I'm glad Holland won. Not only did they get to Portugal they also proved that they deserved it.
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Norway 0-3 Spain
I watched this match. Norway never really had a chance. Spain dominated right from the kick-off. Raul scored a good goal, but the other two were ridiculous. Basma gave Vicente the second, and the clearly injured keeper Espen Johnsen was to blame on the third. He tried to make a simple clearance, but didn't connect well and hit Exteberria's head...
I'm sorry Torkel, better luck next time
BTW, why did Espen stay on so long? He was clearly injured??? That was kinda weird.
Oh, and be aware! If you're a streaker, don't go watch Norway in action. This stupid streaker wouldn't leave the field, and Frode Olsen hunted him down, tackled him and stole his hat.
That was quite funny.
Turkey 2-2 Latvia
That is a surprise! Congrats Latvia!
Netherlands 6-0 Scotland
I told you so Erik! Holland is way better and demonstrated it well in Amsterdam. I still think Holland is one of the favorites to win the tournament. Congrats dude! :thumb:
I watched this match. Norway never really had a chance. Spain dominated right from the kick-off. Raul scored a good goal, but the other two were ridiculous. Basma gave Vicente the second, and the clearly injured keeper Espen Johnsen was to blame on the third. He tried to make a simple clearance, but didn't connect well and hit Exteberria's head...
I'm sorry Torkel, better luck next time
BTW, why did Espen stay on so long? He was clearly injured??? That was kinda weird.Oh, and be aware! If you're a streaker, don't go watch Norway in action. This stupid streaker wouldn't leave the field, and Frode Olsen hunted him down, tackled him and stole his hat.
That was quite funny.Turkey 2-2 Latvia
That is a surprise! Congrats Latvia!
Netherlands 6-0 Scotland
I told you so Erik! Holland is way better and demonstrated it well in Amsterdam. I still think Holland is one of the favorites to win the tournament. Congrats dude! :thumb:
Norway were embarassing I am sorry to say, at no time did they try at all to make any impression on Spain, they just allowed Spain to do whatever they wanted and that was really very terrible from their prospective
I am not too sure about Spain though as they seem to overplay and for me the manager makes strange decisions as why he likes Exteberria , only he knows and the art of defending is lost on them but they sure are extremely technical and a joy to watch with players like Valeron, Raul, Tristan, joaquim,Torres Vicente and Reyes to name a few just a joy to watch in full flow
Holland took a very poor Scotland to the cleaners and it just shows what team selection can do, I never understood it when Dutch ppl say Ruud should be dropped as for me is the one of the best if not the best striker in the world today
Wales lost this tie for me in Russia as their reluctance to score in Russia was a huge mistake as u only do that if you are better than your opponent and even that is a risk but they are not better than Russia so I was not surprised at what happened. Also Id like to add that Hartson and Savage were embarassing tonight
Heard that Igor Tudor got sent off and well Prso did it again
Well done Latvia for qualifying for the first time in thier history and Turkey, well I guess arrogance was your undoing as not only does Turkey now believe they are a world power in football, they are still basking in the glory of what was really a very poor tournament in 2002, pity cos they have some very good players
I am not too sure about Spain though as they seem to overplay and for me the manager makes strange decisions as why he likes Exteberria , only he knows and the art of defending is lost on them but they sure are extremely technical and a joy to watch with players like Valeron, Raul, Tristan, joaquim,Torres Vicente and Reyes to name a few just a joy to watch in full flow
Holland took a very poor Scotland to the cleaners and it just shows what team selection can do, I never understood it when Dutch ppl say Ruud should be dropped as for me is the one of the best if not the best striker in the world today
Wales lost this tie for me in Russia as their reluctance to score in Russia was a huge mistake as u only do that if you are better than your opponent and even that is a risk but they are not better than Russia so I was not surprised at what happened. Also Id like to add that Hartson and Savage were embarassing tonight
Heard that Igor Tudor got sent off and well Prso did it again
Well done Latvia for qualifying for the first time in thier history and Turkey, well I guess arrogance was your undoing as not only does Turkey now believe they are a world power in football, they are still basking in the glory of what was really a very poor tournament in 2002, pity cos they have some very good players
Agreed. But I think Norway is just unable to offer anything more, especially as everything came together for Spain today. They won every ball, they set a pace Norway couldn't keep up with and the gap in technical ability, well..
