News: Dutch players at home and abroad worthy to be tracked in connection with the Dutch NT - Part 4

I can't believe people are actually trying to make a case for Dost. The guy was absolutely awful every time in a Dutch jersey. So glad I never have to see him in Oranje again

 

Well, the alternative tactics we executed were very successful indeed, wasnot it?
If plan A doesnot work, in my eyes it's rather stupid to continue on that path, instead of looking at the alternative and make a plan to use the only goal scoring man we had to his strength.
Again I ask the big question, how successful was the non Dost route, or with him the non Dost adjusted tactics route?
Not so great, so to stick to a track proven unsuccessful isnot a sign of great insight in our available players qualities.
Remember in those failed runs players like Depay, Promes just werenot up to the task or simply mentally unfit for the Orange team.
The moment the rest come up to the level needed to play winning matches without Dost is the right time to take another route. But up till now the stubbourness has costed us two tournements. That's stupid.

 

And if you are planning and building your team around Dost you are no better off. You build a team around elite players, Dost is not that.

The last few years have shown how little talent the Dutch have as a whole. Building the team around Dost wasn't going to make them a contender. We all know that

 

First things first..Qualifying for tournements is the first priority. We never were building for the future team in those matches. How could we as the material for that proces wasnot available at all or too young and without much Eredivisie, let alone top clubs flying hours....It's like your blaming Dost for the failures, which is ridiculous.

 

Not entirely true, we are currently building one of the strongest defenses in the world.

Ironic, since we're not known for defending

 

Yeah that, and a midfield of Pirlo plus a Del Pierro up front.......LOL

 

Depay scored yesterday in a 5-2 win

 

His over head kick for coutinhos assist to Suarez was abslotely spectacular.

 

deVrij with another goal from a corner today

 

Let's be clear. The options were not what we did vs. build the team around Dost. That's very narrow minded. Dost scores a lot because he's a decent finisher in a bad league playing for their best team.

There were many different routes we could have gone. Our management has been terrible but no, anyone that watches football can see that Dost was never the answer.

 

Sneijder to get a nice sendoff against Peru. Our little Tuinkabouter deserves it:

https://www.ad.nl/nederlands-voetbal/toch-afscheidsduel-voor-sneijder-met-oranje~a744aae4/

 

Then it's in the right time, as we now are midgets in football
But all jokes aside, it's indeed deserved and it has prompted the KNVB to set up a "system" to have a farewell to retiring players.

 

^^^ Perhaps it is time for a thread where you can put in a couple of Greatest 11 for Netherlands (2 teams, First team and second team) and then the Greatest 11 for the clubs (Ajax, PSV, Feyenoord...). Sneijder will make my Greatest 11 Second team.

 

^^^^ Sneijder would be up there for sure

 

Memphis Depay with one goal and one assist this past weekend... so his tally this season is 16 goals and 12 assists in 33 league appearances. Not too shabby for a player who was written off after a disastrous spell at Man Utd.

 

Not just the food, the women are much prettier too. England is one of the worst countries in Europe when it comes to female beauty

 

Oh dear... you're in trouble now I forwarded you post to the English wife of my nephew She wanted to go after Ruud Gullit when he made a kind of similar remark when he was coaching Newcastle(?).

 

vAanholt scored today