Comments on: Here it is: The Best Oranje Ever!

By: Carlos

Carlos — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:34:13 +0000

Neeskens was also known as “Iron Legs” hard as nails, was asked to mark Paolo Rossi in ‘78….Rossi hardly touched the ball.
I’d have Neeskens in before Davids for only ONE reason…less chance of playing with one less player. Am a BIG Davids fan !

By: Jan

Jan — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:13:12 +0000

Yes, Goose, it was the same Grun. He should have been Dutch. Like Nilis.

Ah…Nees or Davids. Very very hard question. I’d have to say Nees, but I am a big Davids fan too. Davids had more technical skill, Nees had his flying, spectacular tackles and penetration. He was a combination between Andre Hoekstra and Edgar Davids .

Nees had that quality that made you love him. The angle face, the bloodsmeared shirts, the pressing, hunting, tackling… They called him El Toro in Barca. Whenever Nees started forechecking, the whole team woke up and the opponents quivered

By: goose

goose — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:18:36 +0000

@MR; like what you did…. but you reckon Davids was better than Neeskens??

Jan; what do you think; Davids or Neeskens (i never saw Neeskens play)

George Grun; didnt he score against us during the WC94??? trough the legs of Jan Wouters after a corner???

By: Jan

Jan — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:45:22 +0000

Good stuff Mario, looks exciting.

And yes, George Grun… John van Loen, in Goose’ list of worst players for Oranje, was in charge of marking the tall Belgium defender and was beaten to it in the last five minutes of the game! Horror!

I was at that game, and sat basically in line with Grun when he scored that goal. I think I cried . My dad was there too and we had to park the car a far way from the Stadium and during the walk to the Kuip, he bust his knee.

George Bloody Grun…

By: Mario Rosado (Dutch admirer)

Mario Rosado (Dutch admirer) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:55:27 +0000

I missed Rijkaard as number 4 in central defense becoming a midfielder at times.

By: Mario Rosado (Dutch admirer)

Mario Rosado (Dutch admirer) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:54:20 +0000

1 van der Sar; 2- Krol, 3- Koeman, 5-de Boer; 6-Davids, 7-Bergkamp, 8-van Hanegem, 10-Bergkamp, 11-Cruyff; 9- van Basten.

Bench: Stam, van Earle, Wouters, Overmars, van Nistelrooy, Neeskens, Resenbrink.

By: Mario Rosado (Dutch admirer)

Mario Rosado (Dutch admirer) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:51:44 +0000

Guys:

Gullit is not right back and Bergkamp is not a winger…so this is my line up. With a 4-5-1

1- van der Sar

2- Krol 3- Koeman 5- De Boer

4- Rijkaard

6- Davids

10- Gullit 8- van Hanegem

7- Bergkamp 14- Cruyff

9- van Basten

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:43:35 +0000

Found this on YouTube – two words to strike sorrow in the heart of any old timer Oranje fan.

George.

Grun.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=1Ph80TGL64Y

Last hurrah of Willy van der Kerkhof (the last of the golden 70’s team), Wijnstekers and van de Korput. Would have been interesting to see how well Oranje would have done if they had held on and qualified.

By: Carlos

Carlos — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:25:16 +0000

Babel will do what every Dutch player of note has done in the past when faced with a dilemma. Do what’s best for MYSELF !

By: Van Basten

Van Basten — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:21:48 +0000

Beijing 2008:Benitez fear over Babel’s Beijing dream.
It seems like Benitez, Ryan Babel’s head coach at Liverpool, does not want Babel to go to the Olympics during the summer.
Here’s the link:
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080709/tsp-fbl-oly-2008-beijing-eng-pr-liverpoo-47c0590.html
Will Babel listen to his coach?Or does Babel’s loyalty to the National Team takes precedence over his club, and any other sporting matters.