Wednesday, June 16, 2004

The future's bright, but it's not orange

We've heard a lot about the next generation of Dutch superstars -- van der Vaart, Snejder, Robben, etc. -- but on their showing last night it was the Germans who can look forward with greater confidence. The full-backs Friedrich and Lahm were particularly impressive, as was the centre-forward Kuranyi. This may be a tournament too early for them however.
Are the Dutch the most over-rated team in Europe? Zenden can't cross the ball, van der Meyde kicks people but can't hack being kicked, Davids is past it, none of the defenders can tackle... their style of play is really poor.
Who do we like so far: still the same as before the tournament: France, Czech Republic, Denmark. Possibly England if Robinson is picked and plays well.

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