sapper756 Posted July 2, 2010 Report Posted July 2, 2010 (edited) Holland v Brazil preview Two sides bid to make semi-finals http://img.skysports.com/10/06/218x298/Arjen-Robben-celeb-Holland-v-Slovakia_2471697.jpg Robben: Faces Brazil Teams Port Elizabeth is the venue for one of the most intriguing ties of the World Cup so far this Friday, as Holland take on Brazil. The two sides have a rich history in the competition and go into the quarter-final tie on the back of some impressive results in South Africahttp://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif this summer. Five-time champions Brazil topped their group and easily dispatched of Chile 3-0 in the second round, while the Dutch deservedly saw off the challenge of Slovakia 2-1 after winning every game in the group stage. It sets up an encounter that will be eagerly anticipated by the purists, although two teams famous for playing attractive, free-flowing football have been adopting a more cautious style of late. Dunga's Brazil have been most impressive in defence and the coach has built a team not dissimilar to the one which lifted the trophy in 1994 - himself the captain of that side. Of course, they still have attacking flair in abundance and with Kaka and Robinho beginning to hit form, they are also a formidable force going forward. With Luis Fabianohttp://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif forming an excellent understanding with those supporting attackers, Dunga seems to have struck the right balance and fused a team of workers with highly-gifted individuals. Holland, meanwhile, have not produced the total football of old but are not in the last eight by pure coincidence. They head into the game on a 23-match unbeaten run and were rarely troubled by Denmark, Cameroon and Japan in the group. Manager Bert van Marwijkhttp://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif has received criticism for not playing in the typical Dutch way, but if the Oranje return home with the trophy in hand, few will be complaining WHO WILL WALK AWAY WINNERS? Edited July 2, 2010 by sapper756
Guest spin cycle Posted July 2, 2010 Report Posted July 2, 2010 just turned it on. initially i thought the corner was poor (had me and brazil defence fooled)as kuyt moved to flick on and then headed in ( 2-1 dutch)...straight off the training ground. brazil's big mistake is not playing in yellow & green
frank-123 Posted July 2, 2010 Report Posted July 2, 2010 my bet still going strong £20 at 9-1 to win the tournament my son has Argentina £20 at 9-2
sapper756 Posted July 2, 2010 Author Report Posted July 2, 2010 Holland showed great fighting spirit to come from a goal down against five-time champions Brazil and advance to the semi-finals after a stunning 2-1 victory MY PREDITION OF SPAIN WINNING IS STILL ALIVEhttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif
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