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He has been outstanding. [Manuel] Neuer is an extraordinary goalkeeper, who would deserve to win it.

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The most difficult thing about an easy match is to make a weak opponent play bad football.
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I don't make a lot of mistakes, because it's hard for me to be wrong
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I find it terrible when talents are rejected based on computer stats. Based on the criteria at Ajax now I would have been rejected. When I was 15, I couldn't kick a ball 15 meters with my left and maybe 20 with my right. My qualities technique and vision, are not detectable by a computer.
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