Semi final: Portugal x Holland [P+R]

[Vagegast]

Originally posted by mhflierman
I still have a few doubts about our midfield, it looks a bit unbalanced with Seedorf attacking, Davids cleaning up his dirty work, and Cocu behind them to support the defence.

If you saw Cocu before Davids was taken out, he was just playing in between Stam and de Boer/Bouma. He was playing central defender.

Van der Meyde misses rhythm. He hasn't shown much.

 

[Vagegast]

Originally posted by mhflierman
Yeah that's what I wanted to add as well. I think some of the guys will want to take revenge because of what happened at that night in Portugal in the WC02 qualifier. 2-0 Up and drawing in the end.

If my memory serves me correctly, Hasselbaink scored from a penalty and started screaming like crazy.. Too bad he isn't here this time.

 

[mannyb28]

good match, should bring out the best in both of them

im predicting a 3-1 with Holland winning

 

[the shooter]

im looking forward to this match,portugal have been very lucky to be where they are at the moment,they got totally outplayed by greece ,greece should of scored 3 goals in the opening half hour,against russia they got a favourable refs call ,which saw the russians down to 10 men ,and even then portugal didnt look comfortable,against spain things could of been very different ,and against england well we all saw the dissallowed goal ,and rooneys injury turned that game on its head,portugal has not impressed,their football can be very predictable ,and as a home team they havent really dominated any match or won any match comfortably,i think holland will win,they have pace on the flanks and a great finisher in rvn ,overmars should start with robben on the flanks.if advocaat gets it right ,the only result possible is a dutch victory.portugal doesnt have what it takes.

 

[Virgo]

Originally posted by the shooter
im looking forward to this match,portugal have been very lucky to be where they are at the moment,they got totally outplayed by greece ,greece should of scored 3 goals in the opening half hour,against russia they got a favourable refs call ,which saw the russians down to 10 men ,and even then portugal didnt look comfortable,against spain things could of been very different ,and against england well we all saw the dissallowed goal ,and rooneys injury turned that game on its head,portugal has not impressed,their football can be very predictable ,and as a home team they havent really dominated any match or won any match comfortably,i think holland will win,they have pace on the flanks and a great finisher in rvn ,overmars should start with robben on the flanks.if advocaat gets it right ,the only result possible is a dutch victory.portugal doesnt have what it takes.

have you ever thought about trying stand up comedy? I think you have talent.

 

[Punkt]

Originally posted by the shooter
im looking forward to this match,portugal have been very lucky to be where they are at the moment,they got totally outplayed by greece ,greece should of scored 3 goals in the opening half hour,against russia they got a favourable refs call ,which saw the russians down to 10 men ,and even then portugal didnt look comfortable,against spain things could of been very different ,and against england well we all saw the dissallowed goal ,and rooneys injury turned that game on its head,portugal has not impressed,their football can be very predictable ,and as a home team they havent really dominated any match or won any match comfortably,i think holland will win,they have pace on the flanks and a great finisher in rvn ,overmars should start with robben on the flanks.if advocaat gets it right ,the only result possible is a dutch victory.portugal doesnt have what it takes.

so much **** in just one post...

 

[Paulo Da Silva]

great game. I was waiting for this match.

3-2 To .........

 

[the shooter]

Originally posted by Punkt
so much **** in just one post...

did greece beat portugal ?was the russian keeper sent off unjustly for handling the ball outside the box,and did this effect the out come of the match?did rooney get injured early in the first half?was campbells goal disallowed?if portugal had a similar goal disallowed u wouldnt be very happy would you?it took penalties to beat england ,it took luck to beat spain ,if torres had put it in instead of hitting the post it would be a different story for portugal.these are facts they happened ,if your happy with the way your team has been playing ,good luck to you.holland is going to do a number on portugal ,portugal have been riding their luck ,and its going to end.

 

[Punkt]

if if if if if if if if if if if if if

PS: if if if if...

PS2: read a rules book of football, but REAL FOOTBALL not australian football or rugby...

 

[manutd4eva]

Originally posted by -Vince-
Holland has just won with defensive football.

At least they are not as boring as Germany.

And they play attacking more times than not, something which can't be said for Germany.

