claret75 Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 1. Holland 2. Denmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Surprise Surprise Arjen Robben is a major doubt now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted June 5, 2010 Moderator Share Posted June 5, 2010 Surprise Surprise Arjen Robben is a major doubt now For Robben though that just means there was a hair out of place when he got out of bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 I hear it's a fractured shoelace :shock: so that's Rio, Mikel, Ballack and potentially Drogba and Robben missing from the WC!!!! (can't even blame the ball yet :winkold: ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR.Smalljob Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 1..Netherlands 2..Cameroon 3..Denmark if we are lucky 4..Japan It's really the worst team ever from denmark, and I wouldn't be surprised if we lost all 3 games, we just don't have better players in denmark in these years, perhaps we will have better players and manager by the next world cup, I hope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR.Smalljob Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 What I think may be dangerous for Holland is that they may already think they are world champions and then underestimate their opponents and if Robben is out? that's very bad as hes the most important player for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted June 5, 2010 Moderator Share Posted June 5, 2010 They came top of a pretty decent qualifying group. Maybe I'm over-estimating Denmark but I think they'll easily qualify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Surprise Surprise Arjen Robben is a major doubt now For Robben though that just means there was a hair out of place when he got out of bed. Why was he still playing in the 86th minute with the score 6-1 in a friendly? IDIOTIC management right there... They'll miss Robben, it will be a huge loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 I actually have Denmark knocking out the Italians in the Ro16.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Why was he still playing in the 86th minute with the score 6-1 in a friendly? Because he had only come on as a substitute 35 minutes earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troglodyte Posted June 6, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted June 6, 2010 Holland are currently the world champions, according to the highly interesting Unofficial Football World Championships. I don't think they will underestimate their opponents, but I also don't think people are generally expecting a great deal from them even though they're going into the World Cup on a great run of form and with some fantastic players. You can get 11/1 on them winning the trophy which, although it's unlikely, are decent odds. Also, I'm going to be in Amsterdam for their final group game against Cameroon. Should be brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanky Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Robben will be a massive blow id he is out for a length of time. The Dutch still have a lot of decent players but I can see them falling short again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troglodyte Posted June 6, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted June 6, 2010 I agree that losing Robben will be a big loss for them. Absolutely top class player. Still, Sneijder is amazing and van Persie's looking like he could be back to his best just at the right time. Van der Vaart is a very good player too if he performs. Defensively though, they aren't quite as strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR.Smalljob Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Holland have 4 or 5 world class players, the rest is just decent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Bit like England then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwpzxjor1 Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Holland have a terrible defense but a cracking midfield and attack. Without Robben though they are only a touch above average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 The one thing I like about Holland is the manager. He is low profile and lets teh players get on with the job. Compare this to last Holland managers were big names like Hiddink, Advocaat, Riijkaard, Van Gaal and Van Basten. He is a lot more low key and i think the players appreciate this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoccerHQ Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 This group will be fun to watch and colourful. I actually think Cameroon are one of the more balanced african teams. Kameni is a decent keeper, they have Bassong and Assou-Ekotto at the back, Alex Song as the holding midfielder alongside Jean Makoun and Etoo upfront. That's a decent spine. Big problem is if Etoo misses a game as they don't have a decent striker bar him. So Holland and Cameroon just edging out Denmark I reckon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davies4England Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 This group will be fun to watch and colourful. I actually think Cameroon are one of the more balanced african teams. Kameni is a decent keeper, they have Bassong and Assou-Ekotto at the back, Alex Song as the holding midfielder alongside Jean Makoun and Etoo upfront. That's a decent spine. Big problem is if Etoo misses a game as they don't have a decent striker bar him. So Holland and Cameroon just edging out Denmark I reckon. They have Webo who is coming off a good with season with Mallorca. I agree about the balance, very strong side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoccerHQ Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Yeah Webo scores a bit in Spain and they also have Achille Emana who's a sort of creative midfielder, has been linked to a few prem clubs in the past. Nothing to be seriously worried about though bar Etoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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