Hi folks. I just checked to be sure and--lo and behold--this thread is in fact in YA. Please take the zombie argument about JK elsewhere. Thank you.
That's a great question. Not to sidetrack but I've 2 great Dutchie pals (for the past decade) living near Den Haag and the husband defends Zwart Piet to the T whereas the wife can understand why Black people would be offended but still goes with it. Crazy folks those Dutchies
It will be interesting to see; however, I think that for a young offensive player it is better to try to get loaned to a weaker league, like maybe Dutch, and get more time and goals there, become starter in Den Haag or Heerenveen, or some team like this. It is much harder to break through even for a talented young player in Germany, than it is in Holland, and Dutch league is very attacking, and allows plenty of goals. From a Polish perspective I can think of Milik (who couldn't make it at Augsburg, moved to Ajax and became a hot commodity), and of Klich (who is not a striker, but rather a classic creative central midfielder, and could not make it at Kaiserslautern if I am not mistaken, moved to Holland, and gets great results there).
Sinterklaas Capucha does not come on Christmas, so that will not be a problem. I do hope Green gets a present soon - a round one, wrapped in the opposing net.
1st reason is Sinterklass day actually has nothing to do with Christmas and is celebrated on Dec. 5 (although Sinterklass Day is actually the 6th), and therefore they would be 20 days too late. 2nd reason is, as @LouisianaViking07/09 notes, it is very difficult to have a reasonable convo with Dutch people about SP. Some get it. Most don't. And if you don't get it, it is very hard to be "convinced." 3rd reason is this is a Green thread, which is a third color - and topic - altogether.
You know I was curious so I did a little research for shits and giggles. I have always been under the impression that Eredivisie is miles ahead of the Big 5 leagues - BPL, Bundesliga, Serie A, La Liga, Ligue 1 - in goals per game. I was wrong. Out of 31 European 1st division leagues the Eredivisie ranked 9th at 2.77 goals per match. It was sandwiched in between the Bundesliga (#12) and Serie A (#7). So it begs the question it is easier to score goals in the Eredivisie or does the free flowing football give it that distinction? By the way I am all for yanks going to Holland for a little football education. Oh here's how the big 5 plus the Eredivisie fare in goals per game: Liege 1 - 2.60 -17th Bundesliga - 2.71 - #12 Eredivisie - 2.77 - #9 Series A - 2.80 - #7 BPL - 2.84 - # 6 La Liga - 2.90- #3 Interesting to note the Swiss Super Leage (3.33 gpg) and Sweden Allsvenkan (3.01) rank #1 and #2 ingoals per game.
Interesting, good research. I would never guess, that Serie A, which is regarded as super-defensive, has more goals per game than Dutch league... Also French league shocks me even more - I would think of French as attacking galore with poor defence.
[bungadiri looks] Oh good God...[/looks] But that's the only way we get any. Ideas, that is. Not the other... Look just forget I said anything.
Weak defending is a sibling of poor finishing. All those GPG numbers are so close, they get rounded to 3.
What about Zwarte Piet??? My Zwarte Piet detector started buzzing like the wasp nest I once accidently stepped on and guided me to this thread.what's going on
Something like "Zwarte Piet is racist, because he does not want to work for Sinta Klass anymore, because Sinta is white..." ... or have I misunderstood?
You did not even know that Sinterklaas does not come on Christmas and is not Santa Klaus so it might be a good idea to stop right there as you are clearly out of your depth.
Yes, I got to carried away... Obviously, he comes on the 6th of December. It doesn't change the fact though, that Piet does not want to work for him anymore.
I noticed my Santa alarm was going off at the same time I hate that fat red booz nosed coca cola fraud, endorsed by shop keepers with phony stories, the template of fake news. Be aware I'm the keeper of Saint Nicolas Book of ill behaving people destined to be flogged eternally in a Spanish dungeon with special maltreatment of worshippers of the false one aka as santaclaus. I keep a close watch n you lot from now on
No he comes on december the 5th and Sint Piter (=Petrus) comes to Friesland to Grou on 21st of Februari. And people are trying to put Piet on unemployment benefit, but he wants to continue as the children's best friend. He only needs a good wash.
Isn't it even more racist? If they employ White Piet, Zwarte Piet could say he was fired because he was black... Maybe, you could be more politically correct and cancel this tradition all together? (Obviously, I am just joking).