 

[bbranco10]

Another dumbass noob

 

[joni84]

im going with portugal

 

[Parasol]

Originally posted by the shooter
portugal have been riding their luck ,and its going to end.

as soon as the whole tournament is over

 

[Vagegast]

Originally posted by Parasol
as soon as the whole tournament is over

Haha

 

[Groogster]

Originally posted by the shooter
im looking forward to this match,portugal have been very lucky to be where they are at the moment,they got totally outplayed by greece ,greece should of scored 3 goals in the opening half hour,against russia they got a favourable refs call ,which saw the russians down to 10 men ,and even then portugal didnt look comfortable,against spain things could of been very different ,and against england well we all saw the dissallowed goal ,and rooneys injury turned that game on its head,portugal has not impressed,their football can be very predictable ,and as a home team they havent really dominated any match or won any match comfortably,i think holland will win,they have pace on the flanks and a great finisher in rvn ,overmars should start with robben on the flanks.if advocaat gets it right ,the only result possible is a dutch victory.portugal doesnt have what it takes.

I´m not even try to debate your dumbass post, but thank´s anyway, i had a few laughs with your brilliant analysis LOL

 

[Groogster]

Looking at the game, it will be a good attacking one, I hope. I just don´t want to go to a penalty shootout because my heart can´t take it again, but if the game goes to extra time the 2 extra rest days that we had will give us the advantage.

I´m confident in a Portuguese win, it´s already written in the stars that we´ll win this EC

 

[simakperrce]

Originally posted by Daniel David
... but because I don´t like Dutch style of game.

Hahaha.. that's a new one! Didn't you hear? *Everyone* likes the Dutch style of play, even when they play boring lame-a.ss footy like last night (and no need to go there, because I know: "Still better than Germany"

Hard one for me to decide who should win this one. I am not a particular fan of either team. I'd say Holland will nick it, though.

All I hope is, that it won't be as boring to watch as France-Greece or Holland-Sweden, but at this point in the tournament it's starting to get very serious, so I expect a more tactical and less offensive approach, but as so often in this tournament, one never knows...

 

[RuiCosta_10]

Portugal to win 2-0

Simão will enter and score... Pauleta will finnaly score...

Go Portugal!!!

 

[henry#14]

1-1 until Postiga scores with a 30 yard volley on 92 minutes

Originally posted by the shooter
im looking forward to this match,portugal have been very lucky to be where they are at the moment,they got totally outplayed by greece ,greece should of scored 3 goals in the opening half hour,against russia they got a favourable refs call ,which saw the russians down to 10 men ,and even then portugal didnt look comfortable,against spain things could of been very different ,and against england well we all saw the dissallowed goal ,and rooneys injury turned that game on its head,portugal has not impressed,their football can be very predictable ,and as a home team they havent really dominated any match or won any match comfortably,i think holland will win,they have pace on the flanks and a great finisher in rvn ,overmars should start with robben on the flanks.if advocaat gets it right ,the only result possible is a dutch victory.portugal doesnt have what it takes.

:boohoo: :boohoo: :boohoo:

i've honestly never seen so much in 1 post where little caeser wasn't around

 

[INFESTA]

About the shooter: respect his opinion, lads. He's entitled to it.

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Originally posted by mhflierman
I'm thrilled that my country plays hosts Portugal in the semi's. I'm hoping that both countries will put on an even greater show than the Czech Republic - Holland one. I still have a few doubts about our midfield, it looks a bit unbalanced with Seedorf attacking, Davids cleaning up his dirty work, and Cocu behind them to support the defence. Though that might just be the way to stop Deco from getting into the game. I hope Advocaat will finally drop Van der Meyde and play Overmars, even though he can't handle 90mins. When Overmars' done just bring in Makaay or move Robben to the right and play Van der Vaart/Zenden on the left wing. The players have tomorrow off and then on monday they will get ready for the Portugal game. Let's see what happens after that... If we lose I hope the Czechs win it, if we win, well then uhm I hope we win it .

You forgot to add you'll win easily.

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Great! I was hoping for Sweden to win it, since I knew it'd be easier for us, but a Portugal x Holland is the match-up everybody wants to see.

Honestly, Holland hasn't been playing sh!t. I don't think there's one sinle fan of the Dutch classic football style (and I'm one of them) that can say he is happy with what we've seen so far.
The fault goes mainly to some Dick they got training the orange army, who continuously insists in playing 2 DMs no matter what.
The lack of creativity upfront is evident: where is the trademark smart, fast paced passing? Holland's game is now much more direct (=boring) and through the wings. Also, Ruud is the first choice - and his quality justifies it - but I think Maakay would suit better this style of play.
Finally, Holland will have 2 less resting days than their semi-final opponents; in this stage of the competition it is an absolutely crucial factor! It can make all the difference in recovering slightly injured players, studying the adversaries, etc.

If they continue to play like this and Portugal shows the same spirit and quality of the past two games we'll go through!
But that's the problem right there: too many 'ifs'. It's going to be unpredictable. It all depends on how strong the union of each team is and their mentality towards the game. I think the team who wants to win the most will play in the big final. May that team be Portugal!

FORÇA PORTUGAL!!!!