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Why Holland are falling to pieces in World Cup qualifiers
Johan Cruyff. Marco van Basten. Dennis Bergkamp. There are few footballing nations that have inspired as much beautiful football over the decades as Holland.
Right now, they could not be further from their glorious past. Holland are suffering a slow death, are at risk of missing out on a second major tournament on the bounce, and parted company with manager Danny Blind after losing to Bulgaria on Saturday.
That left them fourth in Group A after five games. There is a serious chance that they could miss out on a place in Russia in a year's time. Sweden, in second, are three points ahead, while first placed France look unreachable.
Missing out on Russia would be a blow, but combined with the fact imitation hermes togo leather that Holland also failed to qualify for Euro 2016 suggests there is an underlying problem with the nation.
Hang on, weren't they in a World Cup final seven years ago? And in the last four three years ago?
Do you remember Cruyff spending the entire 2010 World Cup criticising Holland for abandoning their 'total football' roots? It may have been a mistake from one of football's greatest ever minds.
Bert van Marwijk not the best manager of all time did something very sensible with Holland. He realised that there were flaws among the players and imitation hermes mens briefcase opted to play more defensively.
Yes, that may have led to Nigel de Jong attempting to decapitate Xabi Alonso, but it also saw them reach the final against Spain and nearly emerge as victors.
They reached the 2010 World Cup final while playing a defensive and more brutal style
In Brazil, Louis van Gaal also realised the limitations of his side and created a system to deal with it. His 3 5 2 formation, which many assumed he would bring to Manchester United, was innovative and allowed players to flourish when they had been struggling domestically.
There is an outlook in imitation hermes leather bags Holland, best encapsulated by Ruud Gullit's insistence on 'sexy football' at Chelsea, that footballing philosophy comes above everything else.
What they are suddenly learning is that their innovations have been taken and improved upon by everyone else. Total football is de rigueur.
Louis van Gaal (left) realised the limitations of his side and built a system around them
But what about Robin van Persie, Arjen Robben, Wesley Sneijder and the rest?
That is the problem. Van Persie scored his sensational flying header against Spain after an awful season for United under David Moyes. Wesley Sneijder is no longer the player he once was.
Only Arjen Robben still occasionally performs to imitation hermes bag for sale the standards he once set for himself. The rest of Holland's big names and big performers have all peaked, all at the same time too.
Van Persie has not been included in a squad for the national team since they failed to qualify for last summer's tournament in France.
Robin van Persie (left) has not played for Holland since Euro 2016 qualification
Even the hoped for names of the future are struggling. Central midfielder Kevin Strootman is just finding his feet again after almost two years on the sidelines he broke his leg prior to the 2014 World Cup, necessitating Van Gaal's formation change.
Memphis Depay, another great hope for Holland, is back in form at Lyon but it would be too much to expect him to do it all himself after a tough 18 months at United.
Who is to blame?
It's tough to say. The reality is that the last two appointments as manager have not been up to scratch.
Guus Hiddink is a brilliant man manager, capable of lifting a team at a low ebb, but he is naive tactically. If you want a symbol of how his time in charge panned out, his first friendly against Italy saw Holland concede a goal and suffer a red card in the opening 10 minutes.
Guus Hiddink (right) is a good man manager but was tactically naive while with Holland
He also lost to the Czech Republic and Iceland the eventual vanquishers of England before a draw with Turkey put an end to his time in charge.
Danny Blind was bumped up from assistant to manager, with the hope he could rescue the campaign. It turned out to be too far gone for the former Ajax star, but surely World Cup qualification could not go as badly?
Johan Cruyff. Marco van Basten. Dennis Bergkamp. There are few footballing nations that have inspired as much beautiful football over the decades as Holland.
Right now, they could not be further from their glorious past. Holland are suffering a slow death, are at risk of missing out on a second major tournament on the bounce, and parted company with manager Danny Blind after losing to Bulgaria on Saturday.
That left them fourth in Group A after five games. There is a serious chance that they could miss out on a place in Russia in a year's time. Sweden, in second, are three points ahead, while first placed France look unreachable.
Missing out on Russia would be a blow, but combined with the fact imitation hermes togo leather that Holland also failed to qualify for Euro 2016 suggests there is an underlying problem with the nation.
Hang on, weren't they in a World Cup final seven years ago? And in the last four three years ago?
Do you remember Cruyff spending the entire 2010 World Cup criticising Holland for abandoning their 'total football' roots? It may have been a mistake from one of football's greatest ever minds.
Bert van Marwijk not the best manager of all time did something very sensible with Holland. He realised that there were flaws among the players and imitation hermes mens briefcase opted to play more defensively.
Yes, that may have led to Nigel de Jong attempting to decapitate Xabi Alonso, but it also saw them reach the final against Spain and nearly emerge as victors.
They reached the 2010 World Cup final while playing a defensive and more brutal style
In Brazil, Louis van Gaal also realised the limitations of his side and created a system to deal with it. His 3 5 2 formation, which many assumed he would bring to Manchester United, was innovative and allowed players to flourish when they had been struggling domestically.
There is an outlook in imitation hermes leather bags Holland, best encapsulated by Ruud Gullit's insistence on 'sexy football' at Chelsea, that footballing philosophy comes above everything else.
What they are suddenly learning is that their innovations have been taken and improved upon by everyone else. Total football is de rigueur.
Louis van Gaal (left) realised the limitations of his side and built a system around them
But what about Robin van Persie, Arjen Robben, Wesley Sneijder and the rest?
That is the problem. Van Persie scored his sensational flying header against Spain after an awful season for United under David Moyes. Wesley Sneijder is no longer the player he once was.
Only Arjen Robben still occasionally performs to imitation hermes bag for sale the standards he once set for himself. The rest of Holland's big names and big performers have all peaked, all at the same time too.
Van Persie has not been included in a squad for the national team since they failed to qualify for last summer's tournament in France.
Robin van Persie (left) has not played for Holland since Euro 2016 qualification
Even the hoped for names of the future are struggling. Central midfielder Kevin Strootman is just finding his feet again after almost two years on the sidelines he broke his leg prior to the 2014 World Cup, necessitating Van Gaal's formation change.
Memphis Depay, another great hope for Holland, is back in form at Lyon but it would be too much to expect him to do it all himself after a tough 18 months at United.
Who is to blame?
It's tough to say. The reality is that the last two appointments as manager have not been up to scratch.
Guus Hiddink is a brilliant man manager, capable of lifting a team at a low ebb, but he is naive tactically. If you want a symbol of how his time in charge panned out, his first friendly against Italy saw Holland concede a goal and suffer a red card in the opening 10 minutes.
Guus Hiddink (right) is a good man manager but was tactically naive while with Holland
He also lost to the Czech Republic and Iceland the eventual vanquishers of England before a draw with Turkey put an end to his time in charge.
Danny Blind was bumped up from assistant to manager, with the hope he could rescue the campaign. It turned out to be too far gone for the former Ajax star, but surely World Cup qualification could not go as badly?
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