Majestic Oranje - Euro here we come - Official Euro Thread

He has looked very dangerous for Bayern on the right, but that is just because they have Ribery on the left, so they don't really mind the interchange.

I have always liked him on the left, but then the question becomes.. who do you put on the right? Affelay? Sneijder won't play there, and Van der Vaart wouldn't be very effective. You probably would play Kuyt of all players, and I doubt Oranje wants him in the starting 11.

 

Who is Jetro Willems? Are Holland so desperate for defenders that they're picking random kids from the streets? Why not play Boulahrouz at LB?

 

Robben should start on the left with Afellay on the right, then swap sides throughout the game. Robben is far more effective on the left because he can run down the flank to get space and cross it in, or make a diagonal run to the corner of the box and shoot. On the right side he has to face infield to do anything which makes him far less effective especially vs teams that put lots of players behind the ball.
I think the probable lineup for saturday is:

Stekelenburg​

Van der Wiel - Heitinga - Vlaar - Willems​

van Bommel - de Jong​

Afellay - Sneijder - Robben​

van Persie​

 

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Because Willems is a left back and Boulahrouz is not. Considering Matthijsen's injury it's likely that Boulahrouz will start in central defence mind.

 

Left back position is up for discussion still, and Matthijssen is injured. There's no way Van der Vaart will start. My guess vs Denmark is

---------------------Stekelenburg-------------
Van der Wiel-------Heitinga-----Boulah-----Willems
-------------Bommel--------De Jong-------
Robben-------------Sneijder----------Afellay
------------------------Van Persie----------

 

St. Maarten

VDW - Heitinga - Vlaar - Bouma

MVB - NDJ

Robben - Sneijder - Afellay

RVP​

 

Robben - Van Persie - Afellay​

Van der Vaart - Sneijder​

Bommel​

Willems - De Jong - Heitinga - Van der Wiel​

Stekelenburg​

 

I think Robben is much more effective on the left for Oranje. But it does mean a mediocre fit on the right wing. Apart from Robben, who can play both, when was the last time we had a good RW?

Have decided not to stress about the Euros as have fairly low expectations given our defense. Just don't want to lose to Germany . . . don't like Portugal much either since the Fido days . . .

 

I like that vs Denmark, but we'll need more defensive cover vs Germany.

 

No I do not think so. I think ze Jermans are going to play the counter attack card against us.

 

Affelay is right-footed so to play him on the right, robben on the left means we have 2 wingers capable of making vPersie/Huntelaar a happy striker. But playing them on the wrong sides means they will always continue to come inside and try to get a shot. And its not as if our backs are continuesly coming up the flanks to provide service either.
I do kind of expect Robben and Affelay to switch sides often tbh, might be the only trick up our sleeves tactic wise.

 

which strikes me as a reason to put another d-mid, or at least a mid who is more defensively responsible than Raffie

 

I agree. But if they do start on their "wrong" sides, then as you say, hopefully the switch off alot

 

Sneijder

 

but Sneijder is already in there. Do you think he'll want to cover for VDV? I'm not confident in that

 

awesome

 

Remember this? They need to make another one, worked like a charm the last time.

 

If we and zeJermans win in our first games--then it will be a 'lets not lose today" type game for both teams --so unless whoever plays left back really stinks up the place it doesn't matter too much

the game that matters is the first one--we need at least a 2 goal diff

Denmark has got to keep it close and tight and hope to steal a tie or win but we need to go full force for a couple of goals by half time

 

About that video, that's the spirit!! Whatever game and against who ever..no one get's passed us

 

source?

 

Robben ♦ Huntelaar ♦ van Persie

Sneijder/VDV*​

Afellay ♦ van Bommel​

Willems ♦ de Jong ♦ Heitinga ♦ v/d Wiel


* Only one of them of course
Wingers switching all the time... Sneijder & Afellay moving about

Maybe van Bommel left and Afellay on the right... to bolster left....