StaffsRam Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Holland were very very good tonight. Lol - yeah they weren't bad. They even looked a bit like us at times..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 and we thought england were bad against america!give the Dutch credit they were brilliant tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Lol - yeah they weren't bad. They even looked a bit like us at times.....We don't have Robben and Van the man though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuff264 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 5-3-2 formation has been played twice and won twice, completely dismantled the popular 4-2-3-1 today against Spain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mafiabob Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 5-3-2 formation has been played twice and won twice, completely dismantled the popular 4-2-3-1 today against Spain Was virtually 3-5-2 last twenty minutes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Thought it was clear cut myself, wouldn't of moaned if it happened to us. Let me guess - you thought we should of had a penalty for the "foul" on Will Hughes at Wembley? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mafiabob Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Let me guess - you thought we should of had a penalty for the "foul" on Will Hughes at Wembley? Shouted for it as a fan.... As I do! Fully admit that, but I was 90/100 yards away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 I'll probably get slated here but for 40 minutes I thought Holland were awful. Played a lot of hoofball and if Spain had got some shots away instead if trying to walk it in could have been out of sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozza Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 hope England play as 'awful' as Holland tomorrow.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
top 6 finish Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Er when have Spain tried to get shots away? They have a crap goalie and 10 midfield players who play boring football,no goalscorers apart from that goal-machine Torries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 None of the Spaniards I work with (and there are a few) have sounded very confident in the run up to the tournament. I can see why now. Splendid. Now all we need is for England to turn it on and Argentina and Germany to make a pig's ear of it. Too much to ask? Probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackNwhites Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 LOL, nice one Spain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Cue Man Utd fans saying they will walk the league next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Vegas Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 I wasn't around to post this earlier, but I watched the game. I was surprised by the scoreline, but not the result. I was extremely confident Spain would at least make the semi-finals but after today's showing they may struggle to get out of the group. It was horrible all the way through, from the tactics, to personnel to basic mistakes you'd laugh at if it happened in the Championship. I mentioned a few days ago that I was worried Del Bosque would favour 'the big named players' and that's exactly what he has done, tried to acommodate where it couldn't work. Xabi Alonso, Busquets and Xavi in midfield is the same player. Where is the midfielder driving on, the Lionel Messi, the Di Maria or the Arjen Robben? David Silva lacks pace also. Iniesta and Jordi Alba were the only quick players out there, the rest were slow and it proved time and again as Holland just ripped through them. Spain looked so disjointed and a team lacking in motivation. Need pace and urgency, was a massive error to leave out Jesus Navas and Cristian Tello, and Pedro not starting was a bad mistake. I'd certainly drop Busquets and Xavi, as Xabi Alonso does the job of both of them and they're two wasted players because they're slow. Also Javi Martinez is quicker than Pique, so there is another I'd change. Spain have to go for Iniesta, Xabi Alonso and Koke in midfielder, with Pedro, Diego Costa and David Villa. Why are Juan Mata and Santi Cazorla in the squad, they're basically David Silva with less goals. Need pace, they have none! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Torres last cap for Spain, surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLACML Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 I didn't think Netherlands were that great either, every single goal was horrible defending. First was poor, second was atrocious, third was a foul, fourth was a bad mistake, fifth was terrible by Ramos. Netherlands definitely played well and deserved to win, but they weren't as good as people are making out. Spain were simply atrocious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Vegas Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 I think one of Spain's biggest problems they'll have to fight is motivation. Sergio Ramos and Iker Casillas saying Real Madrid's CL win is bigger than any World Cup leaves a bad taste in the mouth and they certainly didn't help their teammates by saying that. Then again, it was just pathetic all round - similar to Holland's drubbing over World Champions Italy in Euro 2008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRamFan Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 They lost their opening game in the last world cup....but hey glad Holland won, eventhough I have Spain in the forum draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PistoldPete2 Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Let me guess - you thought we should of had a penalty for the "foul" on Will Hughes at Wembley? Yes and yes. If a defender leaves his leg trailing then it's a peno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovis aries Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 I didn't think Netherlands were that great either, every single goal was horrible defending. First was poor, second was atrocious, third was a foul, fourth was a bad mistake, fifth was terrible by Ramos. Netherlands definitely played well and deserved to win, but they weren't as good as people are making out. Spain were simply atrocious.A large percentage of all goals come from mistakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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