Yes, Exteberria is suspect to me, I don't get why Joaquin wasn't played more. Valeron was amazing tonight btw!
Yes, Exteberria is suspect to me, I don't get why Joaquin wasn't played more. Valeron was amazing tonight btw!
Norway were at home and at least they could have tried to keep the ball in the air and use their physical advantage but they didnt even do that
They started by pressing up the pitch and then abandoned that idea, they just made it too easy for Spain by letting them having the ball and trying to hit on the counter which didnt work then thier defenders started being cute and gave away silly goals
The way they play is not pretty but it is awkward and technical teams find it hard to play against but Norway did not do anything
Btw how the hell is Ronnie Jonhsen still playing international football and why are all the keepers bald?
They started by pressing up the pitch and then abandoned that idea, they just made it too easy for Spain by letting them having the ball and trying to hit on the counter which didnt work then thier defenders started being cute and gave away silly goals
The way they play is not pretty but it is awkward and technical teams find it hard to play against but Norway did not do anything
Btw how the hell is Ronnie Jonhsen still playing international football and why are all the keepers bald?
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Norway were at home and at least they could have tried to keep the ball in the air and use their physical advantage but they didnt even do that
They started by pressing up the pitch and then abandoned that idea, they just made it too easy for Spain by letting them having the ball and trying to hit on the counter which didnt work then thier defenders started being cute and gave away silly goals
The way they play is not pretty but it is awkward and technical teams find it hard to play against but Norway did not do anything
Btw how the hell is Ronnie Jonhsen still playing international football and why are all the keepers bald?
Norway were at home and at least they could have tried to keep the ball in the air and use their physical advantage but they didnt even do that
They started by pressing up the pitch and then abandoned that idea, they just made it too easy for Spain by letting them having the ball and trying to hit on the counter which didnt work then thier defenders started being cute and gave away silly goals
The way they play is not pretty but it is awkward and technical teams find it hard to play against but Norway did not do anything
Btw how the hell is Ronnie Jonhsen still playing international football and why are all the keepers bald?
Meanwhile, as I said, Spain was winning every ball, often they had two players on the spot to decide who gets it and once the Norwegian players realized Collina wasn't gonna let them get away with the fouling, they had nothing. They tried defending in long periods but it didn't work. Spain was very lively with Vicente making serious damage on the left (scored once, could have scored 3 more). I think this is what they lacked the most in the first leg, that sort of movement and hence Norway shut them down.
What are Maldini and Ferrara still doing at top clubs? When you got noone better, you let the veterans play.
Both the keepers as well as the coach AND his assistant.
I was not even thinking of Johnsen's age i was thinking more of his injuries and I thought he retired from international football
I guess it would have been a great meeting of heads if the coach, his assitants, the goal keepers and Collina had a round of discussion, no hair in sight
Yes Vicente was very good but i thought Reyes was unlucky to be dropped and sometimes Vicente did dribble one time too many
Also Javi Alonso was a huge step up on Baraja as he worked better with Albeida and Salgado played very well I thought
I guess it would have been a great meeting of heads if the coach, his assitants, the goal keepers and Collina had a round of discussion, no hair in sight
Yes Vicente was very good but i thought Reyes was unlucky to be dropped and sometimes Vicente did dribble one time too many
Also Javi Alonso was a huge step up on Baraja as he worked better with Albeida and Salgado played very well I thought
Yes but he was still excellent and I don't think Reyes would have done better, Vicente was awesome apart from his finishing.
Thank you, I was thinking that throughout the match. He got involved a *lot* more than Baraja did and partolled the midfield well with Albelda. As for Salgado, I realized that playing a weak opponent like Norway he can be just stellar. His limitations are mostly defensive and he wasn't exposed at all today. I think he has learnt a lot from Roberto Carlos, his work rate is fabulous and he's not bad technically either. Doesn't have the vision or vigilance to really make it happen offensively but in his moments he's very dangerous by the baseline.
Thank you, I was thinking that throughout the match. He got involved a *lot* more than Baraja did and partolled the midfield well with Albelda. As for Salgado, I realized that playing a weak opponent like Norway he can be just stellar. His limitations are mostly defensive and he wasn't exposed at all today. I think he has learnt a lot from Roberto Carlos, his work rate is fabulous and he's not bad technically either. Doesn't have the vision or vigilance to really make it happen offensively but in his moments he's very dangerous by the baseline.
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