England v Holland: The style debate that is totally dividing Dutch supporters Even then you're not close to comprehending the scale of transformation the World Cup is wreaking on the Netherlands. So just what can we expect at Wembley? An exhibition of the technical quality of Robin van Persie, Rafael van der Vaart, Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben? Or the rather more basic tactics of De Jong and Mark van Bommel, their two midfield enforcers? The fact that nobody can be too certain is symptomatic of a debate which continues to split Dutch society. Stefan Wateman, a football writer for De Pers newspaper, says that the great divide over the style of Bert van Marwijk's team is essentially generational. "It is still a very big discussion," he said. Most of the people in the media are journalists or former players who were brought up with the idea that beauty was more important that the result and they dominated the debate after the World Cup. But the younger generation didn't really mind. They were not brought up with Johan Cruyff and this idea of "Total Football."" It was significant, then, that while the Dutch team were condemned around the world, they still returned from South Africa as heroes. Crowds lined the roads, there was a triumphant canal ride through Amsterdam and even meetings with Queen Beatrix and Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende. And, as Winner noted, it was Van Bommel and De Jong who were the chosen folk heroes of the new Orang-clad crowds. Subsequent concessions have been marginal. The decision to drop De Jong, the Manchester City midfielder, following a leg-breaking tackle on Newcastle's Hatem Ben Arfa was perceived as a sign that Van Marwijk wanted to rebuild Holland's reputation. Van Marwijk, though, was retained as manager and Van Bommel, his uncompromising AC Milan midfielder, is captain. Their 4-2-3-1 formation continues to emphasise two holding players to protect a suspect defence, although the front four are all capable of wonderful moments of attacking invention. That Holland qualified for Euro 2012 with nine straight wins - and 36 goals - also challenges the "anti-football" theory. Crucially, the players buy into Van Marwijk's philosophy. "Many of them have played in countries all over the world and are not just schooled in the Dutch system," said Wateman. The result is considered to be much more important than they way it is achieved. Yet despite such an impressive qualifying campaign - and a world ranking of three - there are immediate issues for Van Marwijk to address. They come into Wednesday night's game on the back of a 3-0 defeat against Germany and, immediately before that, they drew with Switzerland and were beaten by Sweden. Van Marwijk has also been trying to integrate some younger players. Kevin Strootman, 22, has played regularly over the past year, while strikers Luciano Narsingh, 21, and Ola John, 19, could both make their debutst. The expectation is that Van Marwijk will return to the core of his World Cup team for Euro 2012, even if many of those players are out of form. Robben has been complaining about an ongoing groin injury and is struggling at Bayern Munich. Likewise Sneijder at Inter Milan. De Jong and Dirk Kuyt are also lacking first-team football. Van Persie, the one player whose club performances are beyond reproach, still faces the accusation in Holland that he is yet to really produce on the international stage and anyhow, he limped out of training on Tuesday. Even so, in Van Persie and Klaus-Jan Huntelaar, this Dutch squad do possess the leading scorers in the Premier League and Bundesliga. And their new mentality is still perhaps best summed up by the Nike commercial that was aired before the World Cup. "Football isn't total without victory," it said. That slogan might have deliberately challenged Holland's past but, for the immediate future, it is an ethos that places them among the favourites for Euro 2012.