Round of 16 discussion: Netherlands vs Slovakia

[pass first]

We're playing numbers 1 through 11. Nice.

[pass first]

[treiz]

Arjen Robben truly is a great player, he might never be in the discussion with Messi or Ronaldo, but he certainly is in the tier below. Love that left foot.

[pass first]

Arjen Robben truly is a great player, he might never be in the discussion with Messi or Ronaldo, but he certainly is in the tier below. Love that left foot.

I don't really care if he's considered as good. One thing is for sure he's been much more efficient this world cup than those guys. In just 30 minutes..

Btw what a pass by Sneijder to set up the goal.

[pass first]

So stupid. They always give throw-in's and corners when the ball isn't even over the line, but with goals, they're always too hesitant...

[Sleepy]

Slovakias goalie is damn good. That second save was luck (and his big nose), but he's been really excellent all game.

[El Turco]

Arjen Robben truly is a great player, he might never be in the discussion with Messi or Ronaldo, but he certainly is in the tier below. Love that left foot.

i think he would've been in the discussion with Ronaldo had he managed to stay healthy for an entire season or two.

[treiz]

Stekelenburg with some great saves int he space of two minutes. Great concentration.

[MadCityBucky]

They might want to try hitting it to the posts instead of straight at the keeper.

[El Turco]

now i see why Vittek was playing for a team that was battling relegation much of the season in Turkey.

[treiz]

They might want to try hitting it to the posts instead of straight at the keeper.

Those could've easily gone in, he was pretty much doing nothing for 65 minutes

[Sleepy]

Holland wins without looking too impressive.

Steeklenburg will miss the semifinal if he gets booked for time-wasting...

[treiz]

^Cards get wiped out after the last 16

[Sleepy]

No, after the quarterfinal... Germany will probably field Denis Aogo and Stefan Kiesling in the semis after we're done with Argentina.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/4123 ... -round-two

[treiz]

^OH. I heard that it's during the quarters it gets wiped out, that's why I was wondering why the players have been quite conservative when going in for the tackles.

[CPT]

God damn late penalty cost me from winning my Netherlands 2-0 bet.

[Rendezvous]

God damn late penalty cost me from winning my Netherlands 2-0 bet.

Damn, that must suck. You were close.