NL-Frankrijk Buitenlandse pers #2

Goh wat ben ik gisteren lazerus geworden zeg, en nu ik dit allemaal lees, besef ik ineens dat het nog lang niet genoeg is geweest, het is tenslotte weekend...ik=effe een doos wijn kopen.

Ik ga denk ik even fappen op gisteravond

tvp. Schitterend dit

Toranjes

Pracht Topic


Mooiste quote uit deel 1:

"Die Holländer hauen nach Weltmeister Italien auch Vize-Weltmeister Frankreich die Bude voll."

Brilliant Orange dazzle France - UEFA.com


Holland cruise into quaters - SoccerWay.com


Dutch roll France 4 - 1 to advance - CNN


Double Dutch Destruction - Football365.com


Sometimes, who you leave home is what matters - Fox.com


Bold Dutch rewarded as France left on brink - Times


Robben twists knife as France stare at exit - The Guardian


Deadly Dutch destroy flat France - TeamTalk


Bron plaatjes: http://www.uithaal.nl/?p=5297

http://www.espace.ch/page_353.html

de Berner Zeitung, ook leuk!

Hehe leuk topic dit

http://www.michielveenstra.nl/angrylog/log/147822/Ek-stra%20TV/

geen buitenlandse krant maar wel hilarisch!

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Op zaterdag 14 juni 2008 12:10 schreef TheVulture het volgende:
Ik ga denk ik even fappen op gisteravond

Lekker hoor, ik zie het voor mij

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And the Oranje Army? That's so Dutch, the massive crowd of 50,000 or 60,000 people joining together to support the team, no matter what. Travelling and flowing like a river of people. And all in orange. Some are orange cowboys. Some are orange Elvis figures. Some are little Dutch girls in pigtails. Some are Marilyn Monroes. But all in orange, always. That's collectivism, individualism and ingenuity, right there. And entertainment, too.

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Op vrijdag 13 juni 2008 23:16 schreef Superheld het volgende:
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http://www.thesun.co.uk/s(...)8/article1288805.ece

"the most potent attacking play since Brazil at their best."

Verplichte TVP

France Football:

http://www.francefootball(...)e-des-bleus_Dev.html

Dit topic is meester. Trots op Oranje!

Mooi om allemaal te lezen.

TVP!

TVP

Iemand die een linkje kan plaatsen naar een uitgebreide BBC samenvatting?

Prachtig weer .

Brilliant Oranje crush Les Bleus
IN BERNE FRIDAY the 13th for the French, the start of a very long, very liquid weekend for the 60,000 wonderful Dutch fans in town here. Holland thrillingly showed there is life after the Group of Death, winning this breathless encounter with the traumatised French to reach the quarter-finals of Euro 2008.

Goals of growing majesty from Dirk Kuyt, Robin van Persie, Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder crushed France, for whom Thierry Henry scored but really only Franck Ribery impressed. France threatened at times, but whenever they did, Marco van Basten’s elegant counter-attackers simply nipped off and scored.

France fashioned 23 goal attempts to Holland’s 16, but Van Basten’s attackers were simply more clinical and his goalkeeper, Edwin van der Sar, more athletic and alert in the face of any incoming threat. Victory was also a personal triumph for Holland’s coach, whose substitutions in the second half, particularly the insertion of Van Persie and Robben, proved inspired. Why consolidate when you can entertain?

“I didn’t expect it to go as well as this,’’ Van Basten remarked. “It may look easy but that is down to the quality and intelligence of the players. You have seen the skill and how good they are. There is a great hunger and team spirit.”

Intriguing times lie ahead, times and tactics that may cause consternation amongst the French and Italians. Having won Group C, Van Basten now holds the fate of the 2006 World Cup finalists in his hands. If the Dutch coach rests A-listers like Sneijder and Ruud van Nistelrooy against Romania here on Tuesday, and Adrian Mutu and company prevail, then the 2006 World Cup finalists will both be out.

If France and Italy draw in Zurich, lifting them to two points, Romania can still slip up against Holland’s reserves and progress provided they lose by fewer than three goals. Romania will not be short of belief, having taken four points off Holland in qualifying.

Those who know Van Basten say he is unlikely to make wholesale changes, and even if talents like Van Nistelrooy are rested, understudies of the quality of Klaas Jan Huntelaar can step up. “We will be taking the game against seriously,” Van Basten promised.

