:30.

Gareth Vale of course. Aaron Ramsey, Ashley Williams, Ben Davies.

:44:31.:44:46.

You look at the team, we have got Neil Taylor who will never let you

:44:47.:44:52.

down. Lovely ball by Joe Allen. Out to Jonathan Williams. Williams wins

:44:53.:45:02.

the first corner. Lovely touch from Jonny Williams. Has been on loan at

:45:03.:45:13.

Ipswich for some of the season. His six cap tonight. Ledley looks to

:45:14.:45:30.

cause the Dutch more problems. Cillessen just got a hand to that.

:45:31.:45:46.

I think he had to. Two players coming in right behind,

:45:47.:45:51.

Gabbidon being one of them. Ledley has stayed wide from the corner.

:45:52.:45:56.

Church wants it in the middle. Williams, a little darting run.

:45:57.:46:02.

Taylor comes into it. Will that be picked up by King? It

:46:03.:46:08.

is. Can he make anything of it? He does. He does really well here, Andy

:46:09.:46:15.

King. That ball back in and surprised everybody by having a

:46:16.:46:19.

touch and putting an early ball in. This corner comes across. Gabbidon

:46:20.:46:21.

is coming in. Cillessen made the number one spot

:46:22.:46:28.

at Ajax his own this season. The corner is deep. Chester was

:46:29.:46:37.

going for that. It was beyond him. Can't see how the referee can make a

:46:38.:46:50.

decision there on where the position is. Chester is maybe a bit eager,

:46:51.:46:53.

first cap. I was about to say it's quite quiet

:46:54.:47:08.

here. 14 minutes played. It will have been Chris Coleman's plan. What

:47:09.:47:13.

he set out to do is make it as difficult as he can for them. He

:47:14.:47:18.

knows he will be limited with opportunities in the game. Maybe if

:47:19.:47:21.

they can take one, but he's actually got every man back, behind the ball.

:47:22.:47:28.

But very deep as well, a lot deeper than we've seen them in the past.

:47:29.:47:32.

Simon Church may be dropping into his own half by a good 20 yards, at

:47:33.:47:34.

times. I'm not sure he meant it to go that

:47:35.:47:46.

far, but Gabbidon was there. Chris Chester is quietly confident

:47:47.:48:09.

on the ball. Good play by Taylor. Ledley gets it ahead of De Jong.

:48:10.:48:29.

This is good play by Wales, showing no fear.

:48:30.:48:35.

I think King coming on and tried a little flick. The ball's coming in

:48:36.:48:43.

at too much pace, maybe from Joe Ledley. Joe has had a fantastic move

:48:44.:48:48.

to Crystal Palace, been very inspirational. On the losing side

:48:49.:48:52.

just once out of 14 times there. What a good signing.

:48:53.:48:59.

Bruno Martins Indi was the one who went forward. Quite a character.

:49:00.:49:11.

Actually born in Portugal. There's the next Manchester United

:49:12.:49:15.

manager, Louis Van Gaal. Remains to be seen how many more games he'll

:49:16.:49:22.

have in charge of the Netherlands. No Patrick Klievert with him. No, he

:49:23.:49:29.

was in good form on Monday. I think the media in Britain can get ready

:49:30.:49:33.

for some jousting, shall we call it that? He likes a good scrap with

:49:34.:49:38.

journalists. I did venture to talk about Manchester United with him,

:49:39.:49:43.

but he was having none of it. Actually, Ryan Giggs was all I

:49:44.:49:48.

wanted, something on Ryan Giggs, but he said, "No, when I get to

:49:49.:49:52.

Manchester, I will talk about what I expect from Ryan Giggs."

:49:53.:50:05.

I think with first quarter of an hour out of the way, Chris Coleman

:50:06.:50:12.

will be relatively content with the goalless score line. Not too many

:50:13.:50:16.

scares. Is this the way they will play in Brazil? It's maybe not that

:50:17.:50:22.

they don't get on teams, don't put them under pressure. Maybe they have

:50:23.:50:25.

to sit off and wait for the ball to come to you. Completely different

:50:26.:50:34.

type of football over there. They leave tomorrow. Those Dutch fans

:50:35.:50:38.

will be hoping they have something to be happy about in Salvador, which

:50:39.:50:46.

is where they play their first game. It's called the capital of

:50:47.:50:54.

happiness, actually. You do feel that first game will be pivotal in

:50:55.:51:02.

Group B against Spain. Tough group. There will be a big side out early

:51:03.:51:04.

on. Hennessey has hardly seen any action

:51:05.:51:18.

in 2014. Played the last game for Crystal Palace of the season,

:51:19.:51:21.

following his January move from Wolves.

:51:22.:51:36.

They needed maybe another body in the box. He wasn't in the original

:51:37.:51:48.

squad, then rang up Chris Coleman and said, no I'm not injured, I'm

:51:49.:51:58.

fit. He was happy to have him. 53rd cap tonight.

:51:59.:52:01.

Hennessey didn't know whether to stick or twist. Johnny Williams is

:52:02.:52:19.

fouled off the ball. Van Persie pulls off lovely onto the centre

:52:20.:52:23.

back, onto his shoulder, testing you all the time. 43 goals and his 85th

:52:24.:52:31.

cap tonight, that is a skaering strike rate. -- staggering. The two

:52:32.:52:38.

lads alongside him as well, they've got 20 goals plus each.

:52:39.:52:44.

Taylor is strong. Church is behind Ron Vlaar. Good

:52:45.:52:50.

cross in and Indi, well, it could have gone anywhere. Wales would have

:52:51.:52:54.

been hoping the back of the net. But the big defender did well. Andy King

:52:55.:53:01.

was looking for a tap-in. Great little ball here. Simon Church

:53:02.:53:08.

with a lovely ball. It's in behind the defenders. He's stretching. It

:53:09.:53:14.

could have gone anywhere. Wales' third corner.

:53:15.:53:20.

Played back in by King. It eluded Gabbidon and Chester. What a debut

:53:21.:53:29.

that might have been. They've looked dangerous from set pieces. The

:53:30.:53:34.

keeper looks really hesitant. The balls are coming in here. Is he

:53:35.:53:40.

going to come? He does. The ball comes back in. Just can't get there.

:53:41.:53:51.

Little nudge by Van Persie. Spotted by the referee from Turkey. There's

:53:52.:54:02.

Michel Vorm the Swansea City goalkeeper alongside his Newcastle

:54:03.:54:07.

counterpart. He was one of those on the bench for the 2010 World Cup

:54:08.:54:10.

final. He's seen as the number two to

:54:11.:54:13.

Cillessen. No Jonathan De Guzman tonight. Joe

:54:14.:54:27.

Ledley is penal aislesed. Sneijder on the ball. Galatasaray Champions

:54:28.:54:33.

League winner with Inter Milan and Jose Mourinho, of course. De Jong's

:54:34.:54:46.

ball is cut out by Robson. Slipped on the turf. Be interesting

:54:47.:54:50.

to see. I did notice the turf did cut up after one challenge, but

:54:51.:54:52.

sloppy again by the Dutch. I was on the pitch before the game,

:54:53.:55:02.

about an hour or two... Did you score? I didn't actually. I give one

:55:03.:55:10.

away. Nothing new there then! It looked good, but it was quite hard

:55:11.:55:18.

as well. They have been watering it. King looks for the run of Ledley.

:55:19.:55:24.

Vlaar gets there. Robson-Kanu in support. Ledley

:55:25.:55:28.

wanted it in the middle. Been sloppy at times, have the

:55:29.:55:34.

Dutch. It will be interesting to see how

:55:35.:55:56.

long Wales can keep up this pace. You have to remember, some of these

:55:57.:56:00.

lads haven't played for three weeks, three-and-a-half weeks some of them.

