The Dutch football team

[stojkovic]

Crazy Dutchmen from the game against portugal?
Boularouz or Van Bommell - take your pick.

The only player my Dutch mates could remark upon that made the difference was Roy Keane in sept 2001. Simply put, he scared the sh'ite out of them, a controlled psychopath.

YES, even his team-mate Stam wouldnt tackle him.

[Torn-Ado]

YES, even his team-mate Stam wouldnt tackle him.

And thats the reason we won't qualify for the next WC regardless of a new manager.

No player like Roy Keane to lead the side. In the campign he scared them all out of their wits and the his team mates revelled on that.

We simply don't have a strong minded leader from midfield up.

[stojkovic]

And thats the reason we won't qualify for the next WC regardless of a new manager.

No player like Roy Keane to lead the side. In the campign he scared them all out of their wits and the his team mates revelled on that.

We simply don't have a strong minded leader from midfield up.

Robbie could sing to them.

Did you see him riding Berbatov after the whistle on Sunday.

Will he stick the boot in, in Sofia ?

I still think we are good enough to make the play-offs, its pot luck after that.

[jmurphyc]

And thats the reason we won't qualify for the next WC regardless of a new manager.

No player like Roy Keane to lead the side. In the campign he scared them all out of their wits and the his team mates revelled on that.

We simply don't have a strong minded leader from midfield up.

I agree that we in many games in the last campaign we were desperately lacking a leader, particularly in the middle of the park, but we have a better manager now than we did back then (not having a go at McCarthy, but Trapattoni is a different class) and this group should be easier than that one. The weaker teams in this group are stronger, but Holland and Portugal are a much better pair than Italy and Bulgaria.