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Holland ready for Scotland's defensive wall

27 Mar 2009


Holland defender Joris Mathijsen expects Scotland to play for a draw in tomorrow's World Cup qualifier at the Amsterdam ArenA.

Bert van Marwijk's team have a 100 per cent record from their first three Group Nine matches and lead the way by five points from the second-placed Scots and Iceland.

Mathijsen believes George Burley's side would be more than happy to leave the Dutch capital with a point.

"They will play with 10 men behind the ball," the 28-year-old said.

"It's quite logical, They haven't gained that many points yet, so they come here for a point."

The Hamburg player insists his side will pay the Scots due respect but will not be focusing too much on their rivals.

"Of course we speak about the strong and weak points of opposing teams," he said. "But we must mainly all look at ourselves. If we are in a good shape, then we will win tomorrow."

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