This Netherland team insulted Yohan Cryf, Yohan Nieskans, Rud Gullit, Van Bastian, Marco, Patrick Culvert, and Dennis Berkump etc by playing a negative foot ball.
Netherland was playing the same trick (mischief) that worked against Brazil - Commit foul and fake injury to dislodge opponents well known passing game.
It did not work against Spain. A rabbit may be get killed once by a falling jack fruit - Not all the times.
The simulation master Robben should have got the red card.
Re: This Netherland team insulted Yohan Cryf etc
by chilluchillu on Jul 12, 2010 10:25 AM
REMINDED ME OF 2006 WC WHERE ITALY USED TO WIN 1-0 ALL THE TIME
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by asdas asdas on Jul 12, 2010 07:04 PM
when did italy win 1-0 in 2006 wc...u punk..except australia where they cheated..
no other match they won 1-0
but ur right..they played the worst football..got lucky ..never deserved to win..and in da final..tehy knew if zidane stayed on..they'd lose again..so wat do they do..conspire..abuse him..and he gets sent off himself..and italy have the glory..CHEATS..
Re: This Netherland team insulted Yohan Cryf etc
by Ganesh Iyer on Jul 12, 2010 07:40 AM
1. You did not spell even one of the dutch master footballers correctly. 2. Diving - is what we saw from every single Spanish player who ventured forward whenever they lost the ball or their positioning. 3. Iniesta was a complete and utter embarrassment today.
Count the number of clear cut chances Holland created & you would realise that their plan was working like a charm until the ridiculous red card handed over to Heitinga.
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by vimalesh singh on Jul 12, 2010 08:05 AM
Ohhhh.....u want to justify their negative tactic. Tell me weather they created any quality chance except the miss by Robben when he was 1 on 1 against Casillas ! Can u justify the horrible kick by De Jong against Xabi Alonso.....he deserve to be red carded immediately by referee. I think the referee was too humble !
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by Ganesh Iyer on Jul 12, 2010 08:37 AM
Agreed on the Red card. Again he went for the ball & alonso reached before him. Watch more or play football to understand how this works. Chances created: 1. End of 1st half: Sneijder's long deep free kick from the halfway line was met by Jonny Heitinga & then Robben taking a shot. 2. Robben's chance you mentioned 3. Robben's run in which Puyol deliberately tried to trip him. If Robben had gone down it would have been a red card for Puyol.
Spain had 1 chance...David villa's shot which was cleared by the dutch defender. They then created 2 chances in extra time after Fabregas came on. He was the difference in my opinion.
If you want to watch tiki-bullshit in which people pass the ball around side ways without even threatening the goal...then Spain were your team today. Holland tried a tactic & it worked for the most part.
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by mritunjai singh on Jul 12, 2010 08:27 PM
read the newspaper dear friend. you will find out who is world champion. then you can shed your tears.
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by anthony gonsalves on Jul 12, 2010 09:50 AM
I guess u liked thebullshit game by Holland then the beautiful game by spain......whta else can justify the kicks n tackles flying all over....man please stop watching football u better watch rugby/american football
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by Ganesh Iyer on Jul 12, 2010 10:21 AM
Boss playing on the counter is also a tactic used by multiple teams when they are faced with an opponent having a strong mid-field. Football is a contact sport. If you want to see people running around with no tackles flying in....go & watch touch football at a school ground. This is part & parcel of the game. If you can't match quality....then you need to beat with strategy. That's what Inter Milan did this year at the Nou camp. Not a fan of it....but it works (at times). So please don't harp on about rugby or american football coz' these games are driven by tactical planning which you are seemingly incapable of appreciating.
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by Bala on Jul 12, 2010 09:01 AM
From Times of India:
Over the two hours, the European champions enjoyed the better of the chances while the Dutch had defender John Heitinga sent off and seven other players booked, most of them for challenges that appeared cynically designed to disturb the rhythm of Spain's passing game.
New York Times:
The Dutch intended to take Spain away from its graceful passing game. And they frequently did, sometimes with brutal intent. Still, Spain showed hardness of its own, becoming unnerved at times but never discouraged.
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by Mulant Ak on Jul 12, 2010 10:05 AM
Oh Dears, Its a man's game after all! Why wipe tears on hard tackles?
Re: netherlands
by Mulant Ak on Jul 12, 2010 10:07 AM
That is a horrible misconception and probably comes from cricket fan who never understands football
