maqroll Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Beautiful goal there, great pass from Nani Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Has anyone noticed the BBC call it Netherlands NED, but ITV call it Holland Hol. Maybe both are acceptable. I have personally always called it Holland. NED means Nederlands which is Dutch for Netherlands. Holland is actually a provincial name coming from Noord-Holland (North Holland) and Zuid-Holland (South Holland) and not the name of the country at all. It would be like calling England, Southampton but in a strange way it's just kind of a given name I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Holland have no heart as a team...so much quality, so little self-belief Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanvilla_1994 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 **** off Portugal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Has anyone noticed the BBC call it Netherlands NED, but ITV call it Holland Hol. Maybe both are acceptable. I have personally always called it Holland. NED means Nederlands which is Dutch for Netherlands. Holland is actually a provincial name coming from Noord-Holland (North Holland) and Zuid-Holland (South Holland) and not the name of the country at all. It would be like calling England, Southampton but in a strange way it's just kind of a given name I suppose. So ITV have it wrong then? And who do you blame for Netherlands exit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted June 17, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted June 17, 2012 Netherlands have been awful this tournament. Truly shocking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sureshot Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 2-1 Germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekka Posted June 17, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted June 17, 2012 *switches focus* COME ON DENMARK!!! Gah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Ozil with the assist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sureshot Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 VDV almost does it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted June 17, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted June 17, 2012 I was kinda hoping the Danes would go through, not to be though by the looks of things. This is a tragic Dutch side. Talent by the bag full going forward but a hideous defence and seemingly no team guile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Imagine an attacking 3 of Bender, Bent, and Bendtner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Portugal are a team of good but not great players built to make the best out of one brilliant player. If Ronaldo is on form, they can shock a few teams. I can't stand them though, so cynical and dirty at times. Germany look a class above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 I just cannot believe a team this good is going to get 0 points, it is just shocking. VDV, Van Persie, Huntelaar, Sneijder, Robben (when hes not being selfish) and Afellay are all world class. Steklenberg is very good. It just goes to show you need to be a team player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Has anyone noticed the BBC call it Netherlands NED, but ITV call it Holland Hol. Maybe both are acceptable. I have personally always called it Holland. NED means Nederlands which is Dutch for Netherlands. Holland is actually a provincial name coming from Noord-Holland (North Holland) and Zuid-Holland (South Holland) and not the name of the country at all. It would be like calling England, Southampton but in a strange way it's just kind of a given name I suppose. So ITV have it wrong then? And who do you blame for Netherlands exit? Not sure, I think only Van Der Vaart and Sneijder have played to their best but then Van Marwijk has to take some blame as I don't think he has picked the right teams in the first two games. I think if Huntelaar had started and a real left back was selected, we'd have beaten Denmark, done better agianst Germany and been more confident coming into tonight's game. The new football being played under Van Marwijk worked in 2010 with a better suited team but now, we just look to be passing about too much, barely any creativity and we don't seem to have any idea so we try the same things over and over no matter how many times they fail. Van Persie is strange, in an Arsenal shirt he is World Class, for Holland he is terrible (just watching him miss yet another chance). There just isn't any passion or fight in the team. I don't know how we go on from here really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 I watched only about 5 minutes of the Denmark Germany game, how did Germany play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sureshot Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Really awful tournament for the Dutch. Should just call Stam, Bergkamp etc. up next time and ask them if they want a kickabout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Saw the Bendtner thing again, a foul and yellow card anywhere else. Should've been a pen. Let's hope they don't get any more luck like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Has anyone noticed the BBC call it Netherlands NED, but ITV call it Holland Hol. Maybe both are acceptable. I have personally always called it Holland. NED means Nederlands which is Dutch for Netherlands. Holland is actually a provincial name coming from Noord-Holland (North Holland) and Zuid-Holland (South Holland) and not the name of the country at all. It would be like calling England, Southampton but in a strange way it's just kind of a given name I suppose. So ITV have it wrong then? And who do you blame for Netherlands exit? Not sure, I think only Van Der Vaart and Sneijder have played to their best but then Van Marwijk has to take some blame as I don't think he has picked the right teams in the first two games. I think if Huntelaar had started and a real left back was selected, we'd have beaten Denmark, done better agianst Germany and been more confident coming into tonight's game. The new football being played under Van Marwijk worked in 2010 with a better suited team but now, we just look to be passing about too much, barely any creativity and we don't seem to have any idea so we try the same things over and over no matter how many times they fail. Van Persie is strange, in an Arsenal shirt he is World Class, for Holland he is terrible (just watching him miss yet another chance). There just isn't any passion or fight in the team. I don't know how we go on from here really. Against Denmark, Netherlands had a clear penalty that wasnt given, that could of changed the whole campaign for them. I think Netherlands will be fine, the qualifying group they are in for the world cup is relatively easy and the world cup groups are always easier. The Dutch will be back, no doubt that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 I'm starting to wonder if that Mars Bar advert with the penalty shoot out was done for real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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