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BAHAHAHAHAHA!
I have just grown to ignore them now!
They are fudging annoying though!
I have just grown to ignore them now!
They are fudging annoying though!
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The Danes have been playing ultra defensively. It seems as if they aren't playing to win, but are playing not to lose to the Netherlands.
The Dutch haven't really been able capitalize...They cracked the Danish defense a few times but blew the opportunity. I wonder if there might've been more action had Robben been in the lineup rather than Van der Wiel.
The Danes have a very strong defense. It'll be tough for any team to crack it, especially at the wings. That's probably why they came in as number 1 in their qualifying group ahead of 2006 Semi-Finalists Portugal.
Hopefully the second half proves to be more exciting.
Thanks to a beautiful cross from Van Persie that one of the Danes wasn't expecting, the score is now 1-0. Thanks to an own goal!!
The Dutch haven't really been able capitalize...They cracked the Danish defense a few times but blew the opportunity. I wonder if there might've been more action had Robben been in the lineup rather than Van der Wiel.
The Danes have a very strong defense. It'll be tough for any team to crack it, especially at the wings. That's probably why they came in as number 1 in their qualifying group ahead of 2006 Semi-Finalists Portugal.
Hopefully the second half proves to be more exciting.
Thanks to a beautiful cross from Van Persie that one of the Danes wasn't expecting, the score is now 1-0. Thanks to an own goal!!
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What a shocking attempt at a clearance.
Half of me thinks Holland don't deserve that goal.
Half of me thinks Holland don't deserve that goal.
Well, Holland just scored "again" :D. Not pretty but I like that goal a lot. It was a clincher, I thought it was going to be a goal the first part of the play, but it hit the post, and they Kuyt comes in out of nowhere and buries it.
The Dutch started getting into there groove in the last third of the match.
If Robben was playing and wasn't injured, the score would surely be 3-0 right now.
EDIT: Afellay from the Netherlands just almost scored but the guy who had the own goal just redeemed himself and did a crazy clearance. I so thought that it was going to be 3-0, even without Robben.
The Dutch started getting into there groove in the last third of the match.
If Robben was playing and wasn't injured, the score would surely be 3-0 right now.
EDIT: Afellay from the Netherlands just almost scored but the guy who had the own goal just redeemed himself and did a crazy clearance. I so thought that it was going to be 3-0, even without Robben.
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Was a fantastic clearance. Best part of the whole match for me.
It was an alright match, but pretty advantage. Holland do need Robben for that special finishing flare. However, Holland were the better team.
It was an alright match, but pretty advantage. Holland do need Robben for that special finishing flare. However, Holland were the better team.
It's the first match for them in this World Cup so they were understandably more cautious and nervous. That would have been a GREAT disappointment if they lost to Denmark.
After the subs started cracking the Danish defense, the Netherlands quickly gained confidence, broke the ice, and started to man-handle Denmark.
Germany is the Netherlands' fiercest rival. That'd be an awesome world cup final. Netherlands vs. Germany...Imagine that..
But I think it's going to be Netherlands vs. Spain.
After the subs started cracking the Danish defense, the Netherlands quickly gained confidence, broke the ice, and started to man-handle Denmark.
Germany is the Netherlands' fiercest rival. That'd be an awesome world cup final. Netherlands vs. Germany...Imagine that..
But I think it's going to be Netherlands vs. Spain.
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I have no idea who is going to be in the final.
I need to see the second matches of each team first.
I need to see the second matches of each team first.
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Watching the Japan game now.
I am looking forward to this, I was Japan to win.
1-0 to Japan! Easy goal!
I am looking forward to this, I was Japan to win.
1-0 to Japan! Easy goal!
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Goal from absolutely nowhere from Japan. The game's finally livened up a bit after a tediously dull start.
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Seems to have picked up a bit now.
I could see a goal coming about 5 minutes before the goal, but no idea which side would have scored! XD
I could see a goal coming about 5 minutes before the goal, but no idea which side would have scored! XD
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I think the Japan game is incredibly boring but during the netherlands game the netherlands won at least. that was not to boring.
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The games today haven't exactly been exciting, have they?
The Japan game is picking up in the second half now.
The Japan game is picking up in the second half now.
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Nah i'm hoping the game later will be better.
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Well, considering it is the holders playing later, it should be a good game.
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Good old predictable Italy. Defend, defend, defend, counter, counter, counter. Fair play to them, it wins them games.
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If something is not broken, then why fix?
It is effective and works very well.
It is effective and works very well.
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Precisely! Hence my "Fair play to them" comment.
And let's face it, it's better than England's philosophy of "If something's broken, ignore it and hope for the best".
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What's changed?
We didn't have a world class no.1 keeper under Sven, we still don't. Gerrard and Lampard can't work effectively together in central midfield under Sven, they still can't. We didn't have a solid right back under Sven and we still don't, Johnson's our best right back and he's better at attacking than defending, which is worrying.
None of the issues that have plagued our past few World Cup campaigns have been addressed and it's frightening because our squad is ageing now and most of our key players will only have another campaign at most in them after this year.
We didn't have a world class no.1 keeper under Sven, we still don't. Gerrard and Lampard can't work effectively together in central midfield under Sven, they still can't. We didn't have a solid right back under Sven and we still don't, Johnson's our best right back and he's better at attacking than defending, which is worrying.
None of the issues that have plagued our past few World Cup campaigns have been addressed and it's frightening because our squad is ageing now and most of our key players will only have another campaign at most in them after this year.