10-09-2018, 17:09
Thank Gawd for this forum I can answer this I found on a major football page
" I don’t know what to conclude for the fact that Ryan Babel is not only a starter in the Dutch lineup but also their goal scorer! Does it mean that I still have hope to turn my life around or that we are not going to see the Dutch team in serious competitions for some time? "
Ryan Babel was a really good player, until he joined Liverpool and was nowhere as good, he bobbled about at various clubs even returning to Ajax at one point and probably most famously was sacked by his club in the UAE for disciplinary issues
This looked like the bitter end for yet another talented player who had gone off the rails
Surprisingly a short deal at Deportivo La Coruna was offered where Babel not only showed he was in good shape but could score also, strangely not staying in the Spanish league he joined Besiktas who he`s carried on putting in great performances for at age 31, he deserves credit for really turning it around
But after years of Van Basten, Van Nistelrooy, Bergkamp, Kluivert, Van Hooijdonk, Van Persie , Van Vossen etc The Netherlands are pretty short up front of options, not as bad as Scotland but it`s not great
Bas Dost wont play while Koeman is manager, similar big traditional CF Luuk de Jong has failed to impress like he does for PSV Eindhoven
Janssen looked like the next Van Nistelrooy and then its gone belly up at Tottenham
Wout Wieghorst has started OK at Wolfsburg but Koeman seems to prefer smaller forwards than giants
Ricky Van Wolfswinkel(!) got back that form he had pre-Norwich City only to lose it again and go on a barren run
Jurgen Locadia is willing and has pace but Koeman dosent seem to fancy him
No other real contenders currently it`s looking blank hence why Wingers Depay and Promes have been at times used as Forwards
The future`s bright or dim? Well the future could be Orange as there is a real good crop of youngsters come through in Van der Beek, Frenkie de Jong, Justin Kluivert, Bergwijn, De Ligt, Tete, Fonsu Mensah, Til and hopefull Bazoer
Sadly the team look good in some areas and weak in others- Koeman has publicly sworn by Jasper Cilessen who is number two at Barca rather than Jeroen Zoet who plays week in, week out at PSV
Some strange choices at full back and preferences for certain players but guess that`s the same as any team
" I don’t know what to conclude for the fact that Ryan Babel is not only a starter in the Dutch lineup but also their goal scorer! Does it mean that I still have hope to turn my life around or that we are not going to see the Dutch team in serious competitions for some time? "
Ryan Babel was a really good player, until he joined Liverpool and was nowhere as good, he bobbled about at various clubs even returning to Ajax at one point and probably most famously was sacked by his club in the UAE for disciplinary issues
This looked like the bitter end for yet another talented player who had gone off the rails
Surprisingly a short deal at Deportivo La Coruna was offered where Babel not only showed he was in good shape but could score also, strangely not staying in the Spanish league he joined Besiktas who he`s carried on putting in great performances for at age 31, he deserves credit for really turning it around
But after years of Van Basten, Van Nistelrooy, Bergkamp, Kluivert, Van Hooijdonk, Van Persie , Van Vossen etc The Netherlands are pretty short up front of options, not as bad as Scotland but it`s not great
Bas Dost wont play while Koeman is manager, similar big traditional CF Luuk de Jong has failed to impress like he does for PSV Eindhoven
Janssen looked like the next Van Nistelrooy and then its gone belly up at Tottenham
Wout Wieghorst has started OK at Wolfsburg but Koeman seems to prefer smaller forwards than giants
Ricky Van Wolfswinkel(!) got back that form he had pre-Norwich City only to lose it again and go on a barren run
Jurgen Locadia is willing and has pace but Koeman dosent seem to fancy him
No other real contenders currently it`s looking blank hence why Wingers Depay and Promes have been at times used as Forwards
The future`s bright or dim? Well the future could be Orange as there is a real good crop of youngsters come through in Van der Beek, Frenkie de Jong, Justin Kluivert, Bergwijn, De Ligt, Tete, Fonsu Mensah, Til and hopefull Bazoer
Sadly the team look good in some areas and weak in others- Koeman has publicly sworn by Jasper Cilessen who is number two at Barca rather than Jeroen Zoet who plays week in, week out at PSV
Some strange choices at full back and preferences for certain players but guess that`s the same as any team