Van Persie on the pressures of representing Holland
Robin van Persie believes it is an amazing achievement for the Netherlands to reach the World Cup final.
The current Holland side have succeeded where other great sides have failed, and the Dutchman has stressed that with so many great names to live up to, it is always tough playing for his country.
The Arsenal striker believes the spirit in the Dutch camp has helped them a lot this year.
He said: "I was not here when people spoke about the former sides, but I do know this team has an unbelievable spirit.
"If you put a camera inside our hotel you would see us playing table tennis or making jokes.
"Everybody is playing cards and talking to each other which is important in order to achieve things."
The 26-year-old believes that the personal problems previous Dutch sides had held them back from achieving their potential.
He said: "When you have a group of players where half of the team is not talking to each other, when one man does not like another, or when someone is not happy when someone else scores, you are not going anywhere."
"It is a bit difficult because you have to fight against the generation of 1974 and 1978.
"They were unbelievable. They are legends, (Johan) Cruyff, Johan Neeskens and so on.
"You grew up with their names in your face. When those people say anything in the press or on a TV programme everybody listens because of what they have achieved.
"If we win it for the first time it will be unbelievable because basically it means that we have done better than them."
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