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Thomas Muller: Germany sent a message to all opponents in Netherlands win
Bayern Munich star believes his side's emphatic win over their local rivals doubled as a threat to future opponents ahead of Euro 2012 finals
16 Nov 2011 15:46:00
By Clark Whitney
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Bayern Munich and Germany attacker Thomas Muller has hailed his side's display in the 3-0 friendly win over the Netherlands in Hamburg.
Muller, who scored the opener and was involved in both of his team's other goals, believes that they issued a statement of intent with their scintillating performance on Tuesday evening.
"If you beat the Netherlands in this way, it sends a message to all other nations," he told Goal.com after the game.
"In the first half, the Netherlands radiated a bit of danger, but we clearly dominated the second half," Muller summarised. "We scored three outstanding goals."
The win capped a remarkable year in which Germany finished with a perfect 10 wins from as many Euro 2012 qualifiers, and won 'prestige friendlies' against Brazil and Uruguay, in addition to the Netherlands.
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Muller, who scored the opener and was involved in both of his team's other goals, believes that they issued a statement of intent with their scintillating performance on Tuesday evening.
"If you beat the Netherlands in this way, it sends a message to all other nations," he told Goal.com after the game.
"In the first half, the Netherlands radiated a bit of danger, but we clearly dominated the second half," Muller summarised. "We scored three outstanding goals."
The win capped a remarkable year in which Germany finished with a perfect 10 wins from as many Euro 2012 qualifiers, and won 'prestige friendlies' against Brazil and Uruguay, in addition to the Netherlands.
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