Slovakia's stunning 3-2 upset of holders Italy on Thursday would have been warning enough to the Dutch that their return to the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Monday will not be as easy as the two teams' pedigrees would suggest.
Although Netherlands and Argentina were the only sides to win all three group matches, the Dutch have yet to dazzle anyone and are determined to keep their feet on the ground.
"This squad is filled with self-criticism as it always can be better and has to be better," Kuyt told reporters this week.
"We only do things step-by-step and when we have a lesser day, we turn to our organisation and then we can also survive."
"We haven't got anything to lose in this match. The Netherlands are the big favourites. We just want to do the same as we did against Italy," defender Peter Pekarik told Reuters.
Having produced his country's finest footballing moment in their first major tournament as an independent nation with attacking endeavour, Weiss suggested he would again encourage his team to take the game to the Dutch.
"Now we are heroes. There is euphoria in Slovakia, it's unbelievable. We are so happy," he told reporters. "Maybe we will play more offensively against Holland."
