*** Official Holland v Slovakia Round of 16 thread ***

[Mark (Blue Army)]

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Venue: Durban
Date: Monday, 28 June 2010
Kick-off: 15:00[/center]

TEAM NEWS

Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk has a full squad to choose from to face the Slovakia, although Arjen Robben is again likely to start on the bench. Gregory van der Wiel should return at right back in place of Khalid Boulahrouz.

Slovakia coach Vladimir Weiss is likely to stick to a similar line-up to the one that shocked holders Italy 3-2. One enforced change will be in midfield, where Zdeno Strba is suspended. Kamil Kopunek is favourite to deputise.

Suspended: Strba (Slovakia); One booking from suspension: De Jong, Van Persie, Van der Wiel, Kuyt, Van der Vaart, Van Bronckhorst (Netherlands); Durica, Sestak, Weiss, Vittek, Pekarik, Mucha (Slovakia).

[Mark (Blue Army)]

Good save from the keeper.

[Mark (Blue Army)]

Holland 1-0 Slovakia

[Exiled]

Vlad needs to definitely go out on loan next season and get regular game time. De Jong just swats him away.

[Mark (Blue Army)]

Great save!!!

[Slim]

You are not going to get a better chance to equalise young man.

[Ted Hughes]

Vlad needs to definitely go out on loan next season and get regular game time. De Jong just swats him away.

All the talent in the world, skill, pace, fitness, absolutely no fucking idea how to play football. If someone can bring it out of him we could still have a hell of a player but even when he beats 5 players & creates a goal, it's like he doesn't know how or why it happened & isn't all that arsed whether it happens again.

[Mark (Blue Army)]

Game over now

Holland 2-0 Slovakia

[Exiled]

I've watched 4 games now and still don't know much about Hamsik.

Did Holland even break into a sweat today?

[Slim]

I've watched 4 games now and still don't know much about Hamsik.

Did Holland even break into a sweat today?

Hamsik is amazing playing for Napoli, he has really not lived up to expectations in the world cup.

[Exiled]

Fair enough.

Weiss and De Jong swapping shirts. Still find it funny to have so many Man City players in the World Cup, even at this point.

[Slim]

He swapped with Santa Cruz, if rumours are to be believed, they could well be 'going away' presents.

[Ted Hughes]

Wonder how many rag's players are left playing in the World Cup? Let's count them shall we......... erm.....