Kuyt warns against slow start

Netherlands forward Dirk Kuyt says the Dutch cannot afford a slow start at Euro 2012, after being handed a tough group.

Bert van Marwijk's side face Denmark in Kharkiv tomorrow in a repeat of the 2010 World Cup opener in South Africa, a clash the Netherlands won 2-0. The result sent Oranje on their way to the final that time around and Kuyt is hoping history repeats itself in Ukraine. "The World Cup has shown us how important it is to win the first match. We have to do that again," the former Liverpool man told NU Sport.