Buitenlandse media over Oranje # 3 Het nieuwe Olanda Magica

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Op dinsdag 24 juni 2014 00:48 schreef Pleun2011 het volgende:
Geen buitenlandse krant maar wel een mooi verslag uit de Volkskrant

http://www.volkskrant.nl/(...)doorgeefluikje.dhtml

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Op dinsdag 24 juni 2014 01:24 schreef outtayourleague het volgende:

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Ik vind het een tikkie negatief. Nederland heeft vandaag laten zien dat het ook een wedstrijd kan winnen tegen een tegenstander die gebrand was op een overwinning, maar die onmachtig was om de verdediging van NL te breken.
Tja, we hadden van tevoren niet gedacht dat NL het zover zou schoppen, maar des te beter dat ze Spanje hebben gebroken, een slechte wedstrijd tegen Australië alsnog hebben gewonnen en nu dus ook een goede - de met de kennis van vóór de wedstrijd sterkst geachte - tegenstander hebben gekraakt, die dezelfde tegenstanders eerder met evenveel schwung heeft verslagen,.
Ik vond Oranje voornamelijk erg solide, veel meer dan in de vorige wedstrijden, Ook vind ik de efficiëntie waarmee ze er in slagen om wedstrijden naar hun hand te zetten erg hoopgevend, zeker gezien over drie wedstrijden, tegen drie verschillende tegenstanders.

We moeten het hebben van de doelpunten van invallers, oké, maar die komen in de strijd op het moment dat het basisteam de tegenstander heeft stuk gespeeld. Tegen Spanje hebben we gezien dat dat niet per se noodzakelijk is. Als ze met een wedstrijd als vandaag verder kunnen komen, zul je mij niet horen klagen over of het 'mooi' of 'fantastisch' voetbal is. Goed streven, maar het verleden heeft geleerd dat je toernooien daarmee niet wint.

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Auch für sein Lob nach dem Spiel. Robben zum staatlichen holländischen Sender NOS: „Unser Trainer hat einen goldenen Penis!“

Die Redewendung „gouden pik“ bedeutet „Glück haben“.

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This was a virtuoso performance from Louis van Gaal with what he produced on the pitch and the put-downs off it. Holland subdued the previously exuberant Chile to win Group B with a perfect three wins from three matches and then their coach held court.
He dismissed suggestions from Chiles Jorge Sampaoli who claimed Holland were defensive and did not even try to counter-attack with 10 men behind the ball; he talked about how his team were the cleverest; he railed against the standard of refereeing, hinting at an anti-Dutch conspiracy in previous matches, and he refused to bite when told that Manchester United are lucky to have him as their next manager.
I think Manchester United has nothing whatsoever to do with this, Van Gaal said. If you look at my CV, youll see that I win a lot of matches. Thats not new. No, it is not. And it is not new for him to remind anyone it is not new.
Neither is it new for Van Gaal to turn questions back on the questioner so when one reporter had the temerity to ask why Holland had been defensive, he quickly snapped: Could you give a definition of attacking football? Van Gaal said. That is my question to you. Fair play to him, though, in engaging. To an extent.
It even became a little surreal. When man of the match and a candidate for man of the tournament so far Arjen Robben was asked about Van Gaals substitutes two of his substitutes scored the goals the forward responded: Louis van Gaal has a golden willie. Maybe he does have the Midas touch (although that might not be the right segue).

