Match day 10: what have we learned?

Jan, thank you so very much for making this Euro championship tournament even better and more enjoyable because of your excellent and informative blogs. You have out-done yourself with both the quality and quantity of these items, adding depth and entertainment to what, for Dutch fans, can only be called, so far, a dream come true that we never dared to dream. Met Hartelijk Bedankt!(sorry again for the poor spelling)

Posted from  United States

in match day 10 i learned gomez is a overrated player that can’t score a simple goal.

Posted from  United States

Bob – I fully Concur !
Jan – You’re a Legend (as they say in Oz)

Posted from  Singapore

OK Jan i will fill u up with the details…

i went to Bern last monday to watch the game against Italy. the ticket was quite expensive but completely worth it!!!

just as i got of the train i could hear people singing and a band playing in the station. the party had already started 9 hours before the game
everybody was dressed up crazy and the whole town was covered in orange. u could hardly see an italian fan. i went to the fan zone (where the big screens where placed) and there was the biggest party of all. i read in the local newspapers that there were 100.000 dutch fans that day in the city.
after the game a big party was set up in the fan zone. no hooligans, no fighting even though i spotted a couple of italians in that place.

i traveled to salzburg (for the greece game – since i am cypriot) and vienna for the next few days.On friday, due to train delays i didn’t make it to go to bern for the game against france so i ended up in zurich. i didn’t have a ticket for this game but i am sure that the atmosphere in the fan zone in bern would be even better to the one in the stadium. i read that 150.000 were in the city that day – most of them dutch.

anyway i ended up watching the game in the fanzone in zurich surrounded by italian and french fans. bit scary being the only guy wearing the orange shirt and shouting on every possible occasion but i survived
ok, i wasn’t the only one but i wouldn’t say that u could find a dutch supporter in the city easily. most of them were in bern – i should have been there as well

that’s it. i have been waiting for this game against italy since i was 8 and i was watching the euro92; loosing to that penalty shoot-out against denmark it was about time…

Posted from  United Kingdom

Jan I disagree that Holland will lose tonight

OK forget our efence, they have been criticised by so many yet have the best record at the tournament, however if you have a midfield and attack like this

de Zeeuw – Engelaar
Affelay -vPersie – Robben
Huntelaar

I dont care whats behind them – this has goals written all over them !

Posted from  Singapore

That Gomez shot sure was odd…

Guys some pics on how Dutchies and Singaporeans celebrated our win over France http://www.winebos.com/holfraeuro2008

Enjoy

Posted from  Singapore

Portugal ? Yes that was my first thought.
Now I am thinking wouldn’t it be great if it was Germany in a final again ?
It could happen

Posted from  Singapore

I just read a report that there will be 9 changes.
Sar will stay (as Captain) as will Engelaar.
The rest will be rested……
Its basically the team we all thought of

Posted from  Singapore

Carlos, where did you read that?

Posted from  Netherlands

its prob. gonna be like this;

——————vdSar———————

–Boula—Mathijsen—Heitinga—vBronckhorst-

—Sneijder——deZeeuw—-Engelaar—-vdVaart–

—–Kuijt———–vNistelrooij————-

and yes Jan; well done again!!

@Bob; its either ” Met hartelijke dank” or ” Hartelijk dank” … if you need any swear words in dutch just let me know! haha

WIJ HOUDEN VAN ORANJE

Posted from  Netherlands

@goose: do you really think that huntelaar won’t start instead of ruud???

Posted from  Hungary

@ferenc; he man; you ok?
yes, i think this will be the line up, but im not sure ofcourse..i dont think vBasten wanna change too much and make it a totally different team, he wants to stay ‘in the flow’..my guess is he just ask Ruud “do you wanna play?” and my guess is ruud said “yes please”…
but will see in a couple of hours, great times eh ferenc, we should enjoy it while it lasts..

Posted from  Netherlands

yeah,great time,i hope it will last at least until the 30th of june:-)

Posted from  Hungary

@ferenc; well, i dont get my hopes up too high

Posted from  Netherlands

The Dutch line up. The person I got it from says it’s confirmed:

http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/4641/oranjehx5.jpg

Posted from  Canada

@caleb; Boula looks like a bearded terrorist on this pic

Posted from  Netherlands

Haha, you’re right goose, he looks pretty suspicious!

Posted from  Canada

being dutch hes automatically an ass pirate

Posted from  Canada