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0-0 after 119 minutes, Dutch substitution coming up

I'm rooting for Argentina so I'll say 1-0

Messi is King wrote:Should be an epic matchup!

Both teams have no shame in falling out of this round.

Di Maria likely won't play, same with Aguero.

No De Jong for Holland.


Should be a classic, fellas.

I think Aguero will be available for the semis

I'll take the Oranje.

Our bike pedalling neighbors FTW!!

(Also, expect A LOT of 1978 references in the next few days...)

I'll take the team with the better left-footed dribbler. Netherlands it is.

first time that Argentina will face real competition

should be a great game

difference between van gaal and sabella is greater than difference between messi and robben, i'll take the dutch.

No Di Maria is disastrous

Lets go Netherlands!

I can see the dutch playing like the game against Chile, and i could see Van Gaal having a guy on Messi all the time, even more now that Di Maria wont play.

Martin87 wrote:Lets go Netherlands!

I can see the dutch playing like the game against Chile, and i could see Van Gaal having a guy on Messi all the time, even more now that Di Maria wont play.

Messi has proven over the last 10 years that this doesn't work.

5DOM wrote:

Martin87 wrote:Lets go Netherlands!

I can see the dutch playing like the game against Chile, and i could see Van Gaal having a guy on Messi all the time, even more now that Di Maria wont play.

Messi has proven over the last 10 years that this doesn't work.

No, what works best is to have two guys around him. When he dribbles one he has the next one ready to stop him.

At least thats how Iran stopped him until minute 91 and Switzerland stopped him fairly well. Today he also didnt do much.
But without Di Maria all pressure to create will be on him.

Oranje

Van Gaal brings on Krul for another PK shootout

Go Oranje.

Can we go away from 3-4-3 here.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsZkCFoqSBs&feature=kp[/youtube]

One of the GOAT World Cup goals.

Whoever wins this I want to win the whole thing.

I like the color orange so I'll take the Dutch.

Also, no Di Maria is a big blow to Argentina.

The antagonists of Oranje's greatness in the 70s ; Argentina and Germany.

Its only fitting that we beat the same 2 countries that denied Holland of becoming a true dynasty.

The Duke wrote:Go Oranje.

Can we go away from 3-4-3 here.

That formation was intended to not allow Costa Rica to park the bus the whole game, which they did anyways. I imagine we go to the same formation vs Spain, and hopefully start Janmaat over Kuyt in the process.

Matty wrote:The antagonists of Oranje's greatness in the 70s ; Argentina and Germany.

Its only fitting that we beat the same 2 countries that denied Holland of becoming a true dynasty.

Just like in the 70s, we're to busy having more talent than everyone else to let that happen. Despite Jogi's best efforts.

How's that whole gunna get our ass kicked by france thing working for ya?