Bierhoff: Let’s not give Dutch a second chance

Oliver Bierhoff has called for his team to break the habit of their traditional second-game slump when the new tournament favourites Germany face the Netherlands in tonight’s Euro 2012 clash.

Germany take on the World Cup finalists in Kharkiv with the Dutch desperately needing a win to stay in the tournament after opening their Group B campaign with a shock 1-0 defeat to Denmark on Saturday.

But the Germans have a habit of crashing to defeat in their second game at major tournaments, despite starting with an impressive win. At the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, having opened with a 4-0 rout of Australia, Germany suffered a shock 1-0 defeat to Serbia, five days later.