I was very critical of Zimmerman after the Wales match, and I didn’t think he was very good against England either. But, I have to give him credit today. He came in off the bench and was very strong in the air. I counted at least 4 headers he cleared out of the middle.
Dest might have played the best match of his life. Certainly the best I have seen him play, and I watched him play for Barcelona for almost a year. The cross he made to Pulisic for the goal was absolutely perfect. He made some excellent plays on defense too. There were times at Barcelona where I didn’t think he knew where the defensive side of the pitch was. Against Bayern, Davies absolutely ran circles around him and they substituted for him at the half. But, today his defense was excellent and Iran had no success attacking his side of the pitch.
There is nothing more to say about Moore. He had no business being on the pitch. And, I don’t get the hype about Robinson. He can run, but that is about the only attribute I see to his game. If you want to watch a 19 year old left back who can really play, watch Alejandro Balde for Spain/Barcelona. He has beaten out Jordi Alba at Barcelona but Luis Enrique for some reason still favors Alba for Spain. Maybe he thinks starting 3 teenagers would be too much.
I know what the offside rule is, and Weah was offside. But, the rule needs to be revised. Only the feet should be considered in determining if a player was offside.
Finally, I thought Brendan Aaronsen did an excellent job after replacing Pulisic. He showed more energy and skill than I have seen from him before.
The Dutch have been my favorite team ever since Cryuff and the Clickwork Orange team of 1974. They rekindled my interest in soccer and helped turn me into a rabid fan. Even having Robben in the team for 12 years couldn’t kill my love for them. To be honest, I won’t know who I’m rooting for until the match starts.
Dest might have played the best match of his life. Certainly the best I have seen him play, and I watched him play for Barcelona for almost a year. The cross he made to Pulisic for the goal was absolutely perfect. He made some excellent plays on defense too. There were times at Barcelona where I didn’t think he knew where the defensive side of the pitch was. Against Bayern, Davies absolutely ran circles around him and they substituted for him at the half. But, today his defense was excellent and Iran had no success attacking his side of the pitch.
There is nothing more to say about Moore. He had no business being on the pitch. And, I don’t get the hype about Robinson. He can run, but that is about the only attribute I see to his game. If you want to watch a 19 year old left back who can really play, watch Alejandro Balde for Spain/Barcelona. He has beaten out Jordi Alba at Barcelona but Luis Enrique for some reason still favors Alba for Spain. Maybe he thinks starting 3 teenagers would be too much.
I know what the offside rule is, and Weah was offside. But, the rule needs to be revised. Only the feet should be considered in determining if a player was offside.
Finally, I thought Brendan Aaronsen did an excellent job after replacing Pulisic. He showed more energy and skill than I have seen from him before.
The Dutch have been my favorite team ever since Cryuff and the Clickwork Orange team of 1974. They rekindled my interest in soccer and helped turn me into a rabid fan. Even having Robben in the team for 12 years couldn’t kill my love for them. To be honest, I won’t know who I’m rooting for until the match starts.