Anyway, Italy and France can have no complaints, having both been put to the rapier by Holland.

For the good of the tournament, it is welcome news that the Dutch fans will remain. Even before the end of another rich slice of Euro 2008 entertainment, the announcer was warning of congestion in Berne centre because of Dutch fans partying.

With 40,000 Dutch visitors in this picturesque town, and another 20,000 in the stadium, it felt like there could not have been anyone left in Amsterdam or Rotterdam yesterday. They must all have been here, swaying like huge fields of orange tulips, belting out the Dutch national anthem, seemingly occupying three-quarters of the Stade de Suisse.

One corner belonged to the blue units from France, and it was full of bonhomie when Ribery went close early on, but it was stunned into silence after nine minutes when Kuyt came calling to score Holland’s first, exploiting appalling marking by Florent Malouda to head in a corner. Malouda appeared more interested in checking the needlework on Kuyt’s shirt then properly pressuring him. After a disappointing season at Anfield, Kuyt is shining at Euro 2008, having also impressed in the 3-0 defeat of Italy.
As Holland celebrated, as the great Johan Cruyff smiled in his VIP seat, France looked shell-shocked. In their hour of need, they turned to Ribery. The Bayern Munich attacker again put in the yards, created openings, and will have added to his army of Premier League admirers.

Staring ignominy in the orangepainted face, France did strive overtime to find a way back into the game. Sidney Govou fired in a shot seemingly destined for the net until Van der Sar stretched out his left leg to divert the danger.

Ribery, England’s nimble nemesis in Paris earlier this season, remained France’s main source of hope, the livewire dribbler testing Van der Sar with a low shot. Henry began to show, screaming with some justification for a penalty when his shot crashed into Andre Ooijer’s arm as the second half opened.

When German refereee Herbert Fandel waved the protests away, Henry’s frustration deepened. He knew it was a penalty. Maybe it was because the Barcelona forward was still stewing that he wasted a fabulous chance moments later, lobbing Van der Sar but lifting his ball into the crowd.

Such profligacy was soon punished. Van Nistelrooy back-heeled the ball down the left to Robben, who was off and running, showing sprinter’s pace in arriving quickly at the byeline. Having looked up once, Robben delivered a ball that was perfection, placed for Van Persie to meet the ball first-time. Gregory Coupet managed a touch but not enough to stop the ball rolling across the line.

France gave themselves brief hope, Henry applying the most delicate of touches to turn Willy Sagnol’s right-wing cross past Van der Sar. The chants of joy scarcely had time to form in French throats when Holland arrogantly restored their two-goal cushion.

Robben exchanged passes with Schneijder and hurtled down the insideleft channel. Lilian Thuram attempted to close him down, but the Real Madrid striker was too clever. Spotting that

Coupet had failed to keep tight to his near-post, Robben just drilled the ball home.

Holland left the best to last, Sneijder turning and beating Coupet from 25 yards. Some goals. Some team.

It was France’s worst defeat during a tournament since the 1958 World Cup. France were devastated. “I am not happy and nor are the players,’’ said Raymond Domenech. “This hurts and we were not efficient enough. It is frustrating but it isn’t over.’’


The French remained defiant. ‘‘Allez Les Bleus,’’ their fans chanted, to which the Dutch hordes replied: ‘‘Adieu Les Bleus.’’ Holland (4-2-3-1): Van der Sar; Boulahrouz, Ooijer, Mathijsen, Van Bronckhorst; De Jong, Engelaar (Robben h-t); Kuyt (Van Persie 55), Van der Vaart (Bouma 78), Sneijder; Van Nistelrooy. Subs: Timmer (g), Stekelenburg (g), Heitinga, De Zeeuw, Melchiot, De Cler, Huntelaar, Afellay, Vennegoor of Hesselink. Booked: Ooijer. France (4-2-3-1): Coupet; Sagnol, Thuram, Gallas, Evra; Toulalan, Makelele; Govou (Anelka 75), Ribery, Malouda (Gomis 60); Henry. Subs: Mandanda (g), Frey (g), Boumsong, Abidal, Vieira, Benzema, Nasri, Clerc, Squillaci, Diarra. Booked: Makelele, Toulalan. Referee: H Fandel (Germany