It looks like The Netherlands are just parking the bus, Chelsea style!! Worrying signs for us?
Day 17: Netherlands vs. Mexico
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They waste 2 minutes and 22 seconds getting a injured player off the field, ref adds 30 seconds. If a team is one up in the knockout rounds they know what to do when 5-10 mins remains on the clock. Just lay down until the match is over.
Hoddle's turning into Neil Warnock. Karma.
First half gfycat:
Wesley can't spell his 2nd name has been poor. 4 years really is a long time in football.
Holland are just trying to contain Mexico. Credit to Mexico tbf...they have had a number of good chances. But yes....RVP and Robben are very close. That was a clear penalty denied btw.
feck offHolland has vastly improved in all the 2nd halfs. Opponents tiring but this heat may be huge factor still.
SBS pundits are idiots. Complaining about Netherlands not contesting in midfield when without the ball.
Maybe because it's 40c Mexico will tire themselves out soon and the Dutch will pick them apart on the counter.
Maybe because it's 40c Mexico will tire themselves out soon and the Dutch will pick them apart on the counter.
Hernandez is going to destroy that back three when he comes off the bench, they were bad enough in the first half, I can't see them coping with Hernandez in that heat with tired legs.
yellow for RvP (shirt tagging)
penalty/indirect FK in the box for Mexico (kick in the head/dangerous play)
yellow for Robben (simulation)
penalty for Holland (tackle on Robben)
otherwise good
I don't think the Netherlands will be able to tire Mexico by sitting back and waiting on the counter. Mexico are now well aware of the dutch-men's intention to counter.
OK first half, nothing great though. Would give the edge to Mexico so far. Few missed penalties in my opinion as well. Though on both sides so prob evened itself out
FIFA must hate football.
This is ridiculous. The weather has absolutely ruined this game. Feels like 97f on the field. Dutch players are spent and can't play their usual style.
What was the point in playing the game in Fortaleza at 1pm?
feck off FIFA.
This is ridiculous. The weather has absolutely ruined this game. Feels like 97f on the field. Dutch players are spent and can't play their usual style.
What was the point in playing the game in Fortaleza at 1pm?
feck off FIFA.
Cannavaro's bulge is impressive.
Holland are playing some very boring football.
Christ, Adrian Chiles is doing his best to create some sort of controversy over that clearance in the Netherlands area. The Mexican player is stooping, it's never a pen.
That Mexico penalty call looks like dangerous play - indirect freekick to me. At least a La Liga ref would interpret it like that. I'm trying to think of similar incidents in England.
Glad I'm watching on Univision.
God I hate O'Neil, you can just tell every time he speaks how much he loves the sound of his own voice.
How many times have Holland come out in the second half in this tournament and adapted/changed to win?
Every game.....
Every game.....
Nani's red card, blah blah.
Professional athletes should be able to play in 97. It's not even that hot.
Just got home what did I miss? WHAT DID I MISS?
Typical Dutch performance tbh. They've done this every game, awful defensive first half followed by attacking second and a move to 4-3-3. I just hope LVG doesn't think he can bring the best out of the current United squad by playing like this.
Nothing much. Just a very boring half of football.
I think it may be a tactic. That cnut Dutch fitness coach who criticized Moyes during the entire season, said yesterday that Van Gaal ia making his tactics in order to converse the energy. It might really be something like that.
If the Mexico penalty shout is one. Then you have to give one to RVP when he nearly gets his head kick in. But RVP moves out the way.
I can actually see it, thin it's the pitch. It looks flat and is that weird fake green colour.
Cooling break.
I hope the other games offer something more or we are going for a repeat of '06 . Great group stages / boring knock-outs.
No one can shut up shop like we can.
No, the problem is that the Netherlands only has a few attacking threats .... so they almost have too sometimes. United has a lot more attacking threats, our problem is getting them the ball which is why we are fixing the midfield.
What was the point of granting Qatar the 2022 which will have 50c weather .... $$$$$$
apart from a pen that should have been given to Robben , nothing really .. boring half.
overall Mexico have been the better team so far.
Egg-sactly.
I've read about a few athletes suffering health issues from playing in very hot temperatures but it's usually American Football players training in their full gear for hours on end, not "soccer" players playing 45 minutes in shorts and a t-shirt.
Does anyone think that this game will be decided by penalties?
How on earth can people really complain about Holland's tactics this game? It's insufferably hot by all accounts and so of course the bulk of their possession is going to consist of slow passing and control. They're not going to play risky passes to the front men as often as they usually would, nor are they going to burn themselves out by pressing as hard as they usually would. Whether we like it or not, the conditions demand controlled, careful, tactical football. For all people are saying, Holland should be 1.0 up, the ref has bottled it twice with Robben in light of his reputation. But if the foul just outside the box and the one inside the area (there were two really), weren't really fouls but dives by Robben, why isn't he booking him? As I said, he's bottling it.
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