One of the best example of revenge is perhaps the last World Cup match between the Netherlands (NL) against Spain (SPA). NL, one of the best teams in the world who never won World Cup started slow and even got behind after Alonso's penalty. I watched around 10 minutes after the goal, and it seemed that the situation was the same like the previous World Cup Finals, 4 years ago. So I considered, OK, what the hell, shutting down the live streaming, thinking that NL would lose anyway.
Apparently, the result was the opposite, NL came back from behind from Van Persie's amazing goal and after that Robben & Van Persie were torturing SPA's poor defense. Robben, the amazing dribbler, got his total redemption after beating Casillas, twice in style. I wonder what he felt when he scored the goals, as he failed to convert the golden chance 4 years ago into a goal (also against Casillas). Another interesting thing is, NL's defense was filled with young players. One of them is Daley Blind, this guy was amazing in the match by providing two assists to Robben and Van Persie. Looking at his last name, perhaps you're wondering whether he has family relationship with Danny Blind, former Ajax captain and currently the assistant coach of NL team. Indeed, he's the son of Danny Blind. Daley, just named as the best footballer in NL, proved that he has the potential to become a star. Who knows, Van Gaal will bring him to Manchester United next season.
Ok, 5-1 against Spain was an unbelievable result. No one in the world would expect that SPA would be pounded by NL like that. But I think NL need to regroup again, prevent the team to sucked in a useless euphoria. It's 5-1 but it's only worth 3 points, they still in the group stage and there are two matches ahead of them. I think the senior players like Robben, Van Persie, Sneijder still remember when they play excellent football in the group stage usually they will end up not more than the quarter finals of the tournament. So, NL needs to keep the focus.
Apparently, the result was the opposite, NL came back from behind from Van Persie's amazing goal and after that Robben & Van Persie were torturing SPA's poor defense. Robben, the amazing dribbler, got his total redemption after beating Casillas, twice in style. I wonder what he felt when he scored the goals, as he failed to convert the golden chance 4 years ago into a goal (also against Casillas). Another interesting thing is, NL's defense was filled with young players. One of them is Daley Blind, this guy was amazing in the match by providing two assists to Robben and Van Persie. Looking at his last name, perhaps you're wondering whether he has family relationship with Danny Blind, former Ajax captain and currently the assistant coach of NL team. Indeed, he's the son of Danny Blind. Daley, just named as the best footballer in NL, proved that he has the potential to become a star. Who knows, Van Gaal will bring him to Manchester United next season.
Ok, 5-1 against Spain was an unbelievable result. No one in the world would expect that SPA would be pounded by NL like that. But I think NL need to regroup again, prevent the team to sucked in a useless euphoria. It's 5-1 but it's only worth 3 points, they still in the group stage and there are two matches ahead of them. I think the senior players like Robben, Van Persie, Sneijder still remember when they play excellent football in the group stage usually they will end up not more than the quarter finals of the tournament. So, NL needs to keep the focus.
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