From: pasand@Mari.Unit.NO (Per Annar Sandaune)
Subject: Re: top 10 national teams
Reply-To: pasand@Mari.Unit.NO (Per Annar Sandaune)
Organization: Norwegian Institute of Technology
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 92 19:55:35 GMT

In article <1992Dec15.114649.26022@fwi.uva.nl>, bronstri@fwi.uva.nl (Mischa Bronstring) writes:
|> louis@aie.nl (Louis Kossen) writes:
|> 
|> >In article <1992Dec11.175844.18812@ugle.unit.no> dagn@colargol.edb.tih.no (dagn) writes:
|> >>Mischa Bronstring (bronstri@fwi.uva.nl) wrote:
|> >>: I do. And I really don't care about Denmark. They get a lot of attention these
|> >>: days, just because they're European Champions BY LUCK! They surely weren't
|> >>: the best playing team in Sweden, but... Goals decide matches. What was the
|> >>: best team then in Sweden? That was - unbiased!!! - Holland.
|> >>
|> >>Unbiased????? You must be joking.......
|> >>
|> >>: To complete the posting with some current 'number 1 team' results:
|> >>: 0-0 against some pretty good countries, like Lithuania, and that other ex-
|> >>: soviet countrie. Congratulations!
|> >>
|> >>Well then, let's take some of YOUR 'number 1 team' results :
|> >>Norway-Holland 2-1 
|> >>Holland-Poland 2-2
|> >>
|> >>Now, then, you must be real proud of your 'champions'...........
|> 
|> >>
|> >>: Ole, ole ole ole ole, we are the champions, we are the champions!
|> >>: -- 
|> >>
|> >>Come on, pal, wake up, will ya ??
|> >>I agree that the Dutch team was very good some years ago, and maybe will
|> >>be again, but right now they're not world class, admit it.
|> >>
|> 
|> >As a dutchman I feel the right to react. I think in Sweden Holland played
|> >well. Not magic, but compared to the other teams they were quite good. Bu I
|> >think there is something wrong between the ears of the dutch players. What I
|> >say now may sound arrogant but I think Holland is the country with the most
|> >talented players at this moment. Unfortunately this is only one aspect of
|> >the game and the other aspects of football are not so well understood by the
|> >players. That's why they deservedly lost of Norway although in my opinion it
|> >is not a world class team. The match against Poland was another example of
|> >a very unprofessional played game. Van Basten is able to score in the Italian
|> >league but iin the dutch team he fails. Those who have seen the game will agree
|> >that 5-2 or even more would have been a normal score.
|> >  Next wednesday Holland has to play Turkey and I fear this game. Normaly, 
|> >Holland should win this game by 3 or 4 goals difference. If Holland doesn't win
|> >they have to win all the remaining games which won't be easy. Gullit will
|> >play next wednesday and although he  played terrible against PSV he is player
|> >who has more guts than van Basten. But if they won't win it's all over and
|> >I expect Norway and Poland to go to the WC in the USA.
|> 
|> >Louis Kossen
|> 
|> 
|> A reaction from me again:
|> 
|> Holland has some very good players, but what makes them the best national
|> team in my opinion is the tactics they play. Always attacking style.
|> Then, Dutch players have brilliant technique, like Marco van Basten and
|> Dennis Bergkamp. You don't see that in countries like Norway (to mention one, 
|> I could have mentiones Germany).

You don't know much about norwegian football, do you?

 
|> The game wednesday in Turkey: I really am optimistic. I also believe we'll go
|> to the States in '94. Mentally Holland will be 'sharp' (as we say here) in  
|> Turkey, because they MUST perform well. History tells us, that Holland always
|> performs best when they're under pressure (remember Greece in Rotterdam, two
|> years ago?)
|> 
|> We'll make it (with nice looking soccer).
|> 
|> Greetings!
|> 



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Per Annar Sandaune
Trondheim, Norway
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