Comments on: The new contenders…. http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/background-stories/the-new-contenders.html World Cup 2010 - South Africa, Oranje, Nederlands Elftal, Eredivisie, Marco van Basten, Dutch football, The Netherlands Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:05:34 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jan http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/background-stories/the-new-contenders.html/comment-page-1#comment-159751 Jan Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:41:32 +0000 http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/background-stories/the-new-contenders.html#comment-159751 Bruce, thanks for that link man! Cool... And the goals look awesome. Is this a spanish cup game? Is Gijon a second rate team or was this La Liga action? Don't bother, I can find the answers myself... :-) Bruce, thanks for that link man! Cool…

And the goals look awesome. Is this a spanish cup game? Is Gijon a second rate team or was this La Liga action? Don’t bother, I can find the answers myself… :-)

]]> By: Bruce http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/background-stories/the-new-contenders.html/comment-page-1#comment-159748 Bruce Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:16:38 +0000 http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/background-stories/the-new-contenders.html#comment-159748 Beautiful, beautiful goals from Van Der Vaart. You can download them here: http://goalday.blogspot.com/2008/09/real-madrid-vs-sporting-gijn-24092008.html Beautiful, beautiful goals from Van Der Vaart. You can download them here:

http://goalday.blogspot.com/2008/09/real-madrid-vs-sporting-gijn-24092008.html

]]> By: Michel-Olivier http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/background-stories/the-new-contenders.html/comment-page-1#comment-159747 Michel-Olivier Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:15:16 +0000 http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/background-stories/the-new-contenders.html#comment-159747 football fans <a href="http://atdhe.net/" rel="nofollow">http://atdhe.net/</a> good site for live sport, mostly football(soccer) and 10 time better than justin.tv. football fans
http://atdhe.net/
good site for live sport, mostly football(soccer) and 10 time better than justin.tv.

]]> By: Michel-Olivier http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/background-stories/the-new-contenders.html/comment-page-1#comment-159746 Michel-Olivier Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:12:09 +0000 http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/background-stories/the-new-contenders.html#comment-159746 robben score, 5-0. robben score, 5-0.

]]> By: Michel-Olivier http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/background-stories/the-new-contenders.html/comment-page-1#comment-159745 Michel-Olivier Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:11:18 +0000 http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/background-stories/the-new-contenders.html#comment-159745 to be honest i don't expect schaars or marcellis to get a call anytime soon because bert will always pick the same players. i'm not expecting a revolution but bert should evolutionize the back four. rafa vdv scored a hat trick against gijon. to be honest i don’t expect schaars or marcellis to get a call anytime soon because bert will always pick the same players. i’m not expecting a revolution but bert should evolutionize the back four.

rafa vdv scored a hat trick against gijon.

]]> By: goose http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/background-stories/the-new-contenders.html/comment-page-1#comment-159744 goose Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:35:23 +0000 http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/background-stories/the-new-contenders.html#comment-159744 @Alex; haha .. didnt know you were that sensitive, say whatever you like bout the man but he does know his players... was trying to give you a compliment think a fit Schaars is way better than Engelaar (dont rate Engelaar high at all), he he can stay fit this season i expect great things from him @Alex; haha .. didnt know you were that sensitive, say whatever you like bout the man but he does know his players… was trying to give you a compliment

think a fit Schaars is way better than Engelaar (dont rate Engelaar high at all), he he can stay fit this season i expect great things from him

]]> By: Alex http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/background-stories/the-new-contenders.html/comment-page-1#comment-159739 Alex Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:50:12 +0000 http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/background-stories/the-new-contenders.html#comment-159739 First of all, no offence, but i can say i'm not that proud to be linked to this backstabbing senior that keeps mixing up footballclubs, especially Chelsea with Sshellssea. I'd like to think i am a bit less full of myself. But besides that I think Schaars is equal to Engelaar in skill, glad he has returned in AZ, i suppose he really was the engine of that squad, if he keeps improving, i'd select Schaars instead of Engelaar any day. Marcellis will get selected sooner or later. Zuiverloon should get a chance if he continues to play this comfortably for West Bromwich. But the other names still have a lot to prove for me, out of all of them i'd say Emanuelson certainly has a pretty decent chance of making it, also because of his versatility, i would still like to see him make another step in his defending. And people saying players like Biseswar, V.d.Wiel should be in the squad are talking sh*t, these young guys barely lost their pimples(I really shouldn't be saying something like that since i'm only 17 myself..), only 20 year old Marcellis proved he can already perform impressively on such a level. I think these talents should get as much free room to develop as possible instead of wanting them to be decisive in every game, some of the biggest talents didn't make it because they cracked under the massive pressure. By the way, i think i'm going to make lists of midfielders/strikers pretty soon, since my keeper/defenders list seemed to do pretty well, although i still detect some minor errors in it, i can get a bit carried away, it tends to blur my objective vision. First of all, no offence, but i can say i’m not that proud to be linked to this backstabbing senior that keeps mixing up footballclubs, especially Chelsea with Sshellssea. I’d like to think i am a bit less full of myself.

