Damn, that was a thriller.
First half: Good! We pressed, we scored twice (good ones too), fend off the whiteshirts. What was there to say? This is how you do it.
Second half: Bad! We didn't press, didn't play football, defended poorly at times and showed little energy.
Ivory Coast was strong, however. They tried hard and almost succeeded. Had a strong midfield and defence in the second half. Very tough to break into. Partially it was their doing that Holland didn't really get to play our controlling pressure football in the second half.
Mathijssen played poorly. I dont like him. Touches his opponents too often without actually defending against him. Heitinga wasn't sparkling either.
Robben is too fucking selfish. He needs to get rid of the blinders.
Man of the match was Persie. Scored good and played well in the 1st half, switched to interrupting Ivorian play in the second, worked hard, did the job of a center-left as a winger. :thumb:
Ref was a whiner. I don't think any of the cards, Dutch or CIV, were really justified.
In the end, I'm glad with the points and the hard fought victory. KK thnx