:56:01.:56:53.

Just looking to hold onto possession at the moment.

:56:54.:57:01.

The crowd interesting rather than enthralled. There's not a lot

:57:02.:57:06.

happening. Wales have set their stall out. They've got plenty of

:57:07.:57:10.

bodies behind the ball, making it difficult. They're going nowhere.

:57:11.:57:15.

They're just going across the pitch. It's all in Wales' half. It's not in

:57:16.:57:20.

the attacking third. The whistles might tell you everything.

:57:21.:57:27.

But they could be in here. Robben, he's drilled it over the

:57:28.:57:34.

top. What an opportunity! It took a deflection. A lovely ball. Robben

:57:35.:57:43.

really should be scoring there. He does everything right, keeps his

:57:44.:57:46.

composure. Good defending in the end.

:57:47.:57:58.

Van Persie had a shooting opportunity there.

:57:59.:58:06.

Gunter and Gabbidon ensured he couldn't profit from it. Robben will

:58:07.:58:08.

try to keep the pressure on. They've messed that up. Williams

:58:09.:58:23.

breaks away for Wales. They've survived that little scare.

:58:24.:58:41.

He must be a strong boy to knock Hal Robson-Kanu off.

:58:42.:59:04.

There's Robben. He will feel he should have scored. He gets away. He

:59:05.:59:15.

does everything right. Then, I think it's Chris Chester with the final

:59:16.:59:18.

touch on it. Gunter is getting back as well. It's Chris Gunter, I think.

:59:19.:59:24.

Here come the Dutch again. Gabbidon throws his body on the line. The

:59:25.:59:29.

Dutch are just starting to crank it up now. Maybe they were fired by the

:59:30.:59:33.

whistles. I think they're just starting to find space in behind.

:59:34.:59:39.

They got in on two opportunities there, in behind. A word with

:59:40.:59:46.

Robson-Kanu. I think he felt he was fouled. Oh, he's had his shorts

:59:47.:59:50.

ripped, that's why he's complaining. What's wrong with a bit of leg.

:59:51.:59:53.

We're in Amsterdam. It's fair to see, you've probably

:59:54.:00:11.

seen more revealing sights in Amsterdam. I think we are now. There

:00:12.:00:21.

we are. Despite what Amsterdam is famous

:00:22.:00:27.

for, the crowd are thrilled with Hal Robson-Kanu taking off his shorts,

:00:28.:00:32.

there we are! All sorted. No embarrassment there. No.

:00:33.:00:42.

Andy King, driven back. They have done well. Not panicked. Quite

:00:43.:01:36.

pleased with the way they have set out their stall. We knew they would

:01:37.:01:42.

get chances, but we have limited them and caused a few problems

:01:43.:01:49.

ourselves. Just wonder how much the Dutch can put in. They don't want to

:01:50.:01:58.

get any injuries. We saw last week, the Italian who was injured, out for

:01:59.:02:04.

the World Cup. You still need games and match practice. This is Daley

:02:05.:02:14.

Blind, plays his football here that Ajax. Arjen Robben. The deflection

:02:15.:02:29.

took it wide. Nothing you can do there as a goalkeeper. Wayne

:02:30.:02:34.

Hennessey was wrong-footed. Plenty of bodies there. Arjen Robben

:02:35.:02:39.

getting away. Has done everything right. Can he come across his body?

:02:40.:02:49.

Abe Brilliant defensive clearance by Gunter. That could have gone

:02:50.:03:06.

anywhere. It is a goal kick. The possession stats of 55 for the

:03:07.:03:16.

Netherlands at the moment. Not bad. When we do get the ball, we do put a

:03:17.:03:26.

lot of bodies behind it. The last time Wales were in the Netherlands,

:03:27.:03:38.

it was Rotterdam in 2008. Allen bursts forward. He is relishing the

:03:39.:03:44.

captaincy tonight, Joe Allen. Williams. He has got to use people

:03:45.:03:57.

around him. Chris Gunter was screaming for the ball. Now they

:03:58.:04:14.

have to beware. Challenge I Chester. Has got a bump, van Percie. Has been

:04:15.:04:30.

relatively quiet. The Orange army rise again to lift their team. A

:04:31.:04:35.

little bit like a training game at the moment. Van Percie, trying to

:04:36.:04:45.

make something happen. It breaks for Robben, who opens the scoring. He

:04:46.:04:52.

missed one chance, he does not miss a second. And Arjen Robben, his 23rd

:04:53.:04:59.

goal for the Netherlands. He has broken the deadlock. I have seen him

:05:00.:05:07.

finishing in the warm up. This typifies what he has been Pratt to

:05:08.:05:12.

sing. Van Percie has an early shot into a post which Hennessy had

:05:13.:05:20.

covered. It came back out. First time from Arjen Robben. Quality

:05:21.:05:28.

strike from a quality player. It is instinct, he just hits it. It took a

:05:29.:05:44.

deflection. Yes, but it was the reaction from him. All of a sudden

:05:45.:06:03.

it lands at his feet. Smash! You can keep the Netherlands quiet for some

:06:04.:06:11.

time. They were quiet for what, 30 minutes? It is one of them, another

:06:12.:06:17.

couple of minutes and you see it through to half-time. If you are the

:06:18.:06:23.

Welsh manager, you will be thinking, no more goals before half-time.

:06:24.:06:27.

Possession was pretty close to parity. But Wales don't have the

:06:28.:06:30.

firepower to hurt the Dutch when they get into those positions. Also,

:06:31.:06:33.

no disrespect to anybody in the side, they have not got the pace

:06:34.:06:40.

Gareth Vale has. Not many players in the world have. That is a foul.

:06:41.:06:56.

Allowed to go on. The manager will have been encouraged by the opening

:06:57.:07:00.

half an hour or so. He will fear it now. Did well, Danny Gabbidon. Robin

:07:01.:07:27.

van Persie, nine years ago today made his debut for the Dutch. Two

:07:28.:07:33.

world cups, two European Championships. If they go a good

:07:34.:07:41.

distance in Brazil, you fancy him being among the leading

:07:42.:07:50.

goal-scorers. If they are to proceed further, he has got to. The first

:07:51.:07:54.

stages will be difficult for them. They have got a tough group. They

:07:55.:08:04.

might have the firepower but they might also leak goals. That is the

:08:05.:08:10.

worry in the Netherlands, about their defence. But they have the

:08:11.:08:23.

lead now and you feel their confidence will build because of

:08:24.:08:28.

that. They beat Ghana last weekend 1-0 and before that they drew 1-1

:08:29.:08:43.

with Ecuador. Maybe what sums up the game is a Mexican wave has started.

:08:44.:08:50.

Usually starts when nothing else is happening. Orange shirts converge on

:08:51.:09:03.

Williams but he got away until Daley Blind fouled him. It was always

:09:04.:09:12.

getting away from him. You always give a defender a chance to have a

:09:13.:09:22.

little nibble at you. Not a lot of movement. Gunter gets the free kick.

:09:23.:09:42.

Robson-Kanu moves inside on this far side. You cannot see him at the

:09:43.:09:49.

moment but when Neil Taylor moves on. That is the way out. Instead,

:09:50.:10:01.

Wales go backwards. Not sure of the point of that.

:10:02.:10:16.

Gabbidon was on his own penalty spot when he received that. Church has

:10:17.:10:26.

made the run. Needs to go beyond Ron Vlaar will stop good closing down

:10:27.:10:33.

from Simon Church. Wales will hope to have a Sam Vokes

:10:34.:10:52.

by the time they play Andorra. Suffered a bad injury towards the

:10:53.:10:58.

end of Burnley's successful promotion season. It will be touch

:10:59.:11:02.

and go but you do feel weird Sam Vokes, they are a different

:11:03.:11:07.

proposition going forward. He is a great presence. He had a great

:11:08.:11:14.

season last year, can he replicate that? There is Jonathan de Guzman.

