Patrick Kluivert

Patrick Kluivert (born July 01, 1976) is a Dutch football coach and former player. As a player, he played as a striker for Ajax, Barcelona and the Netherlands national team. Quotes I'm pretty relaxed about it because my country won't be there. But it's always a pleasure for me and everyone else to watch the best players contesting a World Cup. We're looking forward to some great matches, I think we're going to see an entertaining World Cup with a lot of attacking football. Teams like Germany, Brazil, Spain and Argentina are going to attack because in their minds, the most important thing will be getting through to the next round. But the sides who aren't under any pressure are also going to attack because they've got nothing to lose. We've seen what Iceland are capable of: they don't have individual match-winners, but they've got that collective spirit. They have something special, a real togetherness, and they make up for their shortcomings by battling hard on the pitch. They can win matches that way; they've already proven that. The national team need to have faith in their way of doing things. There is a change of the guard taking place, with players bowing out so that others can come in, and that's why I think they've got to carry on in the same vein. Only they've got to wipe the slate clean; that's what's most important. They mustn't look backwards – they've got to look forwards. Kluivert: We're going to see an entertaining, attacking World Cup, May 14 2018 External links Category:Soccer players from the Netherlands Category:Football (soccer) coaches Category:1976 births Category:Living people