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Reply satusembilan
mcm mana nk tau sape yg sokong memula
dah thread spain pun bukak lepas ma ...
greyrose Post at 10-7-2010 01:46 
bukan final la... thread tue wujud lepas q/final... lepas spain menang ngan paraguay...
kalau nak ikutkan ramai la jugak yg sokong dr memula... sebab ada thread declare team haritue... |
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Reply lkick2113
x nak bazir duit bayar bil asteruk
greyrose Post at 10-7-2010 01:50 
hehehe...slalu jumpe kat LE je..takajut wa tgk lu kat sini... |
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Reply 481# satusembilan
ada thread declare tp xde yg bukak  |
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Reply 484# greyrose
nk cite pasal spain... masuk thread spain tue... marah bebudak team oren... |
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better late than never |
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Reply 485# satusembilan
meroyan kt bod yg aku masuk je
x berani ler bukak thread
kot nanti info x lengkap
P/s : good luck holland (kena cover balik sbb dah kacau rumah org. sorry...permisi) |
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World Cup final: how Holland can stop Spain
By Kristian Walsh
Hot Chocolate once crooned that it started with a kiss before admitting they never thought it would come to this. The 58,207 fans who were at Old Trafford on a miserable February evening over three years ago can probably relate to that.
When Andres Iniesta's half-volley kissed the underside of Ben Foster's crossbar and nestled comfortably into the net in Spain's 1-0 win over England, the wider football world didn't care. It was an abject performance by England under Steve McLaren, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard couldn't play together in central midfield and the Manchester winter evening was as cold as it was coarse. No change and nothing noteworthy there, then.
A lot can change in a day though, let alone 1163 of them. If England fans knew how the footballing landscape would alter in that time, their obligatory post-defeat boos may not have been as voiciferous. They might have even taken a moment of silence to consider the fortune of being present for a snapshot of footballing history.
But before the footballing history, a brief history lesson: stumbling into February 2007, Spain were the world's perennial underachievers. Their previous ten competitive tournaments had only wielded four quarter final appearances - none of which ended in victory. Their squad including Iker Casillas, Carles Puyol, Xavi and David Villa were struggling to qualify for Euro 2008. They had only won two of the last seven and lost three of their last four competitive fixtures. David Healy scored a hat-trick past them at Windsor Park. Their last fixture of 2006 saw them beaten at home by Romania.
54 games, 49 wins, 3 draws, 2 defeats, 118 goals, a record-breaking 35 games unbeaten and a triumphant Euro 2008 campaign later and the Spanish Armada, which this time set sail from England, is one game away from conquering the world. How it happened and what instigated this ruthless domination is unknown. Perhaps their spine of Casillas, Puyol, Xavi, Iniesta, Villa and Torres straightened up and matured into world beaters; perhaps the fear of failure galvanised the golden generation.
FEAR FACTOR
Holland won't care about any of that. As has been their mantra throughout the tournament, with a menacing glance in the direction of Cruyff, Neeskens and co: the past should be left in the past. This is a Dutch side solely concentrating of the present. Spain's previous 54 games are an irrelevancy to them. Holland coach Bert van Marwijk knows what Spain are capable of, but he says his side do not fear them.
Just because van Marwijk is an optimist doesn't mean he isn't a realist as well. Spain have been beaten, and beaten by teams who do not have the wizardry of Arjen Robben, the graft of Dirk Kuyt or the mastery of Wesley Sneijder. But perhaps the former Feyenoord coach needs to cast a begrudging glance at the past to see how Spain can be beaten. Perhaps Holland's World Cup win will originate more from stopping Spain as opposed to expressing their own football totally, even if it isn't quite Total Football. Perhaps Holland need to look to the easy riders of world football, the two teams who didn't care for what was expected of them: Switzerland and the USA.
The Dutch won't gain much insight from Bob Bradley. After the USA's 2-0 win over Spain in the 2009 Confederations Cup semi-final, Bradley shared his pearls of wisdom with those still reeling at Spain's first defeat in 35 games. "It's exciting, a great team effort. To beat an amazing team like Spain and make the final, it's big," said Bradley. "We played as hard as we could and that's what it took. Every guy contributed, so it's a very good feeling."
PRESSURE POINTS
Cliches certainly won't stop Spain, but a closer look at their 2-0 loss to the Americans does reveal a chink in their seemingly impenetrable armour. As imperious as the Catalonian coupling of Puyol and Pique have been, their reticence to get tight to the forwards is noticable - Charlie Davies missed an overhead kick and Clint Dempsey shot just wide with no defender near them. When a Spanish defender did pressurise an attacker, Spain conceded the opener. Left-back Joan Capdevila was looked hapless and felt hopeless as Hull City's Jozy Altidore span away from him.