:11:15.:11:22.

Had a hamstring injury in training on Monday, but will be on the plane

:11:23.:11:28.

to Brazil. The way Louis van Gaal was talking in the wake, if he is

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fit to play against Spain, he well. -- he will. Felt that. Not too

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pleased with it either, was he? Neil Taylor did well, kicked it against

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his foot. Will be interesting to see what happens with Neil Taylor this

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summer. Also Wayne Hennessey as well. He needs to be playing regular

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first-team football. Nigel De Jong is powerful. Former

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Manchester City player. Arjen Robben, terrific goal record. 23rd

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tonight. Did score against Wales in 2008. So it is not a new experience

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for the 30-year-old. Blind has made a run forward. Van

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Percie was inches away. I know I saw Arjen Robben finishing, but I also

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saw Robin van Persie. You can see what he was trying to do and where

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he was trying to direct it. Always going away from goal. Great bit of

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movement. Janmaat with the overlapping run. Hal Robson-Kanu

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fell asleep a little bit. Wales will want to regroup, maybe get some new

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blood on as well. What you cannot do is put them on soon. It gets a bit

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disjointed. Also, you don't get to see which ones are flagging a little

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bit, and which ones are not. Some of these players have had a long, tough

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season. Somebody like Joe Ledley who has come down from Celtic where he

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has had good possession of a ball. It has been relatively, I would

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say, easier than it has been battling the wind against Crystal

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Palace. They can't find an orange shirt.

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Once again it's this run. He gets in behind. Just fallen a sleep a little

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bit. Can Neil Taylor help him out a little bit? Those sort of runs, you

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can see why they call him the Dutch Danny Alves. Everything seems to be

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coming down this right side. When they play five at the back,

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they will have Blind. At the moment, they're going

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central. They're very patient on the ball.

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They're having to be, because we have 11 men behind the ball. Van

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Persie is offside. Great header by Chris Gunter. Even

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though he was offside, Van Persie. This is the goal again.

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Good strike. It hits Wayne Hennessey, I think, on the way

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through from Robben. It's an awkward bounce off Chester as well. It was a

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great reaction, great finish. As we approach halftime, Kevin, from

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a Wales' perspective, what do you make TV? I still honest -- Make of

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it? I think we've limited them. The chance they've had, they've taken

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it. The one thing is we can't see ourselves creating chances. When we

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do break, we're that far away from their o goal mouth we have nobody

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with electrifying pace to cause a problem. The main concern is if we

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come out in the second half and it's 1-0 with ten minutes to go, will

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Chris put another striker on? He's had a lonesome time up front

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Simon Church. A willing runner, though. That's his game. He runs and

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runs, works the two centre halves. I can't remember a trainer coming on,

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other than to bring a pair of shorts for Robson-Kanu. One minute of added

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time. Chris Coleman will be hoping the

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scoreline doesn't get any worse. Because it's by no means a Zat frer

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Wales' -- disaster from Wales' point of view. The Dutch have taken a bit

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of time to warm up, get into their stride, but their prowess up front

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is there for all to see. It's been comfortable for them. Van

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Persie looking for it again. Good decision by Hennessey.

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So Arjen Robben's goal separates the two sides at halftime.

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Wesley Sneijder will walk off, but Robben made the breakthrough. Louis

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Van Gaal will have plenty to say to his side at halftime. Chris Coleman

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will be relatively pleased. Halftime here at the Ajax stadium, as Arjen

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Robben contemplates his 23rd goal for his country.

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So Amsterdam saying farewell to their World Cup stars, Louis Van

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Gaal's team heading to Brazil. They kick off against Spain. Tonight, a

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final run out against Wales. No Gareth Bale or Aaron Ramsey. Wales,

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even though they're a goal down, there have been promising moments,

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but the Dutch very much in control. Barry, there have been promising

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moments, but yet again, whenever we talk about Wales defensively, we

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always look like we're going to concede a goal. Yeah, there's an air

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of inest yablt about the scoreline. But the middle third of the game,

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Wales made the Dutch look a little bit shaky. Their football let them

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down a bit, they were giving the ball away. Wales created one very

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good chance, well, they had a spell where they were going to create a

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chance for themselves. Something to take out of it, but, yeah, three or

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four really good chances for the Dutch. That's a little bit of luck,

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good goal keeping and bad finishing has kept the scoreline to what it

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General thoughts is. ? I think Wales did pretty well. They kept the ball

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quite a bit. That kept Holland are playing cruise control a little bit.

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Actually, I thought Wales played well. They should have created maybe

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one or two more chances, if you got people in the box. But, I think, the

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Dutch are just waiting for Wales to make a little bit of a mistake and

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then pounce. You can see they're really, they're probably about 65%,

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70%. And early warning signs from Robin Van Persie, very early on. You

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get this feeling that as Rob says, the Dutch are very much knowing

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what's ahead of them. They play Spain in a few days' time, when the

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World Cup gets under way. And yet they're yet to -- they're yet to go

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into second gear. Even from this half, we sometimes criticise, it's

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critical of our team that we rely on Ramsey and Bale. But the Dutch rely

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on Van Persie and Robben as well. That's just terrific skill. Great

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save from Hennessey. If you're being honest, really, the Dutch could be

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4-0 up. They could be. Maybe three. Take it easy!

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LAUGHTER I think they had three good chances.

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But the goal, I thought, I think probably Wayne Hennessey probably

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feels that he maybe should have done a bit better. Maybe that's bad luck

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there. They created, when Robben went through and it was cleared off

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the line, that should have been a goal. Then obviously, the other two,

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were really half chances. This is the next chance. It looks like it's

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a great ball, but it's not actually. It's too easy. We stopped it there,

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Chris Chester has gone towards the ball. Gabbidon drops in. They get

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away with it this time. Brilliant turch, should have scored. -- touch.

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Wales will pay for something very simulator on. I did have a smile, a

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couple of seconds before this happened, Kevin in commentary said

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Holland were going nowhere, and all of a sudden Van Persie, Sneijder,

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bang and they're in. That's the difference, because when they pop

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it, the touch is perfect there, for a little one-two. That's the

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difference. That gets the chance. Then Wayne should have done a bit

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better this. It creates the chance. At the start of that, we haven't

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gone far enough back there, it's the same run. Run across the line,

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straight ball over the top. They're appealing for offside. Great player,

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yes, again great run. But the line was just off. Van Persie is in, from

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a ridiculous angle he's tried a shot there. He struck it superbly. It's

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come straight at Hennessey so quick. The bad luck is that it struck

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Chester and fell to Robben. From the first one when Van Persie shoots

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from a wide angle, Wayne feels he should have been onto that. After

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that, he can't really do anything about it. There have been moments

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where Wales is looked promising -- have looked promising going forward.

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Yes, you see this chance, three players go towards the ball. Two

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players go towards the ball and one midfielder pulls off behind. He

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would have been clean through on goal. They get away with it, because

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they come back with a cross there. Then this one. Really, they should

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have Church go near post. Robson-Kanu at the far then. This is

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a good play, good run. He probably crosses it too early. If he takes

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another maybe three yards there, it gives the boys a chance to get

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towards the near post and get the chance there. Because he actually,

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when he plays it, it looks a good ball, but he plays it so early it's

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difficult to get on the far post. I mean King was there. But it makes a

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chance for the near post then. The man you want in the box, Simon

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Church, is out there putting the crosses in. That highlights the

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attacking deficiency. Possibly. Church is a willing runner. He's put

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in a fantastic mikeshift, particularly in the left-hand

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channel. I think that was fantastic. Rob will know better than me, he's a

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striker, but that's a sensational ball in. It's only not a goal

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because of terrific defending. To get back there and get it away to

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safety. We have a live studio audience this evening. We have a

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number of questions from our audience. We're going to go to Gary.

