Teams:
Netherlands
Denmark
Japan
Cameroon
Group E is a very interesting group which isn’t an easy one to predict. The Netherlands are obviously the favourites to progress from the group and most likely win it, though second spot is wide open.
The Dutch have a wealth of talent available to them which doesn’t consist of only attacking players. Obviously, the likes of Robin Van Persie, Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben are fantastic footballers who will probably share most of the glory. The defensive players will have just as big a part to play in any success the Dutch get, which can sometimes go unnoticed.
Gio Van Bronckhorst and Mark Van Bommel will provide a vast amount of experience for the team; while younger players such as John Heitinga and Nigel De Jong will compliment that experience with tough tackling and vigour.
The Danes also have a good defensive set up, though whether ‘keeper Thomas Sorensen is fit enough to start the campaign is yet to be seen. Per Kroldrup, Lars Jacobsen and Daniel Agger are the rocks at the back for Denmark.
Denmark had a very impressive qualifying period, losing only once in ten games and topping their group which also featured Sweden and Portugal. Daniel Jensen, Christian Poulsen and Nicklas Bendtner are just some of the players to look out for in the Denmark squad.
Japan will prove tough opposition for the other three teams and could cause an upset or two along the way. The Japanese don’t have the same amount of quality available to them as Holland and Denmark, but they do have a good work ethic and some quality through former Celtic man Shunsuke Nakamura and Russian based midfielder Keisuke Honda.
The majority of the Japan squad play in the J League which means there won’t be too many household names on show, though the unknown can be a positive for the Samurai Blue.
In total contrast to the Japanese, the Cameroon squad is filled with players based all over Europe. Cameroon have a vast amount of experience and quality in their squad. Rigobert Song seems to have been playing forever whereas his cousin Alexandre Song is still very young, yet he is one of the best players in the squad.
Cameroon also have Samuel Eto’o, Stephane Mbia and Jean Makoun to show that they have quality throughout the squad and enough of it to be challenging for that top spot.
Prediction
A really tight group which is hard to call and despite their improving team I can’t see Japan having enough to make it out of the group. With the Netherlands looking the strongest it will come down to Cameroon and Denmark for second spot, with Cameroon having just enough to see them through to the next stage.
Carl Leighton
Netherlands
Denmark
Japan
Cameroon
Group E is a very interesting group which isn’t an easy one to predict. The Netherlands are obviously the favourites to progress from the group and most likely win it, though second spot is wide open.
The Dutch have a wealth of talent available to them which doesn’t consist of only attacking players. Obviously, the likes of Robin Van Persie, Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben are fantastic footballers who will probably share most of the glory. The defensive players will have just as big a part to play in any success the Dutch get, which can sometimes go unnoticed.
Gio Van Bronckhorst and Mark Van Bommel will provide a vast amount of experience for the team; while younger players such as John Heitinga and Nigel De Jong will compliment that experience with tough tackling and vigour.
The Danes also have a good defensive set up, though whether ‘keeper Thomas Sorensen is fit enough to start the campaign is yet to be seen. Per Kroldrup, Lars Jacobsen and Daniel Agger are the rocks at the back for Denmark.
Denmark had a very impressive qualifying period, losing only once in ten games and topping their group which also featured Sweden and Portugal. Daniel Jensen, Christian Poulsen and Nicklas Bendtner are just some of the players to look out for in the Denmark squad.
Japan will prove tough opposition for the other three teams and could cause an upset or two along the way. The Japanese don’t have the same amount of quality available to them as Holland and Denmark, but they do have a good work ethic and some quality through former Celtic man Shunsuke Nakamura and Russian based midfielder Keisuke Honda.
The majority of the Japan squad play in the J League which means there won’t be too many household names on show, though the unknown can be a positive for the Samurai Blue.
In total contrast to the Japanese, the Cameroon squad is filled with players based all over Europe. Cameroon have a vast amount of experience and quality in their squad. Rigobert Song seems to have been playing forever whereas his cousin Alexandre Song is still very young, yet he is one of the best players in the squad.
Cameroon also have Samuel Eto’o, Stephane Mbia and Jean Makoun to show that they have quality throughout the squad and enough of it to be challenging for that top spot.
Prediction
A really tight group which is hard to call and despite their improving team I can’t see Japan having enough to make it out of the group. With the Netherlands looking the strongest it will come down to Cameroon and Denmark for second spot, with Cameroon having just enough to see them through to the next stage.
Carl Leighton
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