World Cup 2014 Round of 16 - Netherlands vs Mexico, 29 June 18:00 CEST

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  1. MagpieFan

    MagpieFan Member+

    Apr 25, 2004
    Back in DC
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Best thing I like about Kuyt all these years is that whenever someone says, "Who could we put in place of ____________?" Kuyt's name can come up and it's not entirely implausible.
     
  2. Gedonder

    Gedonder Guest

    Dirk is very useful for this team and adapts quickly to a new situation.
     
  3. windycity

    windycity Member

    Oct 19, 2001
    Where do you think
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    Of course not but it is rough justice
     
  4. rob88

    rob88 Member

    Nov 23, 2005
    Mexico city
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
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  5. JC-14

    JC-14 Member+

    Jan 28, 2010
    Amsterdam
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    Lets just continue tot play 433 against weaker opposition please.

    Kuijt was great on right back.
     
  6. TFC Ajax

    TFC Ajax Member+

    Mar 20, 2011
    Greater Toronto Area
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    You mad Bro? Sure he embellished. Doesn't make it less of a foul though.
     
  7. Rebaño_Sagrado

    Rebaño_Sagrado Member+

    May 21, 2006
    Home
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
    The one in first half was a foul, where Moreno was injured, so it evens out that second one wasn't.
     
  8. rob88

    rob88 Member

    Nov 23, 2005
    Mexico city
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
    Before that action , a Mexican player was kicked on the face. Clear penalty.
     
  9. Orange14

    Orange14 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 27, 2007
    Bethesda, MD
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    Look at the replay again. I think it was Vlaar and he got a boot to the ball before the contact (if there was much of any) with the attacker's face. Are you denying the defender the opportunity to clear the ball from the box?
     
  10. CanadaHolland

    CanadaHolland Member

    Apr 20, 2009
    Toronto, Canada
    Club:
    Toronto FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    Semifinals are also played later in day as is the final.
     
  11. Ed-D

    Ed-D Member

    Spurs
    United States
    Jun 13, 2005
    NY
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  12. Rebaño_Sagrado

    Rebaño_Sagrado Member+

    May 21, 2006
    Home
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
    Look referees will never do 100% job to keep every side happy. I try, sometimes unsuccessfully, to realize they are human and sometimes not in the best positions to make a call at the youth level. Let alone, at the professional level no matter how good they are.

    Was i the referee who took out Giovani dos Santos in favor of Javier Aquino?

    Was it the referee who moved Kujt to the right wing from playing lwb and have him 1v1 against Layun winning corner after corner?

    Was is the referee who left Sneijder unmarked in the corner kick so he can smash in and pretty much kill any Mexican hopes?

    Was it the referee who told Mexico to stay in their half and not attack the weak Netherlands backs?

    Was it the referee who struggled to put shots on target and capitalize on dutch goalie mistakes?
     
  13. KPSmit

    KPSmit Member

    Nov 26, 2011
    New York
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    Wow bitter... 'Dive' or not, there was contact. Name one striker, any country, any league, any club that would not have 'dove/fallen' exactly the same way

    Especially under these circumstances, late in a tied knockout round game which was being played in less than ideal conditions.

    Was the fall a little theatrical? Sure, but does that take away the contact?

    Actually, forget that, name any player, any position that would not do the exact same thing
     
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  14. windycity

    windycity Member

    Oct 19, 2001
    Where do you think
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    Not to mention the guy put his head down into the ball - you do that you take your chances. No way was that a foul
     
  15. Ed-D

    Ed-D Member

    Spurs
    United States
    Jun 13, 2005
    NY
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That's the thing: there clearly wasn't. Watch the replay. Marquez didn't even step on Robben's foot and Robben went airborne...
     
  16. thatkid

    thatkid Member

    Jun 21, 2010
    Netherlands
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    I think I have to agree with our Mexican friends.. I also taught it was a dive, there no hard contact. But we did deserve a penalty in the first half when van Persie cleared Robben.

    The ref messed up two times in this game, first against us and after that, for us.
     
  17. KPSmit

    KPSmit Member

    Nov 26, 2011
    New York
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    Well we must be watching different replays. I understand the bitterness. I would be too if the Dutch lost like that.

