Day 2: Spain vs. Netherlands

Status
Not open for further replies.

Amethyst

It's banter lads, inn't?
Joined
Jan 17, 2013
Messages
9,383
Location
In an apple vacuum...
Rado_N said:
Why is neither team wearing 'home' colours when there would quite clearly be no clash?
Click to expand...
Someone posted it earlier:

From reddit regarding the kits;
For each match, the team listed first (on FIFA's website) is designated as the home side.

• Since this match is listed as "Spain v Netherlands", Spain receives first choice of which kit to wear.

• Spain selects all-red.

• Since Holland's Orange clashes with red, Holland must switch to blue.

• But according to the regulations, we now have a case of dark colored kit v dark colored kit.

• With Spain's alternate kit being all-black, FIFA inform Spain and their kit manufacturer (Adidas) that a light colored kit needs to be submitted to comply with FIFA regulations.

• All-white is chosen and will be worn against Holland.

• This means Holland can switch to orange right? Wrong. Orange is deemed to be Holland's light colored kit, so white v orange would mean light kit v light kit.

• For this match, Spain will wear white and Holland will dress in blue.
Click to expand...
 

rogey

New Member
Newbie
Joined
Jan 2, 2014
Messages
519
imagine if van gaal brought ron vlaar to united lol
 

Lyricist

Full Member
Joined
Dec 4, 2012
Messages
4,068
Location
the booth
Rado_N said:
Why is neither team wearing 'home' colours when there would quite clearly be no clash?
Click to expand...
Because FIFA says Spain's red counts as a dark jersey rather than a light one. Their away jersey is black, so it's also dark.
Spain chose their home jersey which is red, so Holland had to choose their away jersey . But FIFA then argued that 2 dark jerseys can't be used, so Spain actually had to create an alternative third white jersey for this game.
 

Nanook

Full Member
Joined
May 8, 2014
Messages
2,730
Location
The Horsehead Nebula
Rado_N said:
Why is neither team wearing 'home' colours when there would quite clearly be no clash?
Click to expand...
Because you can't play a dark colour vs a dark colour or a light vs a light, FIFA thought Spain's dark red kit and Hollands dark blue kit would watch so Spain had to make a white kit.
 

rpitchfo

Full Member
Joined
Jul 29, 2013
Messages
2,164
This Dutch system is awful. What's the point of playing with wing backs who offer no width. If you're going to play direct through the middle put a 4th player in the middle.

Great goal
 

Y2A

New Member
Joined
Apr 18, 2013
Messages
3,665
Location
India
I haven't understood LVGs tactics today? Or is this team just too shit to be expecting anything from them?
 
Status
Not open for further replies.