Arjen returns to own country with Orange

Just now the Dutch team have landed at Schiphol Airport. An ending of a period of time that started on the 21st of May in Switzerland.

It will probably take some time before the Dutch players have processed the loss against Portugal. They are returning to a country where thousands of people called in sick today in order to cope with their hangover.

In the shops all orange items have been taken out of the racks already and the flags from the streets disappeared into the closets for the next two years as well.

Arjen's fans will still have the wonderfull memories of the first match against Serbia & Montenegro in which Arjen managed to score at full speed after an assist by Robin van Persie.

Other things that will be remembered are Arjen being elected Man of the Match twice, a newborn deer being named after him and being hit on the shoulders by an opponents' shoe.

Marco van Basten's team has gotten a valuable experience. On the 2nd of September the team will already start the qualification rounds for the European Championship in 2008 in and against Luxembourg.