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Is tonight's formation anything like we should be putting out against the

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early qualifying games, bearing in mind we probably need to get off to

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a good start, win and score a few goals? The second part to that is

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absolutely true. We will more or less know how the group will shape

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up after the first three games. By the time we go to Belgium, we will

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have a good idea whether or not we're in the race or not. Too often

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in the past, we've been out of it before we've got going. The

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formation will be dictated by the type of players we've got. I think

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the formation, as we were talking about earlier, is what the players

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know at the moment. It's what Chris has worked with. It's what a lot of

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them play at their clubs. So, I think that's what we'll go with. Hal

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Robson-Kanu has really come on the last 12 months. He looks really

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strong on the left side. Bal E.On the other -- Bale on the other side.

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Let's hope they can get fit before too long. Hopefully he can play a

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part in some of the first three Thank you games. Very much for now.

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So the World Cup kicks off next week, as Brazil take on Croatia.

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Then the big game is going to be the Netherlands taking on Spain. You

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will not miss a thing here on the BBC.

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Heads up lads, I reckon we're there. Gentlemen, I do believe we've

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arrived. Welcome to Brazil, baby! I think I'm in love with Brazil

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already. That's a winning view. It's stunning, that. It's the spiritual

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home of football. I thought that was Villa Park!

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Yes and something else for your diaries, another chance to see the

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fantastic BBC Wales documentary Gareth Bale: The real deal:

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let's get halftime team news from our reporter pitchside.

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Jason, a real party atmosphere here as well. We have got dancers. We've

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got drums. We have got everything here at halftime. Also on the pitch,

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several of the Wales substitutes are warming up. We are expecting six

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changes from Chris Coleman, either at halftime or more realistically,

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as the second half goes on. That means we're expecting to see more

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debuts, more new caps. Expect to see Tom Lawrence of Manchester United

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getting his first senior cap. We could see George Williams of Fulham,

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Emyr Huws will also be making another appearance, as he builds up

:28:38.:28:41.

his experience towards the European campaign. Chris Coleman's body

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language on the touchline during the first half, very positive. He didn't

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move from the edge of the technical area. He was pleased with how Wales

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set up, even though they are a goal behind. If they make six outfield

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changes, as we expect, then poor old Williams, the back up goalkeeper

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will have to wait a little longer to make his first Wales start. He's

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been a subin 14 of 16 -- in 14 sub of 16 games. I know you like your

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stats, Jason. Absolutely, I do. Good work. What do you think? Would you

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throw on all the substitutes? I think it's inevitable. Most, if not

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all, will get a taste of that atmosphere, the international stage.

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Some of the lads, at the end of a long season for some of them will

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get 25 minutes' We didn't rest. Ask you in general, from what you've

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seen of the Netherlands, are they genuine contenders? Yeah, for sure.

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Because they'll step it up probably three or four times in the World Cup

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and the intensity will get higher. They'll be on point. Look at their

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front three, what a front three to have. When you've got those boys

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playing for you, you've got every Do you chance. Fancy Brazil, though? I

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would like to see Brazil, just because everybody would love to see

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Brazil win it in their own country, but for me, I would love to see

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Argentina and Messi win it. All the Brazilian fans watching have

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switched off, the thought of Argentina winning the World Cup in

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Brazil! It's going to give them nightmares. Do you fancy Brazil? It

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will be difficult to stop Scolari's team because he builds this

:30:26.:30:28.

international community within the country, it's phenomenal. Never

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underestimate the significance of home advantage in any country, let

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alone in Brazil. That's one thing. They've got great players, great

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manager, great experience. I can't see beyond the two big South

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Americans. Certainly, I don't think Holland will be anywhere near them.

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They will be better than this tonight. They will be more

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disciplined. They've been so loose tonight, at times. I don't think

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this keeper will start by the way. He looks a bit shaky. They're not

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going to outscore some of the teams they'll come up against. Just by

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movement kills them. Every time we move forward and back and run in

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behind, they are all over the place. It could kill them in the World Cup.

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You are saying the party is over for Spain? No, they went through

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sensationally from their group. I just don't think Holland are

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equipped to defend at the highest level, I think Germany and Spain

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will be the two to contender with. This man is from Port Talbot, what

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do you want to ask? Do you think we should use Jonny Williams attacking

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more? Yes. I have played with Jonny Williams, he is a very good player.

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Very underrated, quiet. He needs some confidence. He is a player that

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will really, if Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey are missing for a

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game, he is a player that can step up. I like him. I would like to see

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Church may be a bit more clever in his runs into the box. He runs very

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wide. It is difficult for him to create his own chances. Definitely

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those two would stand a chance. Where would you play Gareth Bale in

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the qualifiers? Where ever he wants to. Everywhere. Why do you ask that?

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He has been so successful on the right-hand side will stop there

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might be times he might have two play through the middle. The reason

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I am asking is because at the moment it does not look like we have a

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proven goal-scorer in that side other than Gareth Bale. Can you name

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anyone in that squad who will get goals, not only to win the group,

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but come second? He scores goals in that position. Would you play him up

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top or through the middle? I don't think so. He can play up there,

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definitely. Gareth Bale likes to play in the wide areas and then roam

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around. Then you have Ramsey who can dictate play and give him those

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chances. To be honest, his best position, with Wales, 433. He does

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not look it, but it drops off when we haven't got the ball to a five.

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When you play someone up top you have Gareth Bale, on which ever side

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he wants and then you have Williams and Robson-Kanu. You have got to

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play Gareth Bale. Let him be a little bit, because he is very

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clever. He is not here tonight but we are almost set for the second

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half. It is a great arena and the Dutch

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fans will be enjoying this as they say goodbye to their World Cup

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stars. They take on Spain, the holders. Australia and Chile. The

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Dutch fans as well, lots of them will be making that trip as well,

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Barry Horne? They travel in numbers and they travel well and they know

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how to party. I have played in Holland several times, been over

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there to cover The Games for television. The scenes outside the

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stadiums are fantastic. They will travel in their thousands to Brazil.

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As with everything else, the Dutch are particularly good fans to be in

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the company of. We have a dreadful record against Holland. And one of

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our fans in the audience want to ask you, did you play in the team that

:35:47.:35:54.

was battered in Eindhoven? I am proud of my appearance record, I

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rarely missed games. I didn't make that one! What about you Rob, great

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memories of playing against Holland? I have never played against them.

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Great memories of watching them. So, Chris making changes, giving

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these Young players some international experience? As

:36:27.:36:30.

friendlies go, it has been competitive, good football. I always

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think it is now when these friendlies trying to cover them the

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television is an nightmare. Trying to work out the changes, who is

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playing where and by the time you have sussed it out, the game is

:36:49.:36:57.

over. Obviously when all of the changes come along, that is when it

:36:58.:37:04.

deteriorates as the game goes on. Great experience, he should use the

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substitutes. It has been a long season. If you are allowed to make

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six changes, make six changes. It will give the boys experience coming

:37:19.:37:22.

on. You have to give them a chance and experience. Especially the

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timing as well. Barry, who in particular would you like to see in

:37:31.:37:40.

the second half? In a Welsh shirt, Huws. Let's go back to Kevin Rudd

:37:41.:37:47.

Cliff and Rob Phillips. No changes to the Wales side. Robin

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van Persie has gone off, so has Leroy Fer, the Norwich City player.

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They have been replaced by Georgia Neo which Dom, along with --

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Wijnaldum will stop and Jeremain Lens has come on. He will play up

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front in place of Robin van Persie. And Wijnaldum will step into the

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midfield in place of Leroy Fer. No changes in the Wales starting

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line-up. So the six changes we expected will be delayed. Kevin

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Ratcliffe, what have you made of what you heard from the boys in the

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studio? Us being here are seeing a wider picture than them.

