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Op vrijdag 13 juni 2008 23:39 schreef Xith het volgende:
tvp voordat de ochtenkranten komen!

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Op vrijdag 13 juni 2008 23:44 schreef Buttercup het volgende:
tvp

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Op vrijdag 13 juni 2008 23:44 schreef Buttercup het volgende:
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The Guardian

Euro 2008 is Holland's playground. Their football gleams with confidence and, even when France rallied, a third goal was rustled up at once. With this victory Holland have won Group C, with Sweden possible opponents in the quarter-final. Wesley Sneijder's lovely 20-yard shot in stoppage-time was a flourish to round off the night. Considering the impact of Arjen Robben as a substitute, these are opponents to be dreaded.

A tournament of this snappy sort is like a season set at fast forward. Expectations and moods change in a moment. So it is that France, initially among the favourites, were suddenly in subdued mood after the 0-0 draw with Romania on Monday. A coach's reactions to disappointment are also accelerated. Raymond Domenech made three changes to the line-up, reflecting a desire for immediate remedies.

No longer could he be patient and trust in the potential of young Karim Benzema. There was as little faith in Nicolas Anelka. Eric Abidal, in this situation, was too staid a left-back. Sidney Govou, Thierry Henry and Patrice Evra took the field in place of those three.

Domenech's opposite number had not been driven to such fevered calculations. This is a good time for Marco van Basten, who retained the line-up from his opening match here. He will be Ajax's manager next season, so there is a certain liberty to a competition without consequences for him. The side, too, is free, unchained after that meeting with Italy turned into a 3-0 caper. Their opener against France came from a set piece rather than fluid invention but Holland are most likely convinced that everything will now work for them.

France did not present a daunting barrier in the 10th minute. A corner was swung over and, with Florent Malouda a bystander, Dirk Kuyt headed past Grégory Coupet. At Liverpool he usually looks more earnest than lethal but he seems to have a different sense of himself with his country. It was his header, after all, which led to the crashing volley from Sneijder that put Holland 2-0 up against Italy.

It looked for a moment as if he would capitalise on a further French error when an off-balance Lilian Thuram inadvertently glanced the ball towards him but Kuyt, stretching to connect, could not hit the target in the 20th minute. For him and everyone else this was, inevitably, a more conventional sort of game than the meeting with Italy. There was a trace of fractiousness and Claude Makelele got a yellow card as he swung an arm more than once to shake off Rafael van der Vaart.

By degrees, France improved. Holland's defence was yet to concede goal at Euro 2008 but it does not look impregnable. Govou shot against the legs of Edwin van der Sar after 23 minutes. With half an hour gone, France had a rapid series of drives, with Franck Ribéry responsible for the best of them as Van der Sar grasped the ball at the second attempt.

Much depended on the Bayern Munich midfielder Ribéry and the French line-up did not perform like a well integrated unit. Henry had been subdued as an isolated striker, although he did shield the ball from André Ooijer on the verge of the interval before spinning to put an effort narrowly over the bar.

At the outset of the second half his rising influence was reflected in a foul on him that brought a booking for Ooijer. France had troubles to endure in a revival that would falter. A Govou effort deflected to Henry and his shot struck the arm of Ooijer but the contact was accidental.

Athough Henry was apparently ruled off-side incorrectly soon afterwards, his finish had gone high. It was Holland who re-emerged to punish France with their accuracy. Far from seeking to protect a 1-0 lead, Van Basten had removed a holding player, Orlando Engelaar, and introduced Robben for the second half. So much for the claims that this coach has mislaid the boldness of his predecessor.

After 59 minutes, a fine flick by Ruud van Nistelrooy released Robben and Robin van Persie's shot from an impeccable cutback ran into the net despite brushing the hand of Coupet on the way. Robben was so irrepressible after coming on that he smothered a French revival sparked by Henry, who touched home a low ball from Willy Sagnol.

Within seconds, however, Van der Vaart had freed Robben to score with a rising drive. It looks as if neither he nor his side can be held in check.

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Op vrijdag 13 juni 2008 23:48 schreef the_undertaker het volgende:
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'Hollands show - krossade Frankrike'

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Op vrijdag 13 juni 2008 23:48 schreef the_undertaker het volgende:
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'Hollands show - krossade Frankrike'

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Op vrijdag 13 juni 2008 23:49 schreef ASSpirine het volgende:
Lol, Robben als invaller die eerste staat op de lijst