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Originally Posted by AndrewG
How can you say that when Holland won like 40 matches in a row 2008-2010 right up to their final at the world championship?  |
Because I prefer to enjoy my matches.
The Dutch team played 20 minutes of "Dutch football" at the 2010 WC (The match against Brasil). I still believe that the Dutch should play attractive offensive football (like the Spanish team has done for over two years now, or like former Dutch squads did before the Bert van Marwijk era). v Marwijk doesn't prefer offensive football and one of the obvious results is that he doesn't dare to let van Persie play in a free role behind Huntelaar (top scorers in Germany and England) Instead he prefers to play with two defensive midfielders and v. Persie as the striker, which v. Persie is not.
Result we have a balanced midfield but hardly any power upfront because our striker is playing as a half midfielder himself. If you are the coach of a team with two of the best scoring players in the World but you are affraid to use them because you prefer to look to your defence then you don't get the Dutch philosiphy. And you don't get enjoyable matches,
40years later people still talk about the 1974 Orange squad that also lost the final (Maradonna called it the best football team ever). Nobody will remember the 2010 team for their excellent play (maybe for the hard fouls, though) and that's a major difference for me
Personally I prefer to see the Dutch lose 3-5 in an entertaining match rather than a 1-0 victory in a 'boring to hell' game. And this Dutch team has had too many boring as hell games to be a fan.
For me result doesn't mean everything
This year I cheer the German squad because they almost play like the Dutch team used to do. As a football fan I enjoy the Spain and German kind of games the most. Win or lose