Holland - America (3 Viewers)
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++ [ originally posted by Stupendous Man ] ++
The way I see it, the US has the advantage in Goal and on Defence, but the Netherlands have a slight advantage in forwards, but a HUGE advantage in the Midfield.
I say slight advantage for the forwards because Donovan really is a fantastic young player.
This match will be won or lost in the Midfield, and as much as I like Bobby Convey and Demarcus Beasley, they will certainly have their hands full.
Congrats, Ian. Wait until she can see clearly in a few weeks and realize that her Uncle was a stunt double for the "Matrix Reloaded" twins
The way I see it, the US has the advantage in Goal and on Defence, but the Netherlands have a slight advantage in forwards, but a HUGE advantage in the Midfield.
I say slight advantage for the forwards because Donovan really is a fantastic young player.
This match will be won or lost in the Midfield, and as much as I like Bobby Convey and Demarcus Beasley, they will certainly have their hands full.
Congrats, Ian. Wait until she can see clearly in a few weeks and realize that her Uncle was a stunt double for the "Matrix Reloaded" twins
No contest !!!!!!
Holland 4 USA 0 (unless Holland feels sorry for us, and lets us get 1 in )
sally the lineup doesnt matter. the dutch have a reputation of messing up even with all the vdv's and kluivert's and rvn's and seedorf's in their team.
the us players are no-name(exagerating to make a point), but this is an important chance to prove themselves. and since they dont have mega-stars their teamwork is very good, with nobody trying to showboat or anything.
the us players are no-name(exagerating to make a point), but this is an important chance to prove themselves. and since they dont have mega-stars their teamwork is very good, with nobody trying to showboat or anything.
Well it's true! Our defence doesn't belong at any major tournament and our offence apparently isn't all that good - seeing as they failed to get passed Italian and French defences on the pas major tournaments. Not to mention the disastrous qualification round for WC2002. I think it would be wise to wait and see what Holland will do this time around before we start bombarding the squad with all sorts of hopes and titles.
Erik i dont agree. When a team qualifies the way Holland did, it just means theyre bound to do well.
I dunno there seems to be this thing about teams that struggle in qualifying and barely make it always go on to do really well in the tournament itself.
And as for quality goes, id put the dutch right behind Italy as championship contenders. France wud be third.
I dunno there seems to be this thing about teams that struggle in qualifying and barely make it always go on to do really well in the tournament itself.
And as for quality goes, id put the dutch right behind Italy as championship contenders. France wud be third.
Another person who only remembers the last match against Scotland. We sucked in Moldova and Belarus, we only narrowly beat them. At home we played better against these countries but only because they imploded. We only drew against the Czechs in Rotterdam, lost horribly in Prague. We LOST in Glasgow (!) and the match in Amsterdam is the only highlight of the qualifying campaign
I rate Czech Republic higher than Holland. For above mentioned reasons. Holland has equal chances as England and Germany imo
I rate Czech Republic higher than Holland. For above mentioned reasons. Holland has equal chances as England and Germany imo