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Defensively, I don't think we have been that bad. We have limited them

:39:19.:39:25.

to chances. I don't think Wayne Hennessey has had too much to do.

:39:26.:39:27.

Could he have done better with the goal? I am not sure. He was just

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getting back up from making the first save. It sends him off

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balance. The way we have set out our stall, we have made it difficult for

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Holland. It is going to be difficult for us to come away with something.

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You cannot see any goals in us. We always said that when there is no

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Gareth Bale. We need to find another option. Not like you to follow Barry

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Horne. What he has picked up on is very good. Holland have had good

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possession and they had three great strikers on the pitch. But they are

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nowhere near as good as a Dutch team you have seen in the past. I would

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be surprised if it got through the first stages. You don't see them

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getting through Spain, Chile and Australia? No, I don't see them

:40:29.:40:37.

getting enough points. We have opened them up a little bit. If we

:40:38.:40:41.

had Gareth Bale, we would have had a few chances. It is a big call, they

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were finalists four years ago. But you mirror what I got the impression

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from the Dutch media this week, they are not confident of escaping group

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B. Their first game is against Spain and then Chile. When you play

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against Spain, you have five or six players that you know. You have

:41:13.:41:18.

probably got for tonight but then you have fought that need to perform

:41:19.:41:28.

and be on top of their game. -- for. Going forward again. Wijnaldum,

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his fifth cap. Arjen Robben has taken over the captaincy from Robin

:41:44.:41:50.

van Persie. He can go and pack ready for tomorrow. Do you think Chris

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will try to give it another ten minutes? Louis van Gaal has made his

:41:57.:42:09.

changes. I hope so. When you start losing the rhythm you have got,

:42:10.:42:14.

making changes. I think Barry Horne hit on it, how it disrupts

:42:15.:42:20.

everything. By the time you readjust and find out what you want, you are

:42:21.:42:28.

a couple of goals down. Chester has been solid back.

:42:29.:42:40.

Johan Cruyff, the original does show master, you have two say. He was a

:42:41.:43:13.

player, Kevin? He was. When you see Luis Suarez lifting the ball and

:43:14.:43:22.

hitting people 's hands in the box, he did that years ago. Williams into

:43:23.:43:28.

the penalty area. Ron Vlaar was there. King was waiting to pounce.

:43:29.:43:36.

He has done well to get the ball across. Now he gets another chance.

:43:37.:43:55.

Wales are refusing to lie down. Chester hesitated.

:43:56.:45:23.

The Dutch have it again. Once more, as much of the first half, there's a

:45:24.:45:35.

hum among the Dutch crowd. They're waiting for the party to Yeah, they

:45:36.:45:40.

start. Are. They've not really got behind the team. It's a long way to

:45:41.:45:46.

go yet. Which I suppose is a tribute to the

:45:47.:45:59.

way that Wales have defended. I think sooner or later we have to try

:46:00.:46:00.

something different. The whistles for the Feyenoord

:46:01.:46:18.

player, which may have something to do with the whistles, here at the

:46:19.:46:23.

home of Ajax. I wonder if there will be a party atmosphere at the end,

:46:24.:46:28.

send them off. I thought there was more of a party when Wales played in

:46:29.:46:32.

Belgium and they'd qualified for the World Cup.

:46:33.:46:42.

There's Van Persie. All ready to go home and pack.

:46:43.:46:49.

They'll be leaving tomorrow night. I'm sure they will have a big

:46:50.:47:00.

sendoff. Wales will head for their holidays, three months and five days

:47:01.:47:02.

away from Andorra. They will hope for a really good

:47:03.:47:13.

start for their euro 2016 qualification.

:47:14.:47:21.

Sneijder can shoot from here. He doesn't. He lays it back out. Oh,

:47:22.:47:29.

and there was an offside flag. That was lazy from Lens.

:47:30.:47:36.

His dad is now a football agent for the likes of Patrick Klievert and

:47:37.:47:48.

Clarence Seivert. Must be looking into the media But he then. Doesn't

:47:49.:47:50.

manage his own son. It's like the substitutions are

:47:51.:48:06.

getting ready. Yeah three or four of the Wales subs are on that touch

:48:07.:48:13.

line. Paul Johnson is -- Declan John is one of them. He's gone back to

:48:14.:48:16.

the dugout, though. This -- Chris Coleman has talked

:48:17.:48:58.

about having to cope without the big stars. It hasn't been too bad a

:48:59.:49:06.

performance so far. Some encouraging signs. Not least

:49:07.:49:12.

the tenacity of those Welsh players against many of the Dutch players,

:49:13.:49:18.

who are technically superior. Having said that, any Dutchman would have

:49:19.:49:22.

been proud of that by Joe Ledley, for not losing the ball. Robben,

:49:23.:49:29.

scored once, driven wide, though. That's great defending from Danny

:49:30.:49:33.

Gabbidon. He stops him getting the cross in.

:49:34.:49:40.

Last five, ten minutes, we've really not got out of our own half. Corner

:49:41.:49:46.

taken quickly. Sneijder keeps it in.

:49:47.:49:59.

King does the safe thing. He had a bit more time than he

:50:00.:50:01.

thought there. He needed a shout. They seem to have a bit more in the

:50:02.:50:06.

tank, don't they? Robson-Kanu slipped at the wrong

:50:07.:50:27.

momentment Once again, that's the third time that we've given the ball

:50:28.:50:28.

away. Good work by Chris Gunter. Daley

:50:29.:50:47.

Blind is not happy with the decision by the Turkish referee.

:50:48.:51:02.

What will Chris Kohlschreiber get out of this -- Chris Coleman get out

:51:03.:51:09.

this at this stage? I think he will be quietly happy with the way that

:51:10.:51:14.

they've kept it nice and compact, buffer disappointingly -- but

:51:15.:51:17.

disappointingly, they've given the ball away. That wouldn't have

:51:18.:51:21.

counted any way. I'm not sure if that is a foul. You have to be a bit

:51:22.:51:25.

stronger there. Stand up to the mark, you know, he

:51:26.:51:30.

can't be brushed off it by a centre forward. Lucky to get away with

:51:31.:51:36.

that. Maybe leans into him a little bit, but I'm not sure if he knew he

:51:37.:51:42.

was there. It was Jeremain Lens. He's got seven goals. Bit of a will

:51:43.:51:59.

Wilfred Boney type of player. Oh, no, once again. Sneijder takes the

:52:00.:52:02.

free kick quickly, but it was a couple of yards ahead of where it

:52:03.:52:08.

should have been taken. Losing it a little bit. It's been pretty poor

:52:09.:52:11.

from Wales at the start of the second half.

:52:12.:52:24.

Hal Robson-Kanu is making way for Cardiff City's Declan John, who

:52:25.:52:31.

plays fullback for his club, but started off as a winger, so I think

:52:32.:52:36.

he's going to play in an advanced role. It could be that Neil Taylor

:52:37.:52:46.

goes in that advanced position. Barry said at halftime, he was

:52:47.:52:50.

looking forward to seeing Emyr Huws. He won't have to wait too much

:52:51.:53:00.

-- too much longer. The Dutch earn a corner.

:53:01.:53:10.

Manchester City 's Emyr Huws is poised.

:53:11.:53:17.

First touch for John. He won't lack confidence. It does look as if he's

:53:18.:53:34.

playing in a wide position. Converted into a fullback by Cardiff

:53:35.:53:38.

City. But he's happy going forward.

:53:39.:53:47.

