Having just sat through the Netherlands attempted mugging of Spain with my better half I thought some of her comments deserved a wider airing. Not that she is one of these non-footballing females who inconveniently ask you to explain such tricky situations as the offside rule and why some free kicks are direct and some are indirect - thankfully! No, she knows her stuff, and is a Poppies fan of many years standing. And here is where her comments are worth repeating.
Iniesta has received many accolades over the course of the competition, and deservedly scored the winning goal. However, earlier in the game when he kept jinking into the box and losing the ball before getting his shot away, my beloved heaped further "praise" on him by saying, "Why doesn't he shoot? He's just like Darren Wrack!" I don't know how high up on the list of praise-worthy comments this ranks for the Spanish superstar, but I figure, probably closer to the bottom than the top!
As another Spanish corner drifted harmlessly away, she exclaimed how much they needed John Dempster to make his circling run to the back post and convert the cross. The Spanish central defenders might argue that keeping 4 consecutive clean sheets might show that they were doing a reasonable job, but the missus wasn't having any of it!
The Dutch didn't escape mention either. A Dutch substitute (Elia?) skipped to the byline and took forever to swing his boot at the ball. By the time he did so it had run out of play. 'Er indoors snorted derisively, "Why did he let it run out? Just like Greg Taylor!"
I look forward to the Poppies starting up again shortly when I hope that the balance is redressed, and that every time a player moans at the ref he is referred to as "Robben", each pulled hamstring gets the shout of, "Get on with it Torres!", and every goalkeeping howler is followed by, "well, at least you're not as bad as Robert Green!"
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