    Contact 1: definite contact: Marquez's right foot steps on Robben's left foot, more specifically his toes

    Contact 2: marginal/questionable contact. Marquez's right leg with Robben's right leg. Like I said, questionable
     
  18. Ed-D

    Ed-D Member

    Spurs
    United States
    Jun 13, 2005
    NY
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Robben himself admitted that one was a dive...
     
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  19. Ed-D

    Ed-D Member

    Spurs
    United States
    Jun 13, 2005
    NY
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The only vested interest I, as a USA fan, had in the match was seeing Mexico lose. So if I'm biased in any direction, it's towards the Dutch. And I'm telling you I think it was a dive.
     
  20. Lahmfan

    Lahmfan Member+

    Jun 3, 2007
    Los Angeles
    Club:
    FC Bayern München
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    dude you grew 20 years in one week? :eek:
    http://forums.bigsoccer.com/threads...sa-26-juni-2014.2006922/page-30#post-30548111
     
  21. richsavare

    richsavare Member+

    Ajax
    Netherlands
    Jan 28, 2003
    New Jersey
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    What a match.! My blood pressure is finally coming back to normal.
    First half did not start well with boiling heat and early loss of the rock solid De Jong a massive blow.
    I thought Verhaegh was brutal out there. Almost no idea what to do on defense and nothing but negative slow passes. VG needs to bring Janmaat back.
    Ciliessen looked lost out there too, and for what it's worth I too thought he should have done better on the goal. I also thought Blind looked very slow out there today. Vlaar was shaky too. Both he and Dr Vrij are not fleet of foot and struggle when forced to run into channels. They did wake up after the goal I thought but need to pick up their play.
    In general the defensive play by Oranje was rather slow at times and too much ball watching was going on in the first half.
    2nd Half the game started to pick up after Mexico's unfortunate goal. For me Blind was too slow and Ciliessen could have done better but it is what it is.
    From there the Mexico Manager Herrera made negative substitution and Oranje bosses game. I got the feeling that Mexico was very scared of Robben and was not surprised that Marquez got called for a pk as he is careless and rather shaky.
    As Ruud said on ESPN he cannot challenge there and certainly Robben made the most out of it.
    Kuyt and Robben were awesome today. I also thought Winjaldum was excellent too. Very positive cameo appearance by Huntelaar and class finish by Wesley and coolly taken pk by Hunter under enormous pressure.
    Perhaps Clasie gets a look if Nigel is out. I believe he is the only unused field player by Van Gaal.
    Crazy game this football. Van Gaal with so much talent in 2002 cannot make it happen, now with a much lesser experienced group he has really made a lot of good decisions.
    I am absolutely thrilled.
     
  22. Lahmfan

    Lahmfan Member+

    Jun 3, 2007
    Los Angeles
    Club:
    FC Bayern München
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    and oh, congrats to the Netherlands ! should be another easy win for you.. see you in the final ;)
     
  23. Antario2

    Antario2 Member

    Jan 29, 2012
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    #223 Antario2, Jun 29, 2014
    Last edited: Jun 29, 2014
    Even in the reruns it's hard to be conclusive either way so I can understand it's tough for the referee to make a correct call. Robben's reputation did not help him in the first half where several calls went against him. The cynical part of me suspects the ref just gave it in the stoppage time to be certain he wouldn't have to spend another half hour in that awful heat.

    I can't blame the Mexican fans for being upset, this is a terrible way to go out. I can still recall the frustrations of the incorrect penalty calls the Netherlands received against Spain and Australia. Still, it's a bit disappointing to see Herreras blame others instead of admitting he made some tactical mistakes.
     
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  24. TFC Ajax

    TFC Ajax Member+

    Mar 20, 2011
    Greater Toronto Area
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    Players embellish when their fouled because the refs don't give penalties when they don't. There's a difference in my mind between when a player pretends they were contacted when they actually weren't, and when they embellish to make sure the ref sees that they were fouled. It was pretty obvious that Marquez caught Robben's foot. That is a foul, and since it was in the area, it's a penalty. Now what are the chances that the ref calls it if he stays on his feet? Pretty darn slim. Call him a cheat all you want, he wouldn't have to dive if refs actually gave penalties for fouls in the area where the player doesn't go down.

    I'd also like to point out that most 'cheats' would have caught themselves on Marquez instead of jumping over him like Robben did on that run in the 74th minute. And it would have been a penalty every time if he did.
     
  25. Antario2

    Antario2 Member

    Jan 29, 2012
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    He also said he was really fouled at three separate instances in the box.
     

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