{"id":24851,"date":"2014-06-14T07:11:05","date_gmt":"2014-06-14T07:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=24851"},"modified":"2014-06-14T07:11:05","modified_gmt":"2014-06-14T07:11:05","slug":"world-cup-2014-robin-van-persie-praise-netherlands-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/06\/world-cup-2014-robin-van-persie-praise-netherlands-boss\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup 2014: Robin van Persie praise Netherlands boss"},"content":{"rendered":"
Robin van Persie praised Netherlands boss Louis van Gaal for masterminding the team’s crushing 5-1 win over reigning world champions Spain.<\/p>\n
Van Persie scored two goals along with Arjen Robben, while Stefan de Vrij also netted as Spain were humiliated at Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador.<\/p>\n
But Van Persie said the\u00a0emphatic win<\/a>\u00a0was down to the tactics of Van Gaal, his new manager at Manchester United.<\/p>\n “This is definitely down to him,” added the 30-year-old.<\/p>\n Spain, who are also the European champions, were humbled and humiliated as the Netherlands came from behind to embarrass their opponents.<\/p>\n Van Persie cancelled out Xabi Alonso’s penalty with a sublime header before goals by Bayern Munich’s Robben and Feyenoord defender De Vrij made it 3-1.<\/p>\n Two goals in the space of eight minutes by Van Persie and Robben completed Spain’s embarrassment.<\/p>\n “If you see how he prepared us, and how he predicted the game would go, and you see how it went – unbelievable,” added Van Persie about Van Gaal.<\/p>\n “For the whole Netherlands, this is a dream come true.”<\/p>\n