Canuck Oranje Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 Haven't watched the game yet but saw the goal Van Nistelroy scored in true Van Baston style.. to tie the game 1-1. Nothing resolved in the Group of Death today.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachesl Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 Germans dominated except for the last 10. Advocaat did the smart thing by shaking things up and putting Overmars and Van Hooodjiink on the wings to service Van Nistlerooy. Good coaching. Good goalkeeping by Van Der Sar too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Oranje Posted June 16, 2004 Author Share Posted June 16, 2004 I guess we will find out more on Saturday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 Germany usually plays crappy and gets a lucky goal and win. Today the lucky goal did occur but they played great and completely dominated the game. Holland looked very poor particularly on defence and were lucky not to have anyone sent off for brutal tackles. Only a beautiful goal completely against the run of play saved them. The Czechs looked bad as well despite the win. Hopefully the level of play of this group will improve in the next round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 Just watching the replay. Maybe the Dutch fans jinxed their team by whistling at the German anthem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Crampton Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 Saying the Germans dominated or looked good goes way to far. Other than Ballack and the kid they threw on at the end they have absolutely no offensive threat. The Dutch were by and large awful by anyones standards unable to complete even simple passes on numerous occasions yet the Germans still needed a fluke to score. All in all a very disappointing game when compared to the hype that preceded it. Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivaldo Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 Anyone else think the play-by-play for Germany-Holland sucked? I didn't catch his name, but he was constantly mixing up players and just wasn't up to the standard of Martin Tyler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Oranje Posted June 16, 2004 Author Share Posted June 16, 2004 Sounds like this game may not be worth watching.. I may skip it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amacpher Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Canuck Oranje Haven't watched the game yet but saw the goal Van Nistelroy scored in true Van Baston style.. to tie the game 1-1. Nothing resolved in the Group of Death today.. This is the group of Death? How do you figure? Group A and C are clearly superior w/o debate! Group D is arguably the weakest. Czechs: No depth Dutch: No chemistry Germans: Playing awful since the World Cup (where even then they didn't beat any quality opposition) Latvia: Weakest side in the Euros, and only qualified cuz Sweden gave them 3 points in the last qualifying game (Swedes had already clinched first). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amacpher Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Canuck Oranje Haven't watched the game yet but saw the goal Van Nistelroy scored in true Van Baston style.. to tie the game 1-1. Nothing resolved in the Group of Death today.. This is the group of Death? How do you figure? Group A and C are clearly superior w/o debate! Group D is arguably the weakest. Czechs: No depth Dutch: No chemistry Germans: Playing awful since the World Cup (where even then they didn't beat any quality opposition) Latvia: Weakest side in the Euros, and only qualified cuz Sweden gave them 3 points in the last qualifying game (Swedes had already clinched first). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Oranje Posted June 17, 2004 Author Share Posted June 17, 2004 It's not my label.. quote:Originally posted by amacpher This is the group of Death? How do you figure? Group A and C are clearly superior w/o debate! Group D is arguably the weakest. Czechs: No depth Dutch: No chemistry Germans: Playing awful since the World Cup (where even then they didn't beat any quality opposition) Latvia: Weakest side in the Euros, and only qualified cuz Sweden gave them 3 points in the last qualifying game (Swedes had already clinched first). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJT Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Sigma The Czechs have no depth? The have four excellent forwars (Baros, Koller, Heinz and Lokvenc). In the midfield they have Nedved, Rosicky, Poborsky, Smicer, Galasek and Plasil. Granted, their defence is the weakest part of their game but they still have, Rozehnal, Ujfalusi, Jankulovski, and Grygera. Every time I've seen Poborsky play since leaving Lazio (including against Italy in a friendly, in the Champions League, and now in Euro 2004) I've noticed that he hasn't lost a step (this despite going back to Sparta to "wind up" his career --- he doesn't seem to be winding up at all). Boy, I wish he hadn't left Lazio. I'm pulling for Czech Republic... after Italy (even if I've developed mixed feelings about them over the last couple of years). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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