In any case this was one for the statisticians and pub quiz aficionados also. It was the first time in 18 years and 221 matches that Holland did not have a player with Van in his name in their team as a result of the one-match suspension being served by their captain Robin van Persie. But Van Gaal was the Van who mattered (along with Robben).
In Van Persies absence, Robben took the armband and took the game by the scruff of the neck. Even at 30 his pace is still searing. If anything he appears to getting quicker. He almost scored the goal of the tournament as, in the first half, he shrugged off Gonzalo Jaras cynical attempts to bring him down on halfway and seared his way towards the Chilean goal, slaloming challenges before sliding a low shot narrowly wide.
Van Gaal argued against it but he certainly appeared to have set his team up to cede possession. In that first half they completed just 60 passes with Chiles Gary Medel alone completing 62. While Van Gaal railed against the penalties the Dutch had awarded against them against Spain and Australia, this time it was Sampaoli who felt aggrieved.
Even so referee Bakary Gassama, from Gambia, was right in ignoring claims that Charles Aránguiz had been brought down inside the penalty area by Daley Blind, although the Dutch defender was rash and it could have been given. However, Dirk Kuyt was fortunate not to be punished for a nudge on the excellent Alexis Sánchez as he ran to meet a cross and then, late on, Stefan de Vrij escaped for an apparent handball on the goal-line.
Chile had to win the group and they certainly attempted to achieve that with Sampaoli withdrawing a defender and throwing on another striker which meant space opened up. Van Gaal as all good coaches do responded and it paid dividends.
On came Leroy Fer and the Norwich City midfielder powered in a header from close range after a corner was cut back to Daryl Janmaat to cross. That corner was earned by another substitute, the tricky, skilful Memphis Depay with a run and fierce shot that had been pushed over by goalkeeper Claudio Bravo.
As Chile frantically pressed, the Dutch struck again deep in injury time with a classic counter, Robben haring down the left, looking up and crossing for Depay to force the ball home.
Chile were beaten. For once the Chi-Chi-Chi could not Cha-Cha-Cha the way they have done during this World Cup.
Van Gaal called a different tune. I want to score one goal more than the opponent, he said dismissively. He got two.

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Op maandag 23 juni 2014 20:53 schreef Frozen-assassin het volgende:
Die Belgen kunnen echt niet blij zijn voor ons

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Op dinsdag 24 juni 2014 09:33 schreef Dven het volgende:

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Gister weer met de Belgen gekeken. Juichde alsof het Nederlanders waren bij de goals. Niet overdrijven.

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Op dinsdag 24 juni 2014 09:33 schreef Dven het volgende:

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Gister weer met de Belgen gekeken. Juichde alsof het Nederlanders waren bij de goals. Niet overdrijven.

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Op dinsdag 24 juni 2014 09:25 schreef Swetsenegger het volgende:

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Dit. Dat constante Nederlandse gehuillie over 'mooi' voetbal. Dat heeft ons na '88 nergens meer gebracht.

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Op dinsdag 24 juni 2014 09:36 schreef PBateman1978 het volgende:

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De commentator op Canvas werd naarmate NL beter in de wedstrijd kwam en uiteindelijk twee keer scoorde anders steeds chagrijniger.

Zijn laatste woorden waren iets als ''We zien nu dat Chili 64% balbezit had en Nederland 36%......, maar Nederland wint..............................., een goedenavond nog........................................''

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Op dinsdag 24 juni 2014 00:48 schreef Pleun2011 het volgende:
Geen buitenlandse krant maar wel een mooi verslag uit de Volkskrant

http://www.volkskrant.nl/(...)doorgeefluikje.dhtml

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Op dinsdag 24 juni 2014 09:37 schreef Kingstown het volgende:

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In '98 nog de halve finale van het WK. Zou ik toch niet als "niets" willen betitelen.
Dat je dan verliest na strafschoppen heeft weinig met het spelsysteem te maken lijkt me.

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Op dinsdag 24 juni 2014 09:36 schreef PBateman1978 het volgende:

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De commentator op Canvas werd naarmate NL beter in de wedstrijd kwam en uiteindelijk twee keer scoorde anders steeds chagrijniger.

Zijn laatste woorden waren iets als ''We zien nu dat Chili 64% balbezit had en Nederland 36%......, maar Nederland wint..............................., een goedenavond nog........................................''

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Op dinsdag 24 juni 2014 09:37 schreef Dven het volgende:

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Ah. De commentator staat garant voor 'De Belgen'.

Een goedemorgen nog.

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Op dinsdag 24 juni 2014 09:38 schreef Halcon het volgende:

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Daar is niets aan gelogen, toch?

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Op dinsdag 24 juni 2014 09:38 schreef Slobeend het volgende:

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Vissers

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Op dinsdag 24 juni 2014 09:40 schreef PBateman1978 het volgende:

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Dat zei ik niet.

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Op dinsdag 24 juni 2014 09:41 schreef Dven het volgende:

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Dus is het zinloos om te vermelden wanneer het over 'De Belgen' gaat.

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Op dinsdag 24 juni 2014 09:40 schreef PBateman1978 het volgende:

Nee maar de steeds langere pauzes tussen zijn zinnen en de toon van zijn stem verraadden een hoop.