I asked him this week about playing against his hero, Arjen Robben. He's

:53:48.:53:55.

thrilled at the prospect. I don't think he'll be so thrilled

:53:56.:54:00.

when Robben starts running at him, that's the thing.

:54:01.:54:10.

Martin has operated much as a right-winger tonight. That was

:54:11.:54:18.

unlucky. Martins really got in behind then.

:54:19.:54:24.

Sneijder is trying to pull the strings now. Emyr Huws. Looks like

:54:25.:54:30.

Joe Ledley. Well, we saw a glimpse of Emyr Huws

:54:31.:54:48.

with his impressive debut against Iceland and the 20-year-old replaces

:54:49.:54:56.

Joe Ledley, the end of his 51st cap, Crystal Palace player. He will have

:54:57.:54:59.

a well-earned rest. A tap on the shoulder from Chris Coleman as well.

:55:00.:55:09.

Emyr Huws, judging by what we saw against Iceland, very composed on

:55:10.:55:14.

the ball, Kevin. He is very composed. I spoke to Lee Clark a

:55:15.:55:19.

couple of weeks ago, and he was very complimentary about him, how well

:55:20.:55:24.

he'd done. He doesn't think it would be favourable for him to go back to

:55:25.:55:27.

Manchester City and sit in the reserves. He will need to get back

:55:28.:55:31.

out, on loan, maybe at another Premier League club, rather than a

:55:32.:55:34.

championship club. He's proved he can do it in that division. He said

:55:35.:55:38.

he has a bit of everything, bit of everything for a midfield player.

:55:39.:55:43.

Lee Clark, the manager of Birmingham, where Emyr Huws has been

:55:44.:55:47.

on loan, has had a Manchester City run-out in the FA Cup against

:55:48.:55:50.

Blackburn. It's all happened for him since

:55:51.:55:54.

January. Gabbidon, who will be looking for a

:55:55.:55:57.

club this summer, having been released by Crystal Palace.

:55:58.:56:09.

Williams is brought down by Blind. There's a Welsh-speaking midfield

:56:10.:56:16.

hub now. That will confuse the Dutch. It might confuse us! Bit

:56:17.:56:24.

blatant from Blind. He's been a bit rash, two or three times. It's not

:56:25.:56:27.

the first time he's caught somebody. Gabbidon has been released by Palace

:56:28.:56:52.

and is open to offers. At 34, and 49 gaps behind him.

:56:53.:57:10.

Three months and five days to Andorra. How close will this side

:57:11.:57:24.

be? Obviously, three definites. We're looking at Ashley Williams,

:57:25.:57:28.

Gareth Bale and Aaron Ben Davies Ramsey. Too? As well. The three

:57:29.:57:37.

players that I did mention, that's your centrepiece. You really need

:57:38.:57:45.

them to be playing in all our competitive games. Voges would be a

:57:46.:57:51.

bonus? I think so. Certainly, we need somebody pivotal up there, that

:57:52.:57:55.

we can hit and we can feet off and he does make it stick a little bit

:57:56.:58:01.

better than Simon. Simon Church does make them runs in behind and he

:58:02.:58:08.

works tirelessly, but Sam does get the opportunity as well.

:58:09.:58:15.

Louis Van Gaal has made substitutions only when necessary,

:58:16.:58:43.

rather than flood the pitch with replacements.

:58:44.:58:46.

I think he's looking at a different aspect to it, though, isn't he?

:58:47.:58:54.

That's well played. Great defensive play.

:58:55.:59:03.

Jermaine Easter will replace Simon Church to earn his 12th cap.

:59:04.:59:16.

I don't think there's a time when he doesn't put in a mikeshift. -- put

:59:17.:59:33.

in a mikeshift. -- shift. He's spotted the throw from Gunter.

:59:34.:59:38.

Easter, what a chance to make an immediate impact. That would have

:59:39.:59:45.

been his first goal for Wales. Well, caught napping. It was a quick

:59:46.:59:49.

throw-in. Chris Gunter, I think he found Easter. He needed to be a

:59:50.:59:54.

little bit more composed. Maybe come a little bit too soon after him

:59:55.:59:57.

coming on. Great opportunity, though.

:59:58.:00:26.

keeper came out and smothered it. He is known as a very good shot

:00:27.:00:27.

stopper, Cillessen. That was a poor back header. That

:00:28.:01:04.

could have spoiled the wedding. Had the impression from him, it wasn't a

:01:05.:01:10.

bad week to be away. Hopefully she is not listening. Arrangements are

:01:11.:01:15.

all in hand, I am sure and they will have a great day on Saturday.

:01:16.:01:37.

Joe Allen will be back. I think he thought he was fouled. The referee

:01:38.:01:49.

allows play to go on. It is Jermaine Easter. Getting it

:01:50.:02:08.

back together again a little bit. Chris Gunter saw the run from

:02:09.:02:13.

Jermaine Easter. The keeper gets out there and holds is ground. It was

:02:14.:02:27.

decent goalkeeping by Cillessen. Another substitute. This will be

:02:28.:02:38.

another debutant, George Williams. What a rise he has had. Offside

:02:39.:02:49.

against Robben, which will allow George Williams, 18-year-old, yet to

:02:50.:02:56.

make his first-team Debian for Fulham. Just a couple of weeks after

:02:57.:03:02.

starring for the under 21 side against England as a substitute, he

:03:03.:03:09.

replaces Jonathan Williams. What a great night for Young George

:03:10.:03:22.

Williams, making his Wales debut. He was originally born in Milton

:03:23.:03:29.

Keynes. Great opportunity for the Welsh public to CDs players. You can

:03:30.:03:38.

see what they are about. What we have got coming through. The manager

:03:39.:03:43.

talks about a new wave of Welsh players coming through. He has in

:03:44.:03:53.

mind George Williams, Emyr Huws. The Dutch try to raise their team

:03:54.:03:57.

because it has been almost pedestrian performance. I think they

:03:58.:04:08.

are thrilled that the prospect of Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is warming up.

:04:09.:04:18.

Easter is ahead. This is blunter. -- Gunter. Daley Blind did well to get

:04:19.:04:30.

back. Chased him all the way. Maybe Chris Gunter could have got his

:04:31.:04:34.

cross in a bit earlier. But it was a great overlapping run. Emyr Huws

:04:35.:04:39.

thought about taking the corner quickly. Chants for Wales. Chester

:04:40.:04:56.

was going for it. First touch the George Williams. What a start by

:04:57.:05:05.

him. What a positive start from this Young lad. He got lucky early on.

:05:06.:05:12.

Once he gets positive, you get past a couple of players. That would have

:05:13.:05:17.

been a Debian. What a finish it would have been as well. Wales have

:05:18.:05:30.

their second corner. Chester got there. Emyr Huws, knocked it back to

:05:31.:05:44.

Chris Gunter. But positive by George Williams. He is greased lightning. I

:05:45.:05:53.

remember Jonny Williams when he came on against Scotland. How

:05:54.:05:57.

inspirational he was because he was so positive when he got the ball. It

:05:58.:06:06.

changed the game for me. The Netherlands look to regain their

:06:07.:06:12.

composure. Have a little fright, then. Williams is back defending.

:06:13.:06:23.

George Williams was brought up in Milton Keynes. Played for the MK

:06:24.:06:33.

dons. In fact, played in an FA Cup win and scored his first goal in

:06:34.:06:39.

that at 16 years, two months and five days! He likes to make an

:06:40.:06:50.

impression. He certainly made an impression on us. If you think we

:06:51.:06:57.

haven't got a Gareth Bale, that burst of pace like that. That was

:06:58.:07:12.

optimistic from Ron Vlaar. It was a long way out. And Bor centre half,

:07:13.:07:19.

that is hopeful. He is not known for it. You did not score from that

:07:20.:07:31.

range? Against Liverpool. It wasn't as well struck as that one, at

:07:32.:07:45.

