Spain v Netherlands

LenGlover

So much for my Mexico, Spain Chile treble.

Can't legislate for that though. Well played Holland!

GretnaGreenAddick

Fantastic game, the World Cup just started for real, what a huge message that result sends, not only the Dutch leap frogging many teams in favourites for winning the tournament but that Spain really are there to be beaten, if you have a go at them.

AddicksAddict

Simonsen said:

red_murph said:

I can't remember a better header than that? (Rufus aside).

Jesus wept, straight into the all time list.

Paul Davis v us at Highbury wasn't bad.....

Shaun Newton versus Huddersfield, I think, was pretty good too. But the Van Persie was just unbelievable.

SELR_addicks

Robben and Van Persie will win the World Cup dual-handed if they keep up this form. Unplayable.

LenGlover

The Red Robin said:

LenGlover said:

Not so long ago we were able to watch the likes of Robben and van Persie at The Valley.....

Oh well we've got Reza as our World cup player.

It's also not so long ago that we had players who could match them in a game and stop them.

Indeed.

There's a lot I don't like about the Premiership but when I see players I've watched live against my own team play like that it does make me think how far we've sunk.

operationpig

SELR_addicks said:

Robben and Van Persie will win the World Cup dual-handed if they keep up this form. Unplayable.

They started very slow though and could've been 2 down had Silva scored, but that goal just before half time seems to have totally wiped Spain out mentally.

5-1 lol

AddicksAddict

LenGlover said:

The Red Robin said:

LenGlover said:

Not so long ago we were able to watch the likes of Robben and van Persie at The Valley.....

Oh well we've got Reza as our World cup player.

It's also not so long ago that we had players who could match them in a game and stop them.

Indeed.

There's a lot I don't like about the Premiership but when I see players I've watched live against my own team play like that it does make me think how far we've sunk.

Robben is a better player now that he was at Chelsea.

soapy_jones

operationpig said:

SELR_addicks said:

Robben and Van Persie will win the World Cup dual-handed if they keep up this form. Unplayable.

They started very slow though and could've been 2 down had Silva scored, but that goal just before half time seems to have totally wiped Spain them out mentally.

5-1 lol

Must of been like watching the Massive week in week out Piggy?

operationpig

soapy_jones said:

operationpig said:

SELR_addicks said:

Robben and Van Persie will win the World Cup dual-handed if they keep up this form. Unplayable.

They started very slow though and could've been 2 down had Silva scored, but that goal just before half time seems to have totally wiped Spain them out mentally.

5-1 lol

Must of been like watching the Massive week in week out Piggy?

Trust someone to bring Wednesday up during a world cup game, but I can understand why...;)

The Red Robin

5-1 was 500/1 with Paddy Power and they had two winners!

operationpig

The Red Robin said:

5-1 was 500/1 with Paddy Power and they had two winners!

omg!

PragueAddick

SELR_addicks said:

Robben and Van Persie will win the World Cup dual-handed if they keep up this form. Unplayable.

Absolutely, but I remember watching the Cloggies destroy France at Euro 2008. They went on to lose to Russia in the knockout phase.

eldavide

That's how the Dutch should've played in the 2010 final only Advocaat believed the hype and went defensive. Where's Leroy? Been waiting 4 years for that big fella!!

bobmunro

PragueAddick said:

SELR_addicks said:

Robben and Van Persie will win the World Cup dual-handed if they keep up this form. Unplayable.

Absolutely, but I remember watching the Cloggies destroy France at Euro 2008. They went on to lose to Russia in the knockout phase.

Agreed - Spain showed their infamous mental frailty tonight and the Dutch are just as capable of imploding.

Leroy Ambrose

Ouch

Blucher

Extraordinary game and result - didn't see that coming, for sure. Poor old Casillas had a nightmare and Robben ran Pique and Ramos ragged. A complete humiliation for Spain and, while they may still qualify, I think they have been dealt a telling psychological blow tonight.

Very entertaining and an added bonus - reasonably competent officials for a change. The linesman in the Mexican games should be sent back to the Colombian Sunday league. How do FIFA select these officials ?

Ben18

think I've got a new favourite player

Addickted2TheReds

Ben18 said:

think I've got a new favourite player

That cracked me up when I saw that live. Properly trying to wind Costa up haha.

thai malaysia addick

I worry a bit when Thierry tells me twice that the goalkeeper made himself big

LoOkOuT

This heat map shows the effectiveness of the Dutch attack!

Absurdistan

Not one person predicted this score in the CL WC prediction league. Shocking.

Absurdistan

SELR_addicks said:

Robben and Van Persie will win the World Cup dual-handed if they keep up this form. Unplayable.

Think you are getting a tad carried away. Spain played poorly especially Casillas.

JT

What a game, what an evening. Watching with my dutch step father and johan and loads of other folk was superb. My old dears must be one of the few places in the country with orange and st george draped all over it as she has done every recent tourni.

Sorry Leroy but that was a masterclass in chucking a spanner in the tika taka.

HUP

Absurdistan

Someone won the euromillions in Spain tonight. £109million. Casillas must have got the call before kickoff.

AFKABartram

Forgot about you wannabee Dutchies @‌JT

Must have been a mental night. Hope you do the double tonight

MrOneLung

To be fair thought Netherlands looked poor prior to their first goal.

Chunes

Watched it on iPlayer this morning, not knowing the score. What a game! Was jumping out my seat.

PragueAddick

Blucher said:

Extraordinary game and result - didn't see that coming, for sure. Poor old Casillas had a nightmare and Robben ran Pique and Ramos ragged. A complete humiliation for Spain and, while they may still qualify, I think they have been dealt a telling psychological blow tonight.

Very entertaining and an added bonus - reasonably competent officials for a change. The linesman in the Mexican games should be sent back to the Colombian Sunday league. How do FIFA select these officials ?

Agree. However the third Dutch goal (RVP's challenge on the keeper) takes us back to the disallowed Croatian second. Can anyone spot the difference? Mr Splatter, I'm talking to you. Well? All part of the glorious unpredictability of the game, you say? Sorry Mr Splatter, I don't trust you and your corrupt organisation. I want ice-hockey style video back-up, now.

Bournemouth Addick

MrOneLung said:

To be fair thought Netherlands looked poor prior to their first goal.

I wouldn't agree they looked poor but I was preparing to post that RVP and Robben needed to step up and show for it more...when he scored that header. I decided to keep my powder dry on that piece of expert analysis :-)

cafctom

Still can't get my head around that result!

Am delighted it happened though. Not because I have any ill will towards Spain (if anything I want them to do well to shut up all the hipsters trying to slag them off constantly), but it was just amazing to watch a game that will still be talked about in years/decades to come.

No defending champion or top team has been decimated like that at the World Cup as far as I can remember. Has to be one of the biggest shocks in the history of the tournament.