Matchday…eh…: what we learned…

MvB should show Turkey’s 2 matches tape to the squad.
Play until the whistle is blown.

–H
(confident but nervous, nervous but confident …. how do you translate this jibberish to Dutch)

Posted from  United States

I did not know they have Thanksgiving in Australia…or even Europe for that matter. Thanksgiving is an American only tradition first celebrated by the Plymouth Plantation in 1621. Canadians, too, celebrate Thanksgiving. But Canadaians are always copycats!
Go Turkiye!

Posted from  United States

lmao get over yourself junior, canada is the greatest country on earth. but ya, gotta love the turks this year, they are the cinderella story. but all-in-all, i have to say Hup Holland Hup!!

Germany is now going to breeze into the finals because of all the injuries and suspensions on Turkey’s side.

I just hope Oranje isn’t going to run out of steam if they get to the finals because of all the massive battles still ahead of us, including Russia (which I find slightly more dangerous than for example Spain at the moment) and probably Italy again.

If we get passed Russia, I just hope we get a very good referee against Italy who doesn’t allow a lot of pushing and pulling in the penalty area, and doesn’t fall for fake dives, or other sneaky tricks the Italians always like to use, like the wall jumping slowly forward during free kicks so the referee doesn’t notice that suddenly they are standing only at 5 or 6m from the free kick spot (still saw them doing it in 2006).

Posted from  Netherlands

^ I hope that too. I prefer the Italians to be knocked out in the quarters though (crosses fingers). I mean, what if Materazzi pulls a Zidane on Bouhlarouz in the semi’s, it’d be one ugly match..

Posted from  Netherlands

Is Porchetta that same stupid Italian from before? The one with “royal” blood and no education? I hope not…

hey,Porchetta whats up with you man…. this blog is for europeans?!?!?! So you’re saying asians and americans are not allowed in here? I’m asian and I’m a dutch supporter!! Hup Holland!!!!!!

Posted from  Singapore

oh Porch, cant get enough of the attention can you?? please go away (esp. since youre not a real european anyway!! haha)
all these americans and canadians have made far more intelligent comments than you have…Your Royal Highness

as for the Turk, Jan, better hope the final wont be Turkey - Holland cause it will be riots on the streets…already a turkish man has been killed in Breda prob. cause of a football related incident….i predict heavy rioting in Germany with their large turkish population

again; how come the turks play at the European Champ.? since theyre not part of Europe (and i hope never will be)

Posted from  Netherlands

goose: no need to pull a Porchetta yourself there about how Turkey is being allowed to play in the Euros.

How come a lot of comments are getting nastier and less football related?
In response to the Turkey win over Croatia: Hooray! Croatia didn’t show anything of its group stage form and Turkey did; Scoring at the very very last moment, they now are the Germans of Asia Minor…Maybe the Germans now will play like the Dutch of the East and we will have another crazy tournament on our hands! Don’t think Turkey stands a chance with all their injuries and suspensions though..but if the miracle happens and Oranje also reaches the final a lot of friendships will become threatened sround me as in Groningen where I live Turks and Dutch people get along just fine! Everybody have a good weekend and enjoy 2 of the best games of the tournament!

Posted from  Netherlands

I think Turkey and Holland has made this tournament the best tournament I’ve seen in years. Turkey has also proved something that was in my head for a while now, football (or any other sport) and in particular scoring is more about emotion than skill and energies that are created by the crowd.

You can just see players flare up and start playing phenomenal football, agressive and fanaticly/eagerly/energiticly start chasing the ball and trying things when things start happening in the game and the crowd reacts.

Suddenly a game springs alive like there’s a sudden burst of energy released into the players that make them do extra-ordinary things.

Or it’s all just one hell of a coincidence!

Posted from  Netherlands

I meant to say that scoring is more about emotion and energies thar are creates by the crowd than skill alone.

I kinda got that sentence mixed up.

Posted from  Netherlands

Damn mistypes, I wish I could edit…

thar are creates = that are created

Posted from  Netherlands

@Jan; please dont compare me with that idiot..i was beeing very serious about Turkey in the EU, dont know where you are from but in Holland its a valid political topic….and yes; i dont like turkish people, now sue me

Posted from  Netherlands

@goose;

you are absolutely correct. Turkey should not even be in the EC08. If it were not for the Norwegian goalkeeper (in two games), they would not be there. Massive gifts, one goal on a backpass between his legs and another Peter Cech style.

In any event, for a country who’s main contribution to the world society is giving us kebabs, they surely must have run out of luck by now. I trust the Krauts will take care of business and put an end to this fluke run.

Turkey is simply rubbish, and luck will only take you so far. Lazy bastards too.

Hehe, you know, we the Dutch may have our killer counters, but I think Turkey has won the “We can kick you in the balls harder” award. Those are pretty insane wins. However, I’m pretty sure their luck will run out against Germany.

@finnster; hehhe.. nice;

lets just pray for a Germany Holland final

Posted from  Netherlands

goose: the EU and Europe are two different things. If you don’t like to see them become members of the EU, then that doesn’t mean you have to exclude them from the UEFA etc.

i dont know about other matches but after i watch Russia humilating Dutch, i learnt that TOTAL FOOTBALL was just a myth..infact the first two wins over Italia and France were counter attacking Football not Total football..
hehehe

Posted from  Spain