Van Basten insists Dutch will not roll over

Holland coach Marco van Basten has promised his team will be fully focused on beating Romania tomorrow - even though a Dutch …

Holland coach Marco van Basten has promised his team will be fully focused on beating Romania tomorrow - even though a Dutch defeat would see 2006 World Cup finalists Italy and France dumped out of Euro 2008.

The Oranje have been hugely impressive in their opening two pool matches, storming to a 3-0 win over the world champions before following that up with a 4-1 thrashing of Les Bleus to secure top spot in the 'Group of Death' with a game to spare.

As Van Basten's players could face the runners-up again in the semi-final if both win their last-eight ties, it could be in Holland's interests to send big guns Italy and France home early.

But the former AC Milan star will not allow his side to approach the game with such thoughts on their mind.

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"It's an interesting match because we are in the good position of having already qualified," he said. "Nevertheless, I think we want to play a good game so we are taking it seriously.

"We have a very professional group, 23 'A' internationals who are seriously professional and good players. We are going to approach the game with the same concentration and attention that we did for the last two games.

"We will put out the best formation we can think about to play Romania."

Striker Ruud van Nistelrooy echoed the views of his coach, demanding the Dutch continue the momentum they have built up so far.

"We want to continue the way we played in the first two games," said the 31-year-old frontman. "We put a lot of work in to reach the level we showed in the first two games and we don't want to lose that momentum."