Round of 16 Matches

[evilwebby]

class has show here. Netherlands 2 clinical moves, 2 quality finishes
USA passed it around like a training session, absolutely no end product

 

[Rook]

That is poor from Dest

Blind knew he was spent.

 

[carolinablue232]

That is poor from Dest

Totally switched off

 

[MrPerfectNot]

Ugh. Right in the balls

Pulisic having sympathy pains

 

[Drico]

All pretty tedious. Having underdogs get through to the last 16 is all very exciting in the group stage, but it leads to some fairly inevitable knockout games. Not that the Americans were not fancied to qualify out of that fairly weak group, but this has been way too easy for a very well-drilled but utterly functional Dutch side lacking flair.

 

[evilwebby]

USA has been totally bummed here by a van Gaal masterclass

 

[Rita_Poon]

USA to hang in there terrier like until the tiredness sets in and the Dutch pounce. Argentina to dish up a whooping vs Aus, sadly.

A stopped clock tells the right time twice a day...

 

[Pittsburgh Footy]

Two nil very harsh

If puli slots totally different game.

 

[MrPerfectNot]

All pretty tedious. Having underdogs get through to the last 16 is all very exciting in the group stage, but it leads to some fairly inevitable knockout games. Not that the Americans were not fancied to qualify out of that fairly weak group, but this has been way too easy for a very well-drilled but utterly functional Dutch side lacking flair.

You're not wrong.

 

[Pittsburgh Footy]

class has show here. Netherlands 2 clinical moves, 2 quality finishes
USA passed it around like a training session, absolutely no end product

We look like peak Everton

 

[Curtis]

This is what happens when a team has a skilled experienced manager vs a novice in world football

 

[steven]

Really fancied USA here. Disappointing from them.

 

[Chrismac]

Is that 2 assists for the same Denzel that a particular poster was very vocal on here saying he wasn't good enough for mighty Everton?

 

[Pittsburgh Footy]

class has show here. Netherlands 2 clinical moves, 2 quality finishes
USA passed it around like a training session, absolutely no end product

We created a bunch of half chances

Our lack of final ball quality the didfernce

That Weah strike notwithstanding

 

[Drico]

You're not wrong.

I wish I was.

I actually thought the Americans could do them on penalties - but even getting to penalties would seem a pipe dream now. I suppose I shouldn't complain too much. If we want heavyweight clashes, you need your heavyweights winning these games to set up big last eight confrontations. This second round of matches strikes me as being a wheat and chaff round where almost all of the expected winners will progress. There is no great intrigue. It may be the price we pay for a superb end to the tournament. Not that the Dutch appear to be all that good, to be quite honest.