so wayne rooney is out. he might only make it for teh final, if england gets there, that is. erikson will bring him to germany. reminds me of holland in '88, when rinus michels brought an injured van basten to the euro, and van basten only played from the second round i think, or was it the second game? but we know very well how it turned out. holland were champions, van basten the star. erikson must be thinking of this. but then again, rooney is everything to england.
lothar mattheus said that other than argentina and brazil, there were three other teams he favoured winning the world cup. i think he said italy and england. what i do know is that the dutch were his dark horses.
danke. i am flattered. but if you ask me, i have to say frankly that i don't think we can win the world cup. even though just a few months earlier, i felt that we were really one of the best teams. why the 180 degree turn?
even though i believe in youth and that i believe that players are peaking and reaching their prime earlier, at around 25, 26, holland is still too young and inexperienced. they have the potential, but they are still in the rebuilding stage. as i have said, i believe the year is 2008. but we seem to have made alot of progress and people start thinking about 2006. of course i would love to win the world cup, but it's frankly, not easy.
especially if you consider the fact that arjen robben is becoming more predictable and offform nowadays. and van niistelrooy just missed a penalty. and he hasnt been playing for man utd. who's going to lead our attack?
to the ajax players. it has been a rollercoaster ride. heitinga was dropped for a while; now he's back to the starting lineup. sneijder just returned as a sub, scoring the goal that put us in the champs league. babel was also inconsistent.
and the injuries: van der vaart, de jong, maduro are still out. it is worrying.
i wonder what van basten is thinking.
i hope vdv, de jong and maduro will all recover and hit form in time.
on a sidenote, i can't believe that galasek is leaving ajax?!?!
lothar mattheus said that other than argentina and brazil, there were three other teams he favoured winning the world cup. i think he said italy and england. what i do know is that the dutch were his dark horses.
danke. i am flattered. but if you ask me, i have to say frankly that i don't think we can win the world cup. even though just a few months earlier, i felt that we were really one of the best teams. why the 180 degree turn?
even though i believe in youth and that i believe that players are peaking and reaching their prime earlier, at around 25, 26, holland is still too young and inexperienced. they have the potential, but they are still in the rebuilding stage. as i have said, i believe the year is 2008. but we seem to have made alot of progress and people start thinking about 2006. of course i would love to win the world cup, but it's frankly, not easy.
especially if you consider the fact that arjen robben is becoming more predictable and offform nowadays. and van niistelrooy just missed a penalty. and he hasnt been playing for man utd. who's going to lead our attack?
to the ajax players. it has been a rollercoaster ride. heitinga was dropped for a while; now he's back to the starting lineup. sneijder just returned as a sub, scoring the goal that put us in the champs league. babel was also inconsistent.
and the injuries: van der vaart, de jong, maduro are still out. it is worrying.
i wonder what van basten is thinking.
i hope vdv, de jong and maduro will all recover and hit form in time.
on a sidenote, i can't believe that galasek is leaving ajax?!?!
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