Comments on: Netherlands 1 – 2 Australia http://australia.worldcupblog.org/socceroos/netherlands-1-2-australia.html World Cup 2006 - Germany Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:03:03 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Credit Card http://australia.worldcupblog.org/socceroos/netherlands-1-2-australia.html/comment-page-1#comment-110444 Credit Card Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:22:22 +0000 http://australia.worldcupblog.org/socceroos/netherlands-1-2-australia.html#comment-110444 I disagree, but I guess there will always be the debate between the letter of the law and the spirit of the rule. I'd imagine however, especially in a friendly, that the spirit of the rule should be the concept. Brian I disagree, but I guess there will always be the debate between the letter of the law and the spirit of the rule. I’d imagine however, especially in a friendly, that the spirit of the rule should be the concept.

Brian

]]> By: Caleb http://australia.worldcupblog.org/socceroos/netherlands-1-2-australia.html/comment-page-1#comment-110440 Caleb Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:58:23 +0000 http://australia.worldcupblog.org/socceroos/netherlands-1-2-australia.html#comment-110440 As regards a comparison with our Olympics performance, it's great to see the team go out and attack a higher-ranked team; I don't think Arnold even thought we could beat Serbia. I can't comment on the player performances since I couldn't see the whole match, but I agree, it was a red card. He was the last man, it was a foul, it's a red card. It was harsh, but those are the rules. As regards a comparison with our Olympics performance, it’s great to see the team go out and attack a higher-ranked team; I don’t think Arnold even thought we could beat Serbia.

I can’t comment on the player performances since I couldn’t see the whole match, but I agree, it was a red card. He was the last man, it was a foul, it’s a red card. It was harsh, but those are the rules.

]]> By: dasilva http://australia.worldcupblog.org/socceroos/netherlands-1-2-australia.html/comment-page-1#comment-110439 dasilva Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:07:04 +0000 http://australia.worldcupblog.org/socceroos/netherlands-1-2-australia.html#comment-110439 Look at our scalps - quite impressive, Argentina 4-1, England 3-1, Brazil 1-0, France 1-0 and now Netherlands 2-1. Hopefully we will add Italy, Germany and Spain to that list in the future. What a fantastic match. The first half was the most impressive performance by the soccerroos since the world cup and you could argue that we outplayed the dutch when it was 11 vs 11. Dutch may edge us in possession but we created the much better chances and if it wasn’t for Holman we should have been winning at half time. Honestly that performance in the first half put Arnie to shame for that dour olyroos performance. We did go off the rails in the second half and we played quite poorly. The passing was off and Lucas Neill had a shocker gaving away the ball on number of times as well as giving away the first goal and we were lucky not to have conceded a goal but we scrape a victory in the second half. +ve - Emerton, culina, Valeri, Schwarzer (awesome save against Kuyt) So-so - Kewell, Wilkshire, Kennedy, Holman, Coyne -ve - Neill, Carney The red card was a correct decision. He was the last man. Either no foul or a penalty and a send off. The only reason why someone could argue he should stay on the pitch is because it was a friendly and the referee should be lenient. However to the laws of the game it was a correct decision. Look at our scalps – quite impressive, Argentina 4-1, England 3-1, Brazil 1-0, France 1-0 and now Netherlands 2-1. Hopefully we will add Italy, Germany and Spain to that list in the future.

What a fantastic match. The first half was the most impressive performance by the soccerroos since the world cup and you could argue that we outplayed the dutch when it was 11 vs 11. Dutch may edge us in possession but we created the much better chances and if it wasn’t for Holman we should have been winning at half time. Honestly that performance in the first half put Arnie to shame for that dour olyroos performance.

We did go off the rails in the second half and we played quite poorly. The passing was off and Lucas Neill had a shocker gaving away the ball on number of times as well as giving away the first goal and we were lucky not to have conceded a goal but we scrape a victory in the second half.

+ve – Emerton, culina, Valeri, Schwarzer (awesome save against Kuyt)
So-so – Kewell, Wilkshire, Kennedy, Holman, Coyne
-ve – Neill, Carney

The red card was a correct decision. He was the last man. Either no foul or a penalty and a send off. The only reason why someone could argue he should stay on the pitch is because it was a friendly and the referee should be lenient. However to the laws of the game it was a correct decision.

]]> By: Kewell_fan http://australia.worldcupblog.org/socceroos/netherlands-1-2-australia.html/comment-page-1#comment-110438 Kewell_fan Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:53:16 +0000 http://australia.worldcupblog.org/socceroos/netherlands-1-2-australia.html#comment-110438 good match for us! hopefully we won't get too complacent with Uzbekistan. http://www.harrykewell19.co.nr good match for us! hopefully we won’t get too complacent with Uzbekistan.

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