"I know them well. When we analyze the video of their games with the rest of the team, I will be able to help them, to really point out where the players are dangerous," Kone said.

While the Netherlands' complete front line plays in the Premier League, so do Ivory Coast defenders Emanuel Eboue and Kolo Toure, who are teammates at Arsenal with Robin van Persie.

Since arriving in Germany last week, Toure has said that while he wouldn't consider trying to hurt van Persie, he won't hesitate to tackle him hard, noting that at the World Cup they are not teammates.