But besides that I think Schaars is equal to Engelaar in skill, glad he has returned in AZ, i suppose he really was the engine of that squad, if he keeps improving, i’d select Schaars instead of Engelaar any day.
Marcellis will get selected sooner or later. Zuiverloon should get a chance if he continues to play this comfortably for West Bromwich. But the other names still have a lot to prove for me, out of all of them i’d say Emanuelson certainly has a pretty decent chance of making it, also because of his versatility, i would still like to see him make another step in his defending.
And people saying players like Biseswar, V.d.Wiel should be in the squad are talking sh*t, these young guys barely lost their pimples(I really shouldn’t be saying something like that since i’m only 17 myself..), only 20 year old Marcellis proved he can already perform impressively on such a level. I think these talents should get as much free room to develop as possible instead of wanting them to be decisive in every game, some of the biggest talents didn’t make it because they cracked under the massive pressure. By the way, i think i’m going to make lists of midfielders/strikers pretty soon, since my keeper/defenders list seemed to do pretty well, although i still detect some minor errors in it, i can get a bit carried away, it tends to blur my objective vision.

]]> By: Jan http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/background-stories/the-new-contenders.html/comment-page-1#comment-159729 Jan Wed, 24 Sep 2008 06:19:32 +0000 http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/background-stories/the-new-contenders.html#comment-159729 True Miguel, we're in pretty decent shape. The only thing I need to see in Oranje is the Will to Win!!! I can't see there's any excuse to draw against Iceland for instance. No matter how bad the pitch, the ref, the weather whatever, we need to bag those three points. Bad luck is always an option and I wouldn't panick if we drop points per se, but man...we gotta want the three points! Van Bommel is instrumental in that and so is Sneijder! Robben, Robin and even Van der Vaart tend to think that being great is enough... It isn't... True Miguel, we’re in pretty decent shape. The only thing I need to see in Oranje is the Will to Win!!! I can’t see there’s any excuse to draw against Iceland for instance. No matter how bad the pitch, the ref, the weather whatever, we need to bag those three points.

Bad luck is always an option and I wouldn’t panick if we drop points per se, but man…we gotta want the three points! Van Bommel is instrumental in that and so is Sneijder! Robben, Robin and even Van der Vaart tend to think that being great is enough… It isn’t…

]]> By: Miguel Rosado http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/background-stories/the-new-contenders.html/comment-page-1#comment-159727 Miguel Rosado Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:26:41 +0000 http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/background-stories/the-new-contenders.html#comment-159727 We have a lot of great players coming through but we have to remember that our senior squad has experience but they are still very young and have a lot of future: Robben, Babel, Huntelaar, Sneijder, Vaart, Persie, etc... Marcellis is ready for the senior squad. There are other players who are starting to show their qualities but at the moment he's the only player I could think of calling, Zuiverloon too. Players like Sarpong, Biseswar, Vlaar, Donk, Anita, etc... still have to show they deserve to be called. We have a lot of great players coming through but we have to remember that our senior squad has experience but they are still very young and have a lot of future: Robben, Babel, Huntelaar, Sneijder, Vaart, Persie, etc…

Marcellis is ready for the senior squad. There are other players who are starting to show their qualities but at the moment he’s the only player I could think of calling, Zuiverloon too. Players like Sarpong, Biseswar, Vlaar, Donk, Anita, etc… still have to show they deserve to be called.

]]> By: tiju http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/background-stories/the-new-contenders.html/comment-page-1#comment-159725 tiju Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:56:19 +0000 http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/background-stories/the-new-contenders.html#comment-159725 @Mo why we need kovermans get rid of him. we have babel,hunter,haiselink,vanpersie in our bag so why koverkazhutha?(donkey). agreed with marcelis and emmanuelson(coz Gio is injured). My backline would be Calvin jong a pin(LB) Marcelis(CB) heitinga(CB)(this guy is fearful person i selected him beacause of his offencive skill and good heading ability only. at present we dont have another good option) Zuiverloon(RB) i think stijn schaars may play better than van bommel. @Mo
why we need kovermans get rid of him.
we have babel,hunter,haiselink,vanpersie in our bag so why koverkazhutha?(donkey).
agreed with marcelis and emmanuelson(coz Gio is injured).
My
backline would be

Calvin jong a pin(LB)
Marcelis(CB)
heitinga(CB)(this guy is fearful person i selected him beacause of his offencive skill and good heading ability only. at present we dont have another good option)
Zuiverloon(RB)

i think stijn schaars may play better than van bommel.

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