Mourinho: Sneijder is world class!

@Abhirup: Congratulations! I am surprised nobody hasn’t burned the ball yet and turned it into the Ashes…

off topic ; one of the most brutal fauls ive ever seen, yesterday in the match Anderlecht – Luik warning; very disturbing!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioOApxW5oac&feature=related

Posted from  Netherlands

What is wrong with de jong?

Goose, This tackle is the worst tackle I have ever seen. Frankly that guy should be suspended for at least 1 year and there should be some legal proceedings against him. I heard that the Polish player he injured may never play again. He should be compensated for his entire career. Look at Mutu and what Chelsea is doing to him. This is really incredible. I hope my friend Mr. Platini (!!) does something about it. We heard all week about cheaters but this is far more important. Absolutely disgusting and revolting!!

Posted from  United States

I fully agree with you Jeff, that type of behaviour has no place in society let alone a football pitch.

Posted from  United Kingdom

axel witsel is just a young lad, he will learn from his mistake.

Posted from  United States

Well. I preffer not to see that tackle!!!. I am no doctor, I am a MBA in México…don´t like blod and nasty injuries…

About van der Vaart. He´ll get his chances in Copa del Rey and he has to take them and show what he is made of if he wants to perform in La Liga or in the Champions League. Last year he had his chances and he played awful. If he continues like that he will be in the bench for most of the season with the risk to lose a spot for the World Cup. Now it seems to me that van Marwijk should call him up as a replacement for Sneijder.

My Oranje line up in this moment is:

Stekelenburg(1); van der Wiel(2), Heitinga(3), Mathijsen(4), Braafheid(5); van Bommel(6), Sneijder(8), Robben(11), Kuyt(7); van Persie(10) and Huntelaar(9). In parenthesis the player´s numbers.

De Jong and van der Vaart need more minutes to play and Schaars can have a spot in the starting eleven but he needs to convince van Marwijk.Huntelaar needs to show his value if he wants to be the real goalscorer of Holland.

Posted from  Mexico

So, VdV has opted to stay at Madrid. I think he will start mostly on the bench this season. He will be a backup for Kaka or Ronaldo I guess.

Not good for his preparation for the world cup 2010.

Posted from  Canada

i think that vlaar, van der wiel and elia are on good form

van der wiel has been man of the match twice this year

vlaar is just great and elia has scored had a brilliant assist dribbled some defenders and showed good defensive prowess

the vdw and elia i am sure will play some part against japan

heitinga is close to joing everton a good team.

Affelay and Ooier have withdrawn (injury) from Oranje game this weekend. This makes it possible for Loovens to play in the middle.

Posted from  Singapore

babel is back in orange instead of emanuelson

Posted from  United States

@MO: Babel is back? He doesnt even sit on the bench at Liverpool anymore

@finn
i was shock when read the headline
http://www.onsoranje.nl/news/content/news/oranje/ned-xi/Oranje-zonder-PSV-duo.html

rio should quit football and focus on his music career
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=669110&sec=global&root=global&cc=5901

Posted from  United States

i think

van persie

robben sneijder kuyt

de jong schaars

gio mathijsen loovens heitings

stek

is the most likeely but i hope

huntelaar

sneijder v.p robben

de jong schaars

braafheid mathij loovens v.d.wiel

stek

and i hope kuy elia and huntelaar sub on in second half

srry not huntelaar he is already playing

Maybe De Zeeuw over De Jong? De Zeeuw does well at Ajax.

if i was bert
—————–vorm—————
vanderwiel-heitinga-loovens-braafheid
—–da silva–de zeeuw–schaars—–
kuijt———-huntelaar———elia

Posted from  United States

just a friendly, play a second team

Posted from  United States

Holland has two true wingers, why not play with two wingers? So, it is something like this:

——–back four———-
———schaars———–
—-sneijder–van persie—
elia—-huntelaar—-robben

Thats for the match against Japan or Scotland.

Posted from  Indonesia

@jeff and Mohmmed i am handling administration of Medical records deparment and doing ICD-10 coding for inpatients.
@Abhirup…still i doubt about the growth of indian football.
@Agragami…..it too farway from here west and east?????????

Posted from  India

Here we go againn with so many great line ups – Bobotoh I really like your line up. Not sure if Bert is that adventurous tho…..

Posted from  Singapore

@Bobotoh: Replace Elia with Kuyt and you have my vote. That is still a pretty offensive formation with those players,so the wingers will need to track back to cover, especially when Robben is on the other side and doesn’t offer anything defensively. In that lineup, you have to have Kuyt. If not, our least favorite team in the world, Portugal, would have a field day on the wing with Divaldo.

It’s good to know Mourinho has huge faith in Sneijder. I am confident about him and Robben.

VdV will have a very difficult year and as many of you’ve said family comes first so I don’t blame him for staying.

Well the crystal ball I got for Xmas(didn’t get my screw extender thingy’s from David) tells me there will be an injury (non career threatening) to Kaka. No wait…can smell pork’n'cheese. It’ll be C.Ronaldo. Ronaldo to miss 3/4 season with a twisted ankle. In you go Raf!!

Yes, it is very offensive, something I like in Dutch football. So, the defensive midfielder and the back four must be very strong.

Posted from  Indonesia