Genius begins great works; labour alone finishes them. Twente 2012-2013 Season

I don't really think you need me arguing against you to prove to the BigSoccer community how inexplicably bitter you are. Why do you have to be so nasty all the time? For some reason you equate any opinion that conflicts with yours with a lie. That says a lot more about you than about the people you call a liar. The worst debaters of all time are people who try to discredit the character of the person they argue with.

Vermeer while a good goalkeeper has had plenty of duh moments, this season and throughout his career. Everybody knows it and so do you. But never mind that. My entire point is that Boschker while geriatric hasn't cost us any points in the league so far, and if anything has looked rock solid. Boschker is hardly the world's best goalkeeper but for a second choice goalkeeper, and to Dutch league standards, he's served Twente extremely well and continues to do so. Don't take my word for it, just check Twente's defensive record.

 

How can a cup game cost you points, exactly?

This is a discussion forum where people post their views. Views by definition are not objective. You don't seem to get that. We're all blinkered here, including you yourself. My interpretation of the facts is different than yours. So bloody what? What aggravates you about this so much that you feel you need to badmouth me all the time? If you cannot stand debate, if you hate people with different views, then start your own online Ajax fanzine. And for heaven's sake, lighten up. Life's too short to badmouth people you've never even met in real life.

 

Back to Twente matters: Douglas has said he doesn't want to leave till the summer. Which if true is good news for us.

The boys are playing a friendly tomorrow night in Spain. For the Dutch posters: I think it's live on Eredivisie Live, at 6pm.

 

Just six months! As with many other Brazilian players he's got a whole team of agents and managers who all own a stake in him. So even if Twente sold him now for say six million it wouldn't be profitable for the club. Also not for Douglas himself mind. If he's transfer free this summer he's rid of the army of agents and managers.

 

In the Netherlands there's a national charity campaign organised by a popular radio station and held every year in the week before christmas in a different city. This year it was held in Enschede and a record 12 million was raised (of course, us Tukkers are givers hehehe). Anyway Twente also did their bit, fans and players raised almost 50,000 Euros. Here's the video with Brama presenting the cheque to the DJs and thousands of Twente fans on the square singing YNWA (singing starts at around 5.30 for those of you who can't speak Dutch)

 

Well it's all speculation and nobody's ever confirmed what his situation is, but the belief over here is that at the end of his Twente contract Douglas is a completely free agent - so he himself can cash in on the signing money wherever he goes next. That would explain why he's never been in a real hurry to leave. His agent says that this month they've received one official bid from a Bundesliga club but he doesn't want to go.

Bjelland is back in training but separate from the team. He gets his final medical checkup in two weeks time, if he gets the go ahead he'll be back with group then. I'm guessing it'll be about a month before he gets playing time.

Our chairman says no key players are going, let's hope he's right. And if no-one important is going, we won't be getting any new players in either. I think the way we played in our last game before the winter break will be the starting XI, but with Mihaylov back as first goalkeeper. Attack-wise that means Chadli on the left wing, Gyasi on the right, Tadic on the number 10 position and Castaignos as striker. Gutierrez is the victim of that system which is somewhat of a shame as he showed plenty of promise, but the team is more balanced and above all more creative with Tadic as the playmaker.

 

I haven't heard about Rendla in a while either. I know he had surgery in the US, I haven't seen him back yet. If there's one player I wish well it's him - it's incredible how much bad luck that boy has had.

 

I think what got the rumours flying about that is when he himself posted on his twitter that he was visiting 'friends in Enschede'.

We'll likely lose Chadli in the summer and considering that Tadic can also play on the wing, yeh sure we'd be interested in Djuricic. Depends on the asking price of course. And on what he wants. And if a bigger club gets involved we'll get nowhere with him..

 

What do you put in your satay sauce?

 

So Twente lost a cup game owing to a goalkeeping mistake - what point exactly are you trying to make with this fact? What I'm saying is that Boschker, even at this age, and as a second choice goalkeeper, is more trustworthy than most first goalkeepers in the eredivisie. Does one lost cup game change that? No it does not.

 

Woohooo we just won the prestigious (erm..) Maspalomas Cup. Beat Lausanne Sports 2-0, both goals by Castaignos, first was a beauty thanks to a lovely pass by Tadic. Good news about this training camp for me was young academy player Holscher who made the most out of the opportunity he was given.

 

Match summary of last night's game is on the website below (scroll down for the video) - worth watching for the first Castaignos goal alone, trust me!

http://www.fctwente.nl/blog/2013/01/tv-samenvatting-fc-twente-lausanne-sport/

 

Maybe he has got it in him after all! Might give him a bit of confidence that goal. I keep on forgetting how young he is by the way.