Wesley Sneijder has hit out at the "pathetic egos" inside the Holland squad as they prepare to face Germany on Wednesday night. The Dutch lost their opening game against Denmark and desperately need a result against one of the pre-tournament favourites if they are not to face an early exit.
But, as has happened so often in the past with the Dutch team, their preparations for an important game has been disrupted by disharmony in the squad and Sneijder has now voiced his displeasure with the situation. "It is time we let go of these pathetic egos," he said. "If somebody is creating a mess [within the squad], I will stand up against them.
― too cool graham rix listening to neu (nakhchivan), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 13:54 (eleven years ago) link
thankfully wes 'give me £250k a week and a private plane' sneijder is there to sort out all of the egos
― too cool graham rix listening to neu (nakhchivan), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 13:55 (eleven years ago) link
So the usually best informed journalists think Holland will play Kuyt instead of Afellay and see Matthijsen return at the back. The latter is obvious, but Kuyt... The logic would be that he can stop off Lahm better than Afellay. Which is true, but we also lose any creativity we had on the right wing. And no Huntelaar... Ffs.
― HO WBEAUTIFUL IS THE GENTLYFALLINGBLOOD? (Le Bateau Ivre), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 15:12 (eleven years ago) link
i guess it's a case of "can't afford to lose, can maybe afford to draw"
― Mexès Coleslaw Massacre (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 15:16 (eleven years ago) link
just don't let robben take any penalties
― Rosie 47 (ken c), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 15:33 (eleven years ago) link
NV, sad but true. While it should be "we want to fucking win".
Depends though, if Denmark draw with Portugal, Holland need a win.
― HO WBEAUTIFUL IS THE GENTLYFALLINGBLOOD? (Le Bateau Ivre), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 15:35 (eleven years ago) link
No Huntelaar? Are they gek?
― Love Max Ophüls of us all (Michael White), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 15:38 (eleven years ago) link
PORTUGAL: Rui Patricio; Joao Pereira, Bruno Alves, Pepe, Fabio Coentrao; Miguel Veloso, Joao Moutinho, Raul Meireles; Nani, Helder Postiga, Cristiano Ronaldo DENMARK: Andersen; Jacobsen, Kjaer, Agger, S. Poulsen; Kvist, Zimling, Rommedahl, Eriksen, Krohn-Dehli; Bendtner
I feel like this portugal side should be really solid through the middle and exciting on the wings, but then there's helder postiga.
― mizzell, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 15:46 (eleven years ago) link
I always liked Hugo Almeida at Werder Bremen and it appears he's been scoring for Besiktas as well, they should give him a shot.
Read yesterday that the Oranje were using Kuyt at RB in training, as I believe was proposed for Liverpool in the past, with RVP left and KJH up top. But I'll trust LBI's sources.
― boxall, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:14 (eleven years ago) link
Zimling has started well too. Shame he's had to go off.
― pandemic, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:16 (eleven years ago) link
zimling was one of their best players vs Holland too, not good
― sonderangerbot, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:22 (eleven years ago) link
ugh
― sonderangerbot, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:24 (eleven years ago) link
Pepe 1-0
― pandemic, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:24 (eleven years ago) link
nani looked like he was crying there?
― sonderangerbot, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:25 (eleven years ago) link
Quite a bit of palming-in this tournament
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:25 (eleven years ago) link
glad to see pepe recover so quickly from blowing out his achilles
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:25 (eleven years ago) link
fuck off could the goalie have done better townsend. He had no fucking chance!
― pandemic, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:25 (eleven years ago) link
Glad you're glad xp
― boxall, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:26 (eleven years ago) link
a miraculous recovery to be sure. Just call him lazuxprus.
― pandemic, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:26 (eleven years ago) link
er lazurus. Tho lazu sounds like the missing frwd link for portugal by way of brazil
― pandemic, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:27 (eleven years ago) link
Tho Lazu = Danish left-back of Basque descent
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:28 (eleven years ago) link
so cynical
― pandemic, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:28 (eleven years ago) link
How the hell wasn't that a red card?
― StanM, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:29 (eleven years ago) link
what'd he do? Missed it
― Number None, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:30 (eleven years ago) link
great goal
― pandemic, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:35 (eleven years ago) link
Fantastic.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:36 (eleven years ago) link
ah well RIP denmark
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:36 (eleven years ago) link
great striker, i've always said so
― Number None, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:36 (eleven years ago) link
finish!
― sonderangerbot, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:36 (eleven years ago) link
Meireles handball on ball over the top about 10 yards inside his own half. He had to jump to reach it to make the handball.
xp to number none
― pandemic, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:37 (eleven years ago) link
postiga making me eat my words
― mizzell, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:37 (eleven years ago) link
Okay, what's the ideal result tonight to set up the last round? Dutch win would make Holland-Portugal pretty tasty.
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:37 (eleven years ago) link
thanks pandemic. was he preventing a goal scoring opportunity though?
― Number None, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:38 (eleven years ago) link
long way out to be a clear goal scoring opportunity
― mizzell, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:39 (eleven years ago) link
well if holland win they've all got 3 pts. But I want Germany to win so that's my ideal result.
not clear cut tho the danish player probably would have got on the end of it, whether he would have controlled and shot before a covering defender got back is hard to sayxp
― pandemic, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:40 (eleven years ago) link
beauty
that was awesome
― Number None, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:40 (eleven years ago) link
Very nicely worked. He always scores.
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:40 (eleven years ago) link
wonderfully done denmark!
― mizzell, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:41 (eleven years ago) link
love that goalmaligned strikers on fire
― pandemic, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:41 (eleven years ago) link
Hahah this match is turning out great! One more goal before the half?
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:41 (eleven years ago) link
sweet goal that. bendtner of all people!
― sonderangerbot, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:41 (eleven years ago) link
has now scored in 5 out of 6 against portugal, so
― mizzell, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:43 (eleven years ago) link
that's bullshit stopping the game after portugal have had their attack imo
― pandemic, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:47 (eleven years ago) link
Haw haw, that cross positively dribbled across Postiga's patch, six yards out.
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:47 (eleven years ago) link
they could've kicked it out if they wanted tooxp
― pandemic, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:48 (eleven years ago) link
5 in 5 according to opta even. but also he is shit, so xp
― sonderangerbot, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:48 (eleven years ago) link
"We've yet to see a dull game in this tournament..."
Oh yeah?
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:48 (eleven years ago) link
― Love Max Ophüls of us all (Michael White), Wednesday, June 13, 2012 5:38 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Van Marwijk seems to be, yes.
― HO WBEAUTIFUL IS THE GENTLYFALLINGBLOOD? (Le Bateau Ivre), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:53 (eleven years ago) link
― boxall, Wednesday, June 13, 2012 6:14 PM (37 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Hope I'm wrong though