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Rev John Ripsher (11-07-2010)
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Netherlands v Spain
Come on Holland....2-1 is my prediction (to the Dutch)...
Rev John Ripsher (11-07-2010)
id like holland to win as amsterdam is one of my favourite places on earth lol
Really? Why?Originally Posted by funkfish
Yup +1 , 2-1 sounds about right .
Heroes (11-07-2010)
If Holland continue playing their current system, it's unlikely they'll win.My hope if they do persist is that spain dominate and they concede early, so van marwijk has to change the system and there's enough time for it to bear fruit.
Van persie is the wrong striker for the current system. With inverted wingers and balls played on the ground through the center, he almost never receives the ball facing the goal. He does not play well with his back facing the goal. Huntelaar does. RVP's tendency is to drop deeper to receive the ball, then leaving no one in dangerous positions to pass to. He's also becoming a negative influence on team morale, having spent the period after beating Uruguay sulking on the bench while the rest of the team applauded the fans.
Spain's weak links in defense are Capdevila and Ramos's positional in discipline. Robben on the right does not take advantage of this. He cuts in, as everyone knows he will, and pique or puyol will cover capdevila. Kuyt on the left does not provide width, as he cuts in as well, and does not have a good enough left foot to cross or cut back to create truly dangerous chances.
The system of 2 DMs has worked to get us to the final, but they won't work against spain. De Jong is an ok destroyer but even if he recovers the ball, spain will press him immediately, and he does not have good enough ball control and passing smarts to maintain composure.
Van Der Vaart must play, and of all the games so far, he has been by far, the smartest runner off the ball in this Dutch team.Whether Van Marwijk can risk changing the system that has gotten him so far is debatable. That's probably why he has to start with the defensive system and switch to this when it fails, and it probably will fail. I'm hoping spain score early, rather than past 70 mins when there won't be enough time to recover.
-------------huntelaar/kuyt--------
------Robben-------------sneijder-----affelay/elia------
---------Van Der Vaart---------------
-------------Van Bommel-------
-------Van Bronkhorst-Mathison-Heitinga-Van Der Wiel
Last edited by luminoir; 11-07-2010 at 10:44 AM.
gazza (12-07-2010)
Spain to win 3-1
This night can be magic....VAMOS ESPAÑA!!!!!!!! COME ON SPAIN!!!
YouTube - spanish players tease schweinsteiger
Espana ftw...
Robben will struggle against Capdevila the vet.
On the day before Jorge Valdano was going to give 17 year old Raúl his Real Madrid debut,he went to see Raúl and said "I'm thinking of playing you tomorrow, but I'm worried you might be nervous." Raúl replied "Well, If you want to win, play me. If you don't want to win, put someone else in the team." Raúl Gonzalez Blanco <3
Id like Holland to win please.
Leader of the Spurtles.
watching this now...great atmosphere...no vuvuzelas...yet
My only thought is for Spain to loose so Torres is pissed when he meets Hodgson.
I think a loss would be a big factor in him going or staying
Spain had a great scoring chance just now...
FACT: This is the first time Spain/Hollan have met in an international since 2002...
FACT #2: Villa's all five goals in the World Cup were scored when he starts on the left...Villa just had a shot into the side netting...
van bommel's a fcuking cnut
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