"We've got six or seven guys who have played in the Dutch competition so we really understand their game. We're a really fit side, fitter than Holland, so as long as we can hold the ball and take our chances, we'll do really well."
Taking his chances is something McAleese excelled at yesterday, scoring two nifty goals, one the vital strike just after halftime that gave New Zealand a 3-1 buffer they never looked likely to relinquish.
With just 17 goals to his name in 141 caps before the Korea match, McAleese is not noted as a prolific goal scorer.
"It's been a little while between drinks to be honest," he said. "We've been working really hard at not worrying about who scores the goals. The important pass is the assist, so my goals are really credited to Stevie Edwards and Nick Wilson who put me in the position to score those goals.
"That's the good thing about our team, we're willing to give that extra pass to score the goal."
McAleese's double strike gave New Zealand the impetus to pour it on in the second half, scoring four unanswered goals.
"Our game fits against Korea really well. We've had really good success against them for the past three to four years. Even in the London Cup, although we lost the final 3-4, we created 10 or so really good chances.
"We knew if we scored first after halftime, which Shane [McLeod, coach] really emphasised, we could accumulate goals and win really comfortably."
But there is no time to dwell on success in such a quick-fire tournament. At 6pm tonight, the Netherlands, eight-time winners of this trophy, await.
