Thing is they apparently have way better players than they had in quite a long time, so many people are expecting a lot. Also, before WC2014 it seems they played fun, attractive and attacking football so people here in the Netherlands started to like them and "adopt" them as favourite team.
Nowadays when I see press conferences or interviews they're all just the same as the arrogant smugs like Ronaldo or Ibrahimovic, sitting there answering questions like "I am so bored and I hate being a footballer and this is so boring".