Re: Quarter-Final: Costa Rica Vs Netherlands

by Tomwin Lannister Sat Jul 05, 2014 12:23 am

Yeah I remember you telling me you were 1/4 dutch

i'm only half dutch myself but still.

by messixaviesta Sat Jul 05, 2014 1:31 pm

Every world cup usually has at least one surprise semi finalist. So who will it be this time - Belgium or Costa Rica or none?

by Zealous Sat Jul 05, 2014 3:12 pm

Would Belgium winning really be a surprise at this point? Argentina look very beatable and the Belgians have always been everybody's dark horses from the start.

Costa Rica winning would be a huge upset imo

by lenear1030 Sat Jul 05, 2014 4:13 pm

messixaviesta wrote:Every world cup usually has at least one surprise semi finalist. So who will it be this time - Belgium or Costa Rica or none?

Costa Rica. Belgium is not a surprise.

Yes, I'm on the Costa Rica bandwagon.

by LuckAndWin Sat Jul 05, 2014 5:29 pm

Netherlands for the win! This national team have proven that they can cope with Louis van Gaal tactics, you probably remember that two of their World Cup matches (Australia and Mexico) needs to switch their plans. And it works for them even the player were able to adjust and escape the defence of their opponent.

by M99 Sat Jul 05, 2014 8:58 pm

Netherlands XI: Cillessen, Vlaar, De Vrij, Martins Indi, Blind, Van Persie (c), Sneijder, Robben, Kuyt, Wijnaldum, Depay.

Costa Rica XI: Navas, Acosta, Gonzalez, Umana, Borges, Bolanos, Campbell, Ruiz (c), Diaz, Gamboa, Tejeda.

by McAgger Sat Jul 05, 2014 9:58 pm

Keylor is the best GK in the world without a doubt. :coffee:

by McAgger Sat Jul 05, 2014 10:26 pm

RVP ruining every Dutch attack lol

by Ganso Sat Jul 05, 2014 10:28 pm

RVP is back to his regular WC form

by BusterLfc Sat Jul 05, 2014 10:58 pm

Navas dayum

by futbol Sat Jul 05, 2014 11:00 pm

BusterLfc wrote:Navas dayum

He has been pulling this shit the entire season in La Liga. Laughing

by BusterLfc Sat Jul 05, 2014 11:03 pm

Fußball wrote:
BusterLfc wrote:Navas dayum

He has been pulling this shit the entire season in La Liga.

Yeah I knew he was La Liga's best GK last season but he still hasn't gotten recognition he deserves.

Hope Atletico signs him.

by VendettaRed07 Sat Jul 05, 2014 11:49 pm

The cruelty of this cup continues.

by archwooohh Sat Jul 05, 2014 11:52 pm

Krul 5/5 in guessing which way the ball went

F'n mental sub by Van Gaal, but it worked

by McAgger Sat Jul 05, 2014 11:53 pm

Krul is a *bleep* goat. He was talking shit to all of their pen takers. And guessed all of their shots Laughing

by farfan Sat Jul 05, 2014 11:54 pm

VendettaRed07 wrote:The cruelty of this cup continues.

that's not cruel at all.

thanks to holland's profligacy , costa rica can say that they went out on penalties instead of what should've been a clear loss for them in normal time.

by BusterLfc Sat Jul 05, 2014 11:54 pm

Krul knew where they all shoot based on Greece pks,picked all the right sides..I bet Krul was studying that whole training
He still failed to save some shots though

by messixaviesta Sat Jul 05, 2014 11:54 pm

Don't call me James wrote:Krul is a *bleep* goat. He was talking shit to all of their pen takers. And guessed all of their shots

Louis van Gaal is coach of the tournament for his substitutions.

by Ganso Sat Jul 05, 2014 11:55 pm

LVG is the best *bleep* manager in the world

bow down Low,Scolari and Sabella :bow:

by messixaviesta Sat Jul 05, 2014 11:57 pm

farfan wrote:
VendettaRed07 wrote:The cruelty of this cup continues.

that's not cruel at all.

thanks to holland's profligacy , costa rica can say that they went out on penalties instead of what should've been a clear loss for them in normal time.

One has to feel for Costa Rica for such a brave fight that shamed the likes of France and Belgium even more but I have to say parking the bus is blurring the difference between strong and weak teams more and more. Cynically I can admit I am glad that when I stay awake at 1:30 am it will be to watch Netherlands vs. Argentina and not for 90 minutes of parking the bus.

by M99 Sat Jul 05, 2014 11:58 pm

Krul

by farfan Sun Jul 06, 2014 12:00 am

the only person i feel for is poor sneijder who saw two thunderous shots hit the post and what's should've been a world class assist hilariously missed by van persie.

he could've been the hero of this match.

by Cruijf Sun Jul 06, 2014 12:02 am

The fact that it went to penalties was more the Dutch being bad than Costa Rica being good tbh, though I take nothing away from Navas' heroics. They most definitely did not deserve to win however and the advancement of the Dutch is only good for the tournament.

by messixaviesta Sun Jul 06, 2014 12:02 am

farfan wrote:the only person i feel for is poor sneijder who saw two thunderous shots hit the post and what's should've been a world class assist hilariously missed by van persie.

he could've been the hero of this match.

Agreed. This must have been by far Sneijder's best performance in ages.

by rwo power Sun Jul 06, 2014 12:06 am

archwooohh wrote:Krul 5/5 in guessing which way the ball went
F'n mental sub by Van Gaal, but it worked

Tim Krul prolly did nothing else but study Costa Rica's PSO against Greece while he sat on the bench. ^^

by Ganso Sun Jul 06, 2014 12:08 am

in what world were the Dutch bad?they dominated the match, hit the bar twice and missed a few easy chances.just unlucky, definitely not a bad game from them

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