Euro 2004: Group D

[MrPresident]

I find it hard to ever like him after the way he behaved at Nottingham Forest.

I completely agree with this 100%.

 

[Inter4]

Yeah, but it was the most enjoyable mugging I've ever watched

Did you enjoy Spain being mugged...?

 

[El Sop]

It seems Holland trained today with quite some changes in the base squad: Van der Sar, Reiziger, Stam, F.de Boer, v.Bronckhorst, Bosvelt, Cocu, Davids, v.d.Vaart, Kluivert, v.Nistelrooij.
So Reiziger instead of Heitinga, Frank de Boer for Bouma, Bosvelt and Kluivert instead of v.d. Meijde and Zenden. Back to the incredibly succesful *cough* 4-4-2. Any thoughts about that?

 

[Dell19]

Did you enjoy Spain being mugged...?

I didn't but then I have interests in seeing Portugal and Spain both get past the group stage...

 

[Inter4]

Dr. Jimbo and I are talking about WC 2002

 

[MCdread]

de Boer, Reiziger, Bosvelt? Hmm...
I think that Holland played better with two strikers then with just one in the first game. Also van der Meyde, apart from the cross to the goal didn't impress me much either.
This seems a line-up to play a little more on contention agains the Czechs. Also the czechs have a lot of power in the midfield, and this way Advocaat seems to want a more covered midfield to start.

 

[Dell19]

Dr. Jimbo and I are talking about WC 2002

Ah okay, well it still wasn't that enjoyable then, although other people seemed to be happy about it...

 

[Inter4]

who? PSV's Coach?

 

[Dr Jimbo]

Did you enjoy Spain being mugged...?

Well, to push the analogy, seeing as how the Irish dropped their wallet and Spain ran off with it, yes.

 

[Shabbaman]

It seems Holland trained today with quite some changes in the base squad: Van der Sar, Reiziger, Stam, F.de Boer, v.Bronckhorst, Bosvelt, Cocu, Davids, v.d.Vaart, Kluivert, v.Nistelrooij.
So Reiziger instead of Heitinga, Frank de Boer for Bouma, Bosvelt and Kluivert instead of v.d. Meijde and Zenden. Back to the incredibly succesful *cough* 4-4-2. Any thoughts about that?

Actually, it was most likely an "first team attackers v.s. first team defenders" match. Bouma was kind of injured.

 

[Dell19]

Well, to push the analogy, seeing as how the Irish dropped their wallet and Spain ran off with it, yes.

Were you happy when Italy went out as well?

 

[Inter4]

Fair point DJ thou Italy were robbed in the world cup!

Yeah, but it was the most enjoyable mugging I've ever watched

This answer your question Dell?

 

[Dr Jimbo]

Were you happy when Italy went out as well?

And Portugal. I was quite the South Korea fan during the 2002 World Cup. Sure they had help, but Totti and Figo failed to deliver and were sent off for petulance. You must admit they were great games to watch!

 

[Dell19]

Portugal utterly sucked at the WC but I felt Italy and Spain should have knocked out South Korea...

 

[Dr Jimbo]

Well, with Ireland knocked out I was wallowing in schadenfreude and cheering the plucky underdogs.

 

[El Sop]

Why are Spain, Italy, Portugal, South Korea, Ireland and the WC02 discussed in a Euro2004 group D thread?

 

[Dell19]

Because we went off topic... Also we are waiting for the next games in group D since its been a few days since any group D teams actually played.

 

[El Sop]

Oh, that's why . Let's forget about wc02, I guess hardly anyone has good memories of it. They either didn't make it (Holland), sucked big time (France, Portugal), got robbed (Italy, Spain) or had a too funny goalkeeper (England, Germany).

 

[willemvanoranje]

I don't know what the hell Advocaat thinks by letting Bosvelt play... that's just crazy. Reiziger.. depends on the system he wants to play. If he wants backs to run forward, he better put in Reiziger instead of Heitinga. For Frank de Boer... all I can say is I even prefer him over Bouma! Please, Bouma is wetting his shorts before every match and crying in a corner of the dressing room.. He's faster than De Boer, true, but De Boer has a magnificent pass and is at least not afraid. In the next match Stam can take care of Koller, and the rest doesn't need to play man to man, so then you can put De Boer in...

 

[Dr Jimbo]

Oh, that's why . Let's forget about wc02, I guess hardly anyone has good memories of it. They either didn't make it (Holland), sucked big time (France, Portugal), got robbed (Italy, Spain) or had a too funny goalkeeper (England, Germany).

Or threw it away (Ireland)