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RE: ADSactly Sports: The Greatest Players of All-Time - Who is the G.O.A.T? (Part 1)
As a Dutchy, I don't quite agree with your Denmark 1992 GOAT nomination! ;-)
To me there can only be one Greatest of All Time in Soccer, the legendary Johan Cruyff
@scipio I perfectly understand🙂 Think we got a little lucky on several occasions...Like beating Holland on penalties in the semis, if I remember correctly😉
But I agree with you on Johan Cruyff..he has made a great impact on soccer, both as a player and as a coach...He is without a doubt one of the biggest stars ever! We never had a player like that in Denmark, not even close!
Not a single country besides The Netherlands has had somebody like Cruyff! But all things fair, if the Laudrup brothers would be active players right now, both of them would wear the captain's band in 99% of all teams.
I agree with you! The Laudrup brothers were getting close to actual superstar levels..but neither of them got all the way to the top😉
That 1992 semi-finals penalty series was actually the beginning of a lengthy "penalty trauma" for Oranje, which lasted until last (2014) World Cup (about which the Mexicans are still stating no era penal!)
It's actually strange that such a "curse" can hit a team like that..and for so long...I mean, considering the quality of the Dutch players in the years you mention..
Holland are currently record holders for being in the WC finals for three times, without ever winning! "The Uncrowned King".
Still saw a fantastic tournament in 2010 and enjoyed every moment of it, but one...
You will definitely get your time..Holland is great at finding and developing young future star players..we could learn a lot from that!
We're also great in not truly harvesting those developments! Oranje U17 recently won the European Championship (again), so let's see where we're at in about 6 years or so! ;-)
It was so unfortunate that they missed the World Cup this time. A rarity for sure. Where do you rank Van Nistelrooy?
He's a very good player, an intelligent, calm, and for what I can tell good person. But Holland has had a plethora of similar or arguably better strikers. E.g. Marco van Basten, Faas Wilkes, Beb Bakhuys and Abe Lenstra, to name a few.