"In the Netherlands we were indoctrinated with a certain vision of football and that became our style," says the Real Madrid forward as he considers the New Realism within the Dutch camp. "But there are more roads that lead to Rome. We always said a lot about our way of playing, but the German or Italian style has paid more dividends in the past. It is good that we made the change, as we hardly conceded any goals in qualifying for these finals."

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