Chile. -- actually. Williams in the thick of the action. He is the type

:07:46.:07:52.

of player you need in the team who will work up and down. Louis van

:07:53.:08:04.

Gaal, will he appreciate Wales have shown resolve? You will most

:08:05.:08:18.

probably come up against something like this in the World Cup.

:08:19.:08:21.

Especially in the first couple of games, because it is so important

:08:22.:08:27.

you don't lose your first game. With it being against Spain, might not

:08:28.:08:33.

have as much of the ball as he they have had to night.

:08:34.:08:47.

Cillessen took the easy lesson. -- option. It is a warm up and the big

:08:48.:09:01.

test is in nine days. Robben is in behind Gabbidon. This time he set it

:09:02.:09:13.

up the Jeremain Lens. Whatever the frailties of the Dutch, you know

:09:14.:09:19.

that going forward, even without Robin van Persie, they can strike

:09:20.:09:24.

like a cobra. They did so there. This time Robben the provider.

:09:25.:09:34.

Jeremain Lens makes it 2-0. It is our own faults, giving the ball away

:09:35.:09:40.

when we are attacking. It is the timing of his past. He has a look,

:09:41.:09:52.

then another look. Gabbidon cannot get a touch on it. The weight on the

:09:53.:10:02.

pass was just right. In the meantime, Wales have made a change.

:10:03.:10:22.

Andy King is going off. And Nigel De Jong, makes way for Klaas-Jan

:10:23.:10:27.

Huntelaar. Stay second cap. 40 goals. A big favourite in these

:10:28.:10:31.

parts. This is his 62nd cap. Has been a

:10:32.:10:54.

target for the Premier League many times. Has not made the move. Ajax

:10:55.:11:00.

player. Does it change again now to damage

:11:01.:11:17.

limitation? I don't think we have got two goals in us. Most probably

:11:18.:11:27.

another five minutes and Chris might have had a thought of putting

:11:28.:11:34.

another striker Ahn. -- on. It is going to be difficult. What we have

:11:35.:11:43.

done tonight, defensively has not been too bad. We are our own worst

:11:44.:11:47.

enemy, giving the ball away in a bad area and then them hitting us on the

:11:48.:11:57.

counter attack. The second goal is a poor goal to give away. It shows

:11:58.:12:06.

there prowess in breaking forward. It shows the inexperience of the

:12:07.:12:12.

players. When you get a lapse of concentration. It is 2-0 as we

:12:13.:12:21.

approach the last ten minutes. Arjen Robben has got one, set the other up

:12:22.:12:33.

for Jeremain Lens. Wayne Hennessey has not had to make the saves

:12:34.:12:37.

Neville Southall did all those years ago. He was forced into action.

:12:38.:12:54.

Gabbidon gets there. De Vrij fancied a shot. You don't mind that. The two

:12:55.:13:02.

centre backs have both gone for that.

:13:03.:13:20.

What about James Chester's debut? It has been difficult. They have had a

:13:21.:13:36.

lot of the ball. Do you see him starting against Andorra alongside

:13:37.:13:41.

Ashley Williams? We have James Collins as well. James Chester is

:13:42.:13:47.

giving us another option in that position, which we needed. Danny

:13:48.:13:53.

Gabbidon, I would not be afraid to have him in the side. It depends

:13:54.:14:00.

where he is playing. But he has the experience. One thing I have seen in

:14:01.:14:06.

James Chester is, he is not bad on the ball. The second goal, he

:14:07.:14:20.

overstretched. And then you have Robben, who is world-class, running

:14:21.:14:39.

at you. Huntelaar gives them that extra option.

:14:40.:14:54.

Sneijder fancied his chances from there. He was popping those in in

:14:55.:15:04.

training yesterday, Wesley Sneijder. Emyr Huws was in the way that time.

:15:05.:15:14.

It is getting difficult for Wales. They may face a testing last few

:15:15.:15:20.

minutes. The new wave continues. Neil Taylor, the left back was

:15:21.:15:27.

Swansea City makes way for Paul Dummett from Newcastle United. Under

:15:28.:15:33.

21 player but making the senior step to night. Michel Vorm and Tim Krul,

:15:34.:15:44.

his Newcastle team-mate. 22 years old. Left back. We have an array of

:15:45.:16:04.

left backs. Good interception. Joe Allen having a word with the referee

:16:05.:16:08.

will stop he has had an excellent game. He has now moved more central.

:16:09.:16:21.

If you are a Dutch fan, you say you cannot see them getting out of the

:16:22.:16:25.

group, but you cannot write them off with a goal threat rushed Jamaat no,

:16:26.:16:31.

you cannot write them off with dolls, but there are frailties in

:16:32.:16:37.

the defence. You are playing against Spain and then you have Chile as

:16:38.:16:46.

well. Do you see them going through? You fancy the South

:16:47.:16:48.

Americans in each group, you have got to. Australia, the other team.

:16:49.:17:06.

I'm not sure Wales are that physical. I think we've actually

:17:07.:17:12.

changed. I'm not sure what you request off Australia. They're very

:17:13.:17:19.

well organised. Drilled. Maybe very, very dangerous on set pieces. Tim

:17:20.:17:28.

Cahill scored a goal, something like his 32nd goal for his country the

:17:29.:17:32.

other night. The Netherlands building again. They will send their

:17:33.:17:37.

fans away relatively happy. It's fairly subdued. You have to say

:17:38.:17:44.

that. Oh, and Hennessey! I think that was

:17:45.:17:48.

going to be a free kick any way. I don't know if he's taken it out of

:17:49.:17:52.

his hand. I tell you what, it seemed comfortable for Wayne Hennessey,

:17:53.:17:55.

then all of a sudden, he's come across him. It's a lovely ball. A

:17:56.:18:01.

first-time ball in from Lens. Then again, it's a little bit high I

:18:02.:18:08.

think. There's a Jazz Festival here at the weekend. They may be louder

:18:09.:18:12.

than this crowd tonight. And One Direction are playing two dates in

:18:13.:18:16.

this stadium. After this game, I'm going in One Direction.

:18:17.:18:39.

Vorm has just settled on a new contract at Nottingham Forest.

:18:40.:18:52.

It's really tight for Allen. Strong as well, Williams, for a youngster.

:18:53.:19:05.

He's a good, physical presence. Chester gets up above. Blind is full

:19:06.:19:13.

of running. You feel Gunter will be the right

:19:14.:19:21.

back in the next campaign? I think so. Adam Matthews is missing the

:19:22.:19:24.

Celtic player. What about Emyr Huws to start

:19:25.:19:42.

against Andorra alongside Joe Allen? I think Aaron Ramsey and Joe Allen.

:19:43.:19:50.

Robson-Kanu one side, Voges in the middle and Gareth Bale on the other.

:19:51.:19:56.

Gareth Bale did tweet a good luck message to his Welsh team-mates for

:19:57.:19:59.

the game. Lovely ball to Lens. Did he use his

:20:00.:20:10.

hand then. The referee looks across to the assistant. Once again it's an

:20:11.:20:13.

opportunity that's come from giving the ball away. It was a poor ball

:20:14.:20:18.

into Jermaine Easter. It's the wrong side of his body.

:20:19.:20:25.

He's been drawn out has Chris Chester. Can't afford to giver a

:20:26.:20:31.

poor pass when he's in advance of his midfield players.

:20:32.:20:40.

The dying minutes, how do you sum up this game? Well, at times, we've

:20:41.:20:49.

been there. We've been compact. At times, we had a period where we kept

:20:50.:20:54.

giving the ball away. You can't afford to do that at all. Not at

:20:55.:21:01.

all. Not at international level and for me, we've done it too many times

:21:02.:21:06.

tonight. I like what I've seen from one or two of the young lads. Emyr

:21:07.:21:11.

