Men's Hockey World Cup 2018: 5 teams with the best attack

#3 Netherlands

The Dutch are fast becoming an attacking unit with flair

It is quite a sight to behold on a hockey pitch when the Orange army advances down both flanks, directing deft passes delivered with pinpoint precision, and penetrate the striking circle en masse. The Dutch have the uncanny ability to keep the goalkeepers guessing until the very last moment and, you never know where the sudden almighty crack at goal is going to emanate from.

When the scathing hits are finally taken, the best custodians in the world are forced to display their acrobatic prowess, but even the saves are deflected in by the likes of Mirco Pruijser whose ability to be at the right place, at the right time has resulted in numerous balls making their way into the netting.

Rival camps may well have worked overtime to devise strategies to counter the potency of Valentin Verga, the weaving runs of Bob de Voogd, and Thijs van Dam's scorching tomahawks, but even if all three marauding strikers are kept at bay, coaches will still need to contend with the best of them all, in the form of Jeroen Hertzberger.