Wesley Sneijder (born 9 June 1984 in Utrecht, Netherlands) is a former Dutch footballer who plays as a midfielder.
In 2009, Sneijder transferred from Real Madrid to Inter Milan Football Club in Serie A, and played the peak season of his career in the 2009-10 season, helping Inter Milan win the First Division, the Italian Cup and the Champions League, becoming the first team in Italian history to complete the "Treble", Sneijder also won the champions league assist, the champions league best midfielder, FIFA team of the year and other honors.
A brief assessment of Sneijder, the best midfield core of the Netherlands in the last decade (better than Robben and van der Vaart) is also the best free kicker (on par with Pirlo).
In terms of honours, he has won the league in all four leagues, as the number of goals scored in midfield is close to that of the striker. In particular, five titles in 2010 (including Serie A, Coppa Italia and champions league), World Cup runners-up, and World Cup Silver Boot (just one assist) were enough to make him the best in the world that year.
Although following the national team can not be added to the yellow robe, Snyder is definitely one of the brightest stars in the history of football. He made countless achievements for the Netherlands, but countless times he returned.
The darkest moment should be the 2010 World Cup, which is also the moment when the "uncrowned king" Netherlands is closest to the world championship.
At the time of the 2010 World Cup, the Strength of the Dutch team was outstanding, and many voices came out: "The Netherlands is the favorite to win the championship", "The uncrowned king is looking forward to being crowned" and other praises.
The Dutch team also lived up to expectations, winning all three games in the group stage and eliminating Slovakia. The next reversal win over Brazil is very classic, Brazil clearly played better than the Netherlands in the first half, and proved that the strength is indeed stronger than the Netherlands, and the Netherlands even felt desperate.
In the second half, Brazil began to lightly relax their mentality, and then a serious mistake was the overlapping scramble between Melo and Cesar, which caused Oolong to become a turning point. Since Merlot grabbed the high ground, he deliberately missed it, allowing the easy-to-attack Cesar to block the view, and the two serious mistakes disrupted the rhythm of Brazil. In the end, Brazil was reversed 1-2.
After a 3-2 win over Uruguay in the semi-finals, they reached the final.
The final match was against Spain, Europe's old powerhouse. The two teams have never met in a World Cup, and the only time they have met is the World Cup final, which is also very thrilling.
The two sides competed 0:0 after 90 minutes, four minutes left in the second half of extra time, when Spain was finally scored by Iniesta's goal to change the score, and finally Spain won the Cup of Glory with this golden goal 1:0 victory over the Netherlands.
Snyder's picture became a classic scene, and no one in the world was more miserable than he was at that time.
This is the closest the Netherlands has ever been to the World Cup, and it is within reach. Sneijder won the Champions League that year, the Serie A Cup. If you win Spain. Snyder truly completed the grand slam that was unprecedented in the history of football.
It's a pity there are no ifs.