Capedevila was caught out for Clint Dempsey's goal, too. Having followed the ball in-field, the USA's old-fashioned inside-forward 4-2-4 formation exploited the space. Arjen Robben, purveyor of the phenomenon of playing a left-footed winger on the right or vice-versa (perhaps that should be versa-vice), might enjoy himself against Capdevila, especially as the Villarreal full-back would be defending on his weaker side.
WIDE ISSUE
It would appear if the Collosus of Rhodes tumbles to the floor in Johannesburg, it will be the full-backs that disintegrate first. Exploiting the Spanish full-backs may be the way foward. Ottmar Hitzfeld agrees, and he is best qualified to give an opinion. His Swiss side rolled over the Spanish 1-0 earlier in the tournament and der General provided his home nation Germany some tactics on how to win the battle against them.
"I think that the Spanish way of playing will suit Germany. Spain like to attack, and their fullbacks Sergio Ramos and Joan Capdevila get forward a lot. That means that there is often space on the flanks which the German players will be able to exploit," he said. "That is an Achilles' heel for Spain and Germany can cause them problems there."
It would be harsh to say the Germans ignored Hitzfeld. Like a frustrated bull intent on the matador's rag, Germany never had a chance to sink their counter-attacking horns into Spain. Spain were economic and exhilirating with the ball; Germany were simply exasperated trying to retrive it. But even Joselito, the most famous bullfighter in history, was fatally gored. Holland can get the ball from Spain, but they must use it well when they do.
SPACIAL AWARENESS
Switzerland gave a clinic of narrowing angles. Xavi was marked tightly and his 360 degree vision was temporarily impaired. Two players quickly followed the path of the ball and ensured there was no easy pass available. Spain had an astonishing 74 per cent of possession against Hitzfeld's men, but most of that amounted to no more than sideways passing. Andres Iniesta, playing in a wide position, was forced to the by-line, keeping the magician and his wand firmly from centre stage. Any incisive, probing balls were dealt with by Diego Benaglio racing off his line - a ploy used by every goalkeeper Spain have faced in the competition.
Once Switzerland did manage to grapple possession of the ball from Spain, how did they exploit any defensive deficiencies? "Gaps could open up in central defence if Gerard Pique or Carles Puyol get dragged towards Miroslav Klose," explained Hitzfeld. "That would leave Mesut Özil with a free route to goal."
Del Bosque's disregard for a dynamic defensive midfielder could be Spain's undoing. The wily Euro 2008 winner Marcos Senna has been replaced with the more energetic Sergio Busquets, who must retain his head and composure in his first international tournament. For all their passing ability, Xavi and Xabi Alonso are not the most mobile; this leaves Busquets struggling to carry out a two-man job alone, and leaves Spain vunerable to counter attacks through the middle. Gelson Fernandes' goal came from an unmarked Eren Derdiyok ghosting through the middle undetected.
BELIEF
Holland have the players to exploit Spain's problems. The Oranje - undefeated in 25 games themselves - have it in them to not just stop Spain but send them hurtling backwards when success seems to close. But history dictates the Spanish Armada must be stopped before it's sunk, and history also dictates that it will take something special to inflict Spain's third defeat in 55 games.
And if all else fails, perhaps all that is left for the Dutch to do is take inspiration from those songsters Hot Chocolate and believe in miracles. |
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World Cup 2010 EXCLUSIVE: Dirk Kuyt & Mark Van Bommel Have Been The Best Players For Netherlands - Johnny Rep
Netherlands lock horns with Spain in the final of the 2010 World Cup and former Dutch international Johnny Rep is hopeful that Oranje will come out winners on Sunday. Rep wore the Holland jersey in the World Cup finals in 1974 and 1978 and is Netherlands' all-time World Cup goalscorer at the moment.
"Netherlands have yet to play good football, but they did win all their matches so far. It's simply incredible that they've made it to the final," said Rep to Goal.com's Jesse Wieten.
"Playing in a World Cup final is an amazing experience, it really is something very special. However, I do remember that I wasn't extremely tense. That would have been a bad thing.
"You never forget that you had the chance to win the World Cup. We had the chance to win the tournament in both finals, but we didn't grab our chances. It's still a shame."
Rep also took the time to look forward to the upcoming final and expressed his hopes that Oranje will lift the trophy on Sunday.
"I hope that Robin van Persie will hit top form in the final, that could be vital for Oranje. Sneijder is getting better by the match, but Dirk Kuyt and Mark van Bommel have been the standout performers for Holland at this World Cup.
"I hope that Wesley Sneijder grabs my record as all-time World Cup goalscorer on Sunday. That would probably mean that Oranje win the final and become champions." |
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Reply 492# jingga007
kan.......wpon avvy terang2 player spain  |
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Reply chewan
motip pagi2 gini pun gediks
jugak
jingga007 Post at 10-7-2010 05:42
kt sini malam la |
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Reply 498# jingga007
balik ngn suami ke sorg2.......anak sihat ker |
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Post time 10-7-2010 01:50 AM
Post time 10-7-2010 03:10 AM
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