If we get to the final we will need PFA player of the year, Ballon D’or candidate van Dijk to stop Ronaldo, who’s looking as sharp as ever.
Out of curiosity for anyone that might have watched the Portugal v Swiss game earlier. Did anyone see a penalty from Semedo? I'm just curious because I'm still dumbfounded by the call and want another perspective.
Interesting stats about the number of minutes played by the Orange and England selection.It's often claimed the English football players schedule is vastly heavier than that of other leagues, let alone that of the Dutch. https://www.ad.nl/nederlands-voetba...l-zwaarder-dan-dat-van-de-engelsen~a05b64087/ Seizoen van Oranje veel ‘zwaarder’ dan dat van de Engelsen Het was een lang seizoen, een slopend seizoen. Vooral voor de voetballers van Oranje trouwens. De selectie heeft in totaal 87500 speelminuten in de benen. Dat is veel meer dan Engeland, vanavond tegenstander in de halve finale van de Nations League. De Engelsen stonden 74000 minuten op het veld. Een wezenlijk verschil. Bart ter Huurne 06-06-19, 14:50 Orange season tougher than that of the English. It has been a long, a debilitating season. Especially for the Orange players. The selection has in total 87500 minutes of playing time in the legs. That's alot more than England, this evening the opponent in the NL semi final. The English were 74000 minutes on the pitch. A substantial difference.
Shame van de Beek isn't in there. I'm also a bit scared about the prospect of Blind having to deal with the pace and trickery of Sancho. Same for Dumfries and Sterling I suppose.
We are in some sort of a trouble now. There is no real game changer on our bench! Danjuma would have been so helpful. Perhaps Donny can come up with some of his magic.
On the other hand, I can't believe how mediocre still cilessen is when it comes to PKs. He makes it so easy for the penalty taker.