I Know what happened to the Netherlands team ?
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I Know what happened to the Netherlands team ?At least you're there. We didn't even make it into the tournament. It's shameful.
Fake goals? How can world cup matches be played without goal line technology? I never met anyone from USA who acknowledged any sport called soccer existed, that was in the 1980s though.
They just suck for the last 4 years.I Know what happened to the Netherlands team ?
They started using it in UK Premier League in 2013, they will introduce it next year in the UK Championship (second division).They are using goal line technology in Germany now.
What about the next generation of players ?They just suck for the last 4 years.
This is the next generation. I don't see much improvement in the neat future. It's not just the national team, but also teams here are not performing well. I think our days being a great football country are over.What about the next generation of players ?
Sad reallyThis is the next generation. I don't see much improvement in the neat future. It's not just the national team, but also teams here are not performing well. I think our days being a great football country are over.
Ah well, we now have Max in the Formula 1. So we just change to car racing insteadSad really
There was a guy on UK radio from Netherlands. He said when the premier league and other big Champions League clubs first went there to buy they bought great players, then they bought good players. They have taken so many good players from the Dutch league that those left are only "so so". Big clubs academies and teams are now taking players so young and under developed that the ones left will never develop. You become a great striker playing against great defenders and vice versa. Players like Depay and Babel were taken far too young to Man U and Liverpool. although Depay was a good striker in Netherlands and may become a great player at the top level he wasn't good enough at the time to get into Man Uniteds first team and without match competition he couldn't improve.What about the next generation of players ?
I remember when it was motorcycle racing with the late great Jack Middelburg. I saw him win the 500cc GP at Silverstone in 1981 which I think was the last win by a privateer in top flight M/cycle sport. You would have to be in Netherlands to be surrounded by more drunk celebrating Dutchmen.Ah well, we now have Max in the Formula 1. So we just change to car racing insteadLess hooligans as well....
It was a long and interesting discussion Marcel which he backed up with lots of facts. When the premier league was formed the best players for Ajax were some of the best in the world. Van Nistelroy, Bergkamp and Overmars would get in almost any top team and improve it. Depay I believe was a top scorer in the Eredivisie but no where near good enough at Man United. The UK has the opposite problem because so many top players come here and huge numbers of teenagers from everywhere. The chances of someone eligible to play for England getting through Chelseas academy and into the England team are almost zero. Even Kevin De Breune and Romelu Lukaku left Chelsea to get first team football while Pogba was sold for buttons to Juve by Man united and then bought back for £100 million.You know pbehn, everybody has their own theory as to why this is. This one I didn't hear yet, but it was only a matter of time before someone started blaming other countries.
You know pbehn, everybody has their own theory as to why this is. This one I didn't hear yet, but it was only a matter of time before someone started blaming other countries.
U.S. is out. And after Fox paid $200MM for the TV rights. Ouch!
The USA has been eliminated from World Cup Qualification. The majority of the country can now go back to hating the sport...