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Op dinsdag 24 juni 2014 09:42 schreef Dven het volgende:

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El Sierdo zou inderdaad lyrisch zijn als Duitsland zo zou winnen.

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Op dinsdag 24 juni 2014 09:41 schreef Pleun2011 het volgende:

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Het ging mij eigenlijk niet zozeer om de inhoud, vind het knap dat hij in korte tijd altijd van die verslagen uit zijn toetsenbord rammelt. Hij kan goed schrijven.

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Op dinsdag 24 juni 2014 09:42 schreef PBateman1978 het volgende:

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Je bent een man van uitersten blijkbaar

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Op dinsdag 24 juni 2014 09:44 schreef Slobeend het volgende:

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Hij kan goed schrijven, maar de man is erg zuur.

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Holland’s Arjen Robben looks like a player fulfilled at World Cup

It is a sign of the way the winger has matured that, at the age of 30, captaincy suited him during the victory over Chile

The expression on Arjen Robben’s face as he led his country out on to the pitch, navy armband wound around his left biceps, suggested this was not a moment he would take lightly. Captain of Holland at a World Cup finals: he looked like a footballer on top of his game and utterly fulfilled. He gave the impression that this was a sporting experience he never imagined possible.

In fairness, electric wingers – who by their very nature play with speed and guile and a maverick spirit that does not tally with the traditional qualities required for the leader of a team’s strategy and spirit – tend not to make authentic captains. Before this, Robben had one opportunity to start with the armband before, for a friendly against Japan when Robin van Persie was injured. A handful of times he has taken over during a game when the first choice has been substituted.

As a young player, Robben did not appear to be captaincy material at all. But it is a sign of the way he has matured that at the age of 30, it suited him. He is playing with a mixture of verve, confidence and concentration that makes him, arguably, the standout player in the tournament so far. There is no denying he is one of the contenders, anyway.

Selecting Van Persie – suspended on Monday – as captain with Robben as his deputy was a brave and intriguing selection by Louis van Gaal. Both players have responded brilliantly to the enhanced sense of responsibility.

As Van Gaal sought to repair the damage done two years ago in the European Championship, when the Dutch flopped by losing all three matches, he called a meeting where everyone in the squad was encouraged to speak their mind. In the summer of 2013 he decided to change the leadership in the camp, replacing the then captain, Wesley Sneijder, and his understudy, Dirk Kuyt, with the new double act of Van Persie and Robben. The move was based on a fundamental principle – Van Gaal insists his captains must be guaranteed regulars, something he could not promise Sneijder and Kuyt at the time.

Fitness or suspensions permitting, there is no way Van Gaal would pick a team without his high-calibre attacking double act. This Holland vintage are defined by the stellar performances of Van Persie and Robben, although it speaks volumes that the younger and less experienced players around them are rising to the occasion too. Here Leroy Fer powered in a header to give Holland the lead, before Memphis Depay was invited to add another goal created by one of a handful of blazing Robben runs that seemed fast enough to leave scorched shapes of footprints in the grass.

Robben’s public image may be coloured by the fact he developed a reputation for exaggerating falls but those who know him speak of a level-headed player who looks after himself and these days wants to make an impression looking after others too. He used to be thought of as something of a loner but now relishes the fact he can influence the players around him. Since being named Van Gaal’s chosen vice-captain, he has made a special effort on that front.

Away from football, Robben married his childhood sweetheart and is heavily involved in supporting the local community where he grew up. He supports a project to encourage people to read more (he even features in a couple of the stories), and is an ambassador for his boyhood club, Groningen.

Robben is relishing this World Cup. At that faltering European Championship two years ago, the body language evoked nothing but frustration as Robben was substituted during a game against Germany and hopped over the advertising hoardings on the far side of the pitch – opposite the dugouts – for a long and sulky walk round. “If you want to accomplish something together, you have to put egos aside,” he said later. “You have to fight as a team to regain that sense of invincibility. It won’t come by itself.”

The egos seem remarkably well blended for the common cause under Van Gaal. Robben celebrated victory over Chile, with the prize of probably avoiding Brazil in the last 16, emphatically. They have topped Group B comprehensively. Having delighted against Spain, prevailed through moments of class against Australia, and earned a more tactical victory against Chile, Holland have demonstrated versatility as well as talent and togetherness.

Robben and Van Persie, the creative leaders, will be back in tandem for the knockouts. Right now the team they are leading from the front do not look to be afraid of anyone.