Huws looks as if he's going to be a player. The Williams lad as well. He

:21:12.:21:17.

looks excellent. He had a great start. Quick feet, looked sharp,

:21:18.:21:24.

something we haven't got. It's a thought into Chris' mind. Oh, that's

:21:25.:21:29.

a terrible clearance from Chris Gunter. That's the sort of thing

:21:30.:21:36.

you're talking about. It's got a bit sloppy. Probably tired, as much as

:21:37.:21:45.

anything. Yeah. It's as if you want the game to be finished. Maybe,

:21:46.:21:52.

hopefully, not too many minutes added on. He's a little bit

:21:53.:21:55.

physical, isn't he? I suspect there will be a Dutch lap

:21:56.:22:10.

of honour at the end. Louis Van Gaal, well, when will we see him in

:22:11.:22:13.

the Premier League? That's the big question. He's not going to have

:22:14.:22:21.

much time off this summer. He's not. I think he will be very

:22:22.:22:26.

entertaining. He likes a verbal battle. There's no doubt about that.

:22:27.:22:36.

I was really impressed with the way one journalist stood up to him in

:22:37.:22:42.

the Dutch press room. When I spoke to him, he told me that was happy

:22:43.:22:47.

Louis Van Gaal. "You ought to see him when he's annoyed." There will

:22:48.:22:52.

be some good battles with Premiership managers. He's been

:22:53.:22:57.

around. He knows the score. 62 now. I like this lad. Williams. He's so

:22:58.:23:08.

direct. Oh, given the ball away. That would have been a collector's

:23:09.:23:15.

item, Chris Gunter scoring. George Williams knows how to make an

:23:16.:23:18.

impact. Three minutes of added time to play.

:23:19.:23:24.

Then these Wales players, well Joe Allen can concentrate on the wedding

:23:25.:23:28.

plans. And the rest of the Wales' players can take a holiday. Then

:23:29.:23:36.

prepare for a journey they've never undertaken before as an

:23:37.:23:45.

international team - a trip to Andorra.

:23:46.:23:57.

Sneijder, 22 goals. Scored against Wales in 2008. Always worth a try.

:23:58.:24:04.

99th international for Wesley Sneijder tonight.

:24:05.:24:08.

What a 100th that will be against Spain.

:24:09.:24:14.

Just doesn't get hold of this shot. He's leaning back, yeah.

:24:15.:24:24.

The fact that the roof hasn't come off this Ajax arena... It might come

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off at the end, I think. They're ready to party now. They're winding

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up the horns and trumpets and God knows what they've got.

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This is Lens, who's really made an impact.

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Robben opened the scoring. It's not looked like an Eindhoven. Wayne

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Hennessey hasn't been throwing himself around to block the

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succession of shots. He may have work to do yet.

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Gabbidon, he's made a good impression for any potential

:25:20.:25:20.

suitors. Can the Netherlands finish in style,

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before they head off for another World Cup adventure? Robben has been

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the standout player. He has looked the part. He looked ahead of

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everybody. Looks as if he's ready for the World Cup now. Match fit

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Huws ran back into trouble but he does well.

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The final whistle goes. The fireworks go off to send the

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Netherlands on their way. They will leave with a victory under their

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belts. Jeremain Lens scored the second. Arjen Robben gave the Dutch

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the lead in the first half. Wales have been beaten mainly by that man,

:26:50.:26:55.

Arjen Robben. They've been beaten by not disgraced. And the Netherlands

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will travel to Brazil, while Wales contemplates Andorra in September.

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It's finished here at the Amsterdam arena with Louis Van Gaal getting

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the win he wanted before they head for Salvador. Netherlands 2, Wales

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0. And a very comfortable night's work

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for Mr Van Gaal and his Dutch side. Rob was right, Arjen Robben was the

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difference tonight. Yes. It's probably going to be his last World

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Cup. As Kevin summed up at the end, he looks like he's up for it. Him,

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Sneijder and Van Persie, as we've known really, they're going to give

:27:38.:27:42.

teams a game. They're going to be a threat going forward. Robben looks

:27:43.:27:46.

really up for it. He's a game changer. Sneijder, you know,

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fantastic. That's a great pass. It's straight, but a great pass. And the

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difference there is Church's similar ball in the first half is cleared by

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great defender. That one goes through Chester's legs. Good night

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for Robben. Good night for the attacking players in Holland's team.

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Still questions about their defence, though. Positives for Wales. George

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Williams and Emyr Huws looked very much international footballers. Yeah

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Emyr Huws looks good. George Williams, very impressioned. --

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impressed. He's so positive. He came on and took the game by the struf of

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the neck and he -- scruff of the neck. He wanted to do something with

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it. That's one thing that we have in Aaron Ramsey and Gareth Bale. He

:28:30.:28:32.

seems to have that. He doesn't care who he's playing against. So I like

:28:33.:28:36.

that about him. He looks like he's going to be, have a bit For the

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future. Dutch, it's all about Spain and Salvador and the World Cup. For

:28:41.:28:44.

us, it's about building for Euro 2016. Let's look at the fixtures:

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Three games that I think are winnable if Chris Coleman gets his

:28:54.:28:58.

full squad out. I think it was halftime, that will set the tone.

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Too often in the past, we've not given ourselves a chance in the

:29:04.:29:05.

opening games. We have a great opportunity to hit the ground

:29:06.:29:08.

running. How many times have we sat in a live TV studio and said exactly

:29:09.:29:13.

the same thing, we have a great chance, maybe this is our year? Too

:29:14.:29:19.

many times. In the past, we were over optimistic. We don't want to be

:29:20.:29:23.

negative at the outset. The expanded format, we have got a chance this

:29:24.:29:28.

time. Thank you very much. Let's hear from Joe Allen.

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Joe, hard luck tonight. What's the overriding emotion at the end? I

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think we are disappointed to lose any game. But the manner in which we

:29:39.:29:43.

performed today, we gave it everything. At the end of the

:29:44.:29:46.

season, the lads have been off for a long time against a top team. No

:29:47.:29:50.

disgrace at all today. In particular, the first half. We

:29:51.:29:53.

really matched them. It was unfortunate, the way we conceded the

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goal. It was a bit unlucky. Thank you, good luck with the wedding on

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Saturday. Thank you. What did you make of Joe's performance today? He

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always does well. He's very quiet in what he does. But he does everything

:30:06.:30:09.

very good. He's a very, very good player. He's going to be big for us.

:30:10.:30:13.

When you've got him, the one thing about him is he doesn't ever lose

:30:14.:30:17.

the ball. It doesn't matter who's around him. He hardly loses a ball.

:30:18.:30:22.

That's big for us. He will help us Looking ahead massively. , do you

:30:23.:30:25.

massive the Netherlands to be there or there about, Barry? They've got a

:30:26.:30:28.

chance of progressing from the group. I don't think that's

:30:29.:30:33.

guaranteed by any means. Then as I say, once they come up against the

:30:34.:30:37.

big boys, they will not be able to outscore them, which is what it

:30:38.:30:40.

looks like they're going to have to do with that defence. Barry and Rob

:30:41.:30:44.

thank you both very much. Really enjoyed your company this evening.

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That's it for Wales. It's Brazil for Holland now. They take on Spain in

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Salvador a week on Saturday. For Wales, it's all about the euro 2016

:30:54.:30:58.

qualifiers. From all of us here, bye for now.

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George Williams goes through. Oh, what a start! Robben across the box.

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It's finals week on Great British Menu...

:32:23.:32:25.

Really quite nervous because I would love to get on that shortlist.

:32:26.:32:28.

..and the pressure is on for nine of the country's top chefs... Argh!

:32:29.:32:34.

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