Heitinga: Time to look ahead

Netherlands John Heitinga believes the team must put behind them their recent poor result and focus on the future under coach Louis van Gaal.

The Dutch team crashed out of UEFA EURO 2012 at the group stage after losing all three of their matches under coach Bert van Marwijk.

The team lost their first game under Louis Van Gaal 4-2 in a friendly game in Belgium last month.

The Dutch are now working their way towards the 2014 FIFA World Cup, beating Turkey 2-0. They will face Hungary in Budapest in another Group D fixture on Tuesday.

The Everton centre-back defender said: 'The European Championships (performance) was mediocre, but let us not forget that under him [Van Marwijk] we also came second in the World Cup.

'It is now time to look ahead, however. I want the next two years to be of value to this team and I know that I can be - and at Everton, should I start playing again.'
　Sept. 11, 2012.