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The Netherlands: gave the world modern financial economy...and football how it should be played

Posted on June 09, 2008

What other international football squad is so enjoyable to watch as the Netherlands when they play as they did tonight against Italy?Is there another squad capable of offering a a midfielder (Sneidjer) who sarcastically applauds his defensive countryman (van Bronkhorst) for an errant pass into touch; and minutes later combines with the same to score a truly stunning end-to-end goal? And against the World cup holders. When they are good, they are sublime.But when bad? Heard of the fox that, when caught in a trap, will gnaw its leg off to escape? Eleven Dutch footballers can do that without the ...

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