Round of 16 Matches

[Curtis]

Tried their best but the better team won,

Tactically van Gaal knew how to nullify the u.s. completely

 

[davek]

Enjoy the win Holland. The pain comes next Friday.

 

[evilwebby]

Even when the ISA's goal went in, at no point did I feel the Dutch were not in total control of this and able to step it up and score another at will. They are growing into this tournament, and it will be a very good team that manages to knock them out

 

[Goat]

Enjoy the win Holland. The pain comes next Friday.

Flemish pride.

 

[jazzy]

Tactically van Gaal knew how to nullify the u.s. completely

True but it really want very hard. USA very naive

 

[LinekersLegs]

 

[davek]

Even when the ISA's goal went in, at no point did I feel the Dutch were not in total control of this and able to step it up and score another at will. They are growing into this tournament, and it will be a very good team that manages to knock them out

lol lol lol

 

[davek]

Flemish pride.

The Flemish are in Belgium mate.

 

[RAFUH]

Tactically van Gaal knew how to nullify the u.s. completely

Collectively players have taken a step forward in technical skills from where the US has been. Now need similar from the coaching to continue to advance

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

I'm still trying to figure out what "hope" was killed, exactly? We're going out at our level, possibly above.

 

[carolinablue232]

Tactically van Gaal knew how to nullify the u.s. completely

100% He got it right. Gregg didn’t.

 

[USABlue]

Cannot have four more years of berhalter. Especially with autoqualification giving us more time to get a new system in place

 

[carolinablue232]

Collectively players have taken a step forward in technical skills from where the US has been. Now need similar from the coaching to continue to advance

Yep. I didn’t like Klinsmann but it could be it was just too soon for someone like him. Wonder what he might’ve been able to do with better quality players.

 

[Chrismac]

What?

Apologies, I thought you were the guy I went back and forth with over Dumfries to be told Max Aarons was 10 times better and Patterson had more ability in his big toe.
From trawling through the archives seems it was another infamous poster.
And commiserations btw ?

 

[Drico]

I'm still trying what "hope" was killed, exactly? We're going out at our level, possibly above.

Yup, the USA did what was expected of them.

LVG's style is fine for the Dutch if it takes them past Argentina on Friday. But if they lose, then this will have been a Dutch tournament to forget because they're utterly pragmatic and devoid of fantasy.