Original sentence: Van Nistelrooy was dropped for the knock-out game against Portugal, which Netherlands went on to lose
Edited sentence: Many believed that had he not been dropped Holland could have then won the exceedingly bad tempered game.This seems to be a sign of Ruud's advancing age, that Marco van Basten is looking foir new talent and Believes van Nistlerooy to be 'past it'.Van Nistelrooy was dropped amid much media hype for the knock-out game against Portugal, which Netherlands went on to lose