Just stated that the game against Ireland in 1988 was the toughest game for the Dutch on their way to winning the tourney. He always speaks well of Ireland and our fans.
It should be on ESPN360.com tomorrow BOTN. Gullit gave the interview at the end of the Italy v France game. It was great to hear him mention the Ireland game as the toughest. He was comparing us to the Italians in that the then Irish side was such a hard team to play against.
i heard it too, haha in the same interview he commented on his dreadlocks and said "i looked like a porn star"
Reminds me of that great picure of Chris Hughton sprinting alongside Gullit during that game - bursting a gut to compete with him.
Quoting years at random since 1975
On an almost related topic I was thinkg when I was watching Austria and Germany that it must be depressing to be an Austrian fan knowing that they will never reach the levels they once scaled. The Austrian wunderteam were the best team in the world in the 30's but they will always be looking backwards. The same could be said of Hungary.
Anyway I wonder if we are going to be the same and look back on hte 80's/90's for ever as our glory days.
Just thought I'd be depressing!
I saw that too, saying Ireland was the toughest match in 1988. But then again, he also complimented Julie Foudy at the end. I had to laugh at that one.
"Jacques Santini...will be greeted in every dugout of the country by "one-nil, one-nil" - Clive Tyldsley, 89th minute of France-England June 13, 2004.
"Ooooohhhh Nooooooo" Bobby Robson 91st minute.
thats some compliment alright. He was the best player I have ever seen playing live - tremendous athlete, with a great footballing brain.
on the 1988 theme
this is interesting from the guardian football
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/jun/10/euro2008
says that both the english and irish fans joined forces to fight the german skinheads.......jeez i never heard of this story!!!!!!!!!!!!
I remember reading that story the day after the match in the mirror. (English and Irish papers could be bought in the main German train stations). But never met anyone who could confirm it. There had been a fight on the Friday night before the game in a Stuttgart bar/restaurant between England and Ireland fans. (I was still in Frankfurt on the Friday night and knew many of the fans attacked). I saw no trouble the day of the game itself but there was a fairly nasty atmosphere on the train from Frankfurt to Stuttgart on the Sunday morning of the game. (Mostly Leeds and West ham on our train).
derailing the thread here but points well taken!
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