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[Lemmy]

Good compliments :thumbsup:

[BethlehemFC]

Originally Posted by Soccerdad

from the Holland coach:

Where did you find the quote?

[Soccerdad]

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=139039&cc=5901

[revolutionfan]

Originally Posted by Soccerdad

from the Holland coach:

I gotta say I like Tino Palace's response to this qoute the best:
"So the Americans fall 1-0 in Amsterdam, and The Bruce rightfully says the better team won. True. But from the other locker room, Dutch manager Dick Advocaat blamed the “conservative” Americans for not “inspiring” the Oranje to play better, and that the friendly’s original opponent, Germany, would have provided a match with “enthusiasm and prestige.”

Two words, Dick: Inspire this.

Any team in their right mind, U.S. or otherwise, who goes into Amsterdam against the stacked Dutch is not gonna come out guns blazing, are they now, Dickie? I gotta believe that includes the almighty Germans, so superior to the Americans they were a deserved handball call away from facing a possible World Cup ouster from the Yanks two summers ago.

So, Dickie, you best find a way to “inspire” all those million-dollar studs all by your lonesome, unless Holland wants to sit and watch the later rounds of Euro ’04, much like they did World Cup 2002. Talent is a terrible thing to waste, isn’t it Dickie? "
http://www.mlsnet.com/content/04/tcs0219.html

[Soccerdad]

glad to see that I am not only one insulted by the guy...........
lets see....where was Holland in 2002???????????????? sipping Carlsburg at home I think!

sipping glasses of coke in their windmills more like. I hope they miss out on the world cup in germany that would be funny.

[revolutionfan]

Maybe they'd do better if they didn't play in those damn wooden shoes.

[Frank Cunha]

"We missed some sharpness tonight and performing against such conservative opponents didn't inspire us. We were supposed to meet the Germans tonight and then we'd have had a match with enthusiasm and prestige. My defense did well, but the rest did not perform as expected."
-- Netherlands coach Dick Advocaat after his team's 1-0 over the USA in a friendly Wednesday in Amsterdam.

"I thought we had a pretty good effort tonight, but [Arjen] Robben scored a great goal. Even though we passed poorly and their pressure on the ball was exceptional, we did create some good quality chances in the second half. This is the first time that this group has been together since the World Cup, and to play this well I was very pleased. But let's be fair, I think the better team won the game."
-- U.S. coach Bruce Arena.

"

[Matteo]

i doubt that lemmy. haiti has improved alot in the last 5 or 6 years and are arguably one of the top teams in the carribean.

too bad there is no tv for this game.

[Frank Cunha]

all the USA games should be on TV

[Soccerdad]

Wondering about roster changes?

[Frank Cunha]

we basically playing with MLS players, I don't think Arena will have the Euro players make the long trip back and forth for a friendly

[Soccerdad]

agree Frank, will be good for the home based players.

[BethlehemFC]

I wonder with the current situation in Haiti if this match will happen?

[Frank Cunha]

for American Soccer these couldn't come at a better time, hope the match will get televise