Netherlands vs. Costa Rica (QF4) 21:00, 5 July

TimeToShine

Enjoyed Costa Rica's style of play at the start but really hope they don't go through here. It's quite obvious they are content to shut up shop against the better teams and if they do go through it'll be a dull, dull affair against Argentina.

Cypher_sounds

Think Shearer just said Krul only saved 2 out of 22 penos in the premier league..

Angron

R00ster wrote: »

Sligo brought on their a sub keeper for penos in the cup final a few years ago

How'd that work out for them?

Turtyturd

Robben really should be the Dutch captain.

bitemeluis

$50 says Kuyt misses penalty

Optimalprimerib

alchemist33 wrote: »

Sligo Rovers subbed the keeper for the cup final penos a few years ago. It worked

That cheating bastard. By the time the player was kicking the ball the goalie was at the penalty spot.

When chelsea or greece play like costa rica are tonight they get ridiculed but ironically I am enjoying costa ricas efforts where I despise it from chelsea and greece.

I think it is the honesty they are showing and the fact that the were odds on to be one of the worst teams in the competition, its lovely to see the underdogs prosper.

now its penalties. The dutch will win. Costa rica are a bit cocky with the penalties. One miss and they are screwed

Jelle1880

Krul has saved 2 in 20 for Newcastle, right ?

Weird call.

Say Your Number

P_1 wrote: »

Don't ever remember a penalty specialist keeper being brought on for a shootout

Sligo Rovers did it in the cup final a few years ago.

Iused2likebusts

Headshot wrote: »

LVG has some balls to that

and there will be some amount of nonsense written if they win on pens.

Kat97

I love and hate pentalties. I can never look! This is sooo intense! Costa Rica to win please!!

Mantis Toboggan

Some pressure on krul now...

Al_Coholic

Cillessen looks devastated,have to feel for the keeper

GreNoLi

Cmon Netherlands!

JONJO THE MISER

Come on Costa Rica.

R00ster

Angron wrote: »

How'd that work out for them?

They won. He saved two iirc

rozeboosje

gedverdegedverdegedverdegedver

I'd say that's bye bye Nederland

Cypher_sounds

Navas spelt backwords is......

Say Your Number

Angron wrote: »

How'd that work out for them?

He saved 3 as far as I remember and they won.

Son Of A Vidic

As a great manager once said - "I can't believe it. I can't believe it. Football. Bloody hell."

Mint Sauce

Angron wrote: »

How'd that work out for them?

Sligo won.

Frankie Lee

R00ster wrote: »

Sligo brought on their a sub keeper for penos in the cup final a few years ago

Ciaran Kelly, if Ireland qualify for a tournament again they should bring him for these situations.

marco_polo

Has Cillessen realy realy never saved a penalty :eek:

miralize

Come on Netherica, Costalands....

Why cant they both go through??

efb

Is say Holland is so stoned after 120 minutes...

Hotblack Desiato

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

and there will be some amount of nonsense written if they win on pens.

Not as much as if they lose... Hup Holland Hup

R00ster

Cillessen looked close to tears there. If they win, I wonder who would start in goal for the semi final

adox

Costa Rica were fantastic in the last peno shoot out.


I fear for the Dutch tbh.

omega man

Usually love a great underdog story but for the sake of football really want the Dutch to win. CR offer nothing going forward and reminding me of that infamous Greek team......

JONJO THE MISER

A world holds its breath.

The Drunken Destrier

Poor form, Cilissen's surely earned the right to try prove himself, rather than have Krul saunter on for the chance to be either a) a hero, or b) totally blameless in defeat, as keepers typically are in penos.

Lenin Skynard

****ing brilliant world cup :pac:

pah

who was that keeper that used to take penalties years ago

Nuri Sahin

Krul's last penalty save for Newcastle was against Blackburn on February 1st 2012.

Jelle1880

Well done cameraman.

Talib Fiasco

Would be hilarious if Costa Rica won now with the whole keeper change.... For a fresher mind more than anything else it makes since but it's complete bollix in another way.

UnitedIrishman

Don't get why people think it's insulting on Cillessen - he will have known the drill if it went to pens. It's not like Van Gaal has decided this on a whim.

jonon9

Balls sweat time now lol

Nuri Sahin

Cillessen is kicking water bottles. Team trying to calm him. Just threw his gloves, too.

The Backwards Man

pah wrote: »

who was that keeper that used to take penalties years ago

Ceni, still playing for Sao Paolo, 125 career goals I think.

miralize

Costa Rics wil have researched Cillissen. This is bit of a curveball

Iused2likebusts

ninja900 wrote: »

Not as much as if they lose... Hup Holland Hup

thats true aswell

efb

Psyche Krul, super psyche

Montroseee

Until this WC I've never actually appreciated how good Robben is.

Thanx 4 The Fish

That has to be the only insightful thing I have heard Rio say. Usually no pressure on a keeper but now he has been brought on just for them it is piled on him.

Come on costas...

Skylinehead

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Ceni, still playing for Sao Paolo, 125 career goals I think.

And Chilavert!

JONJO THE MISER

1-0 Costa Rica:D

Beefy78

Paully D wrote: »

Did anyone read that book about taking penalties by Ben Lyttleton? He suggests in that that bringing on the sub keeper for a shootout is not a good idea due to intensity or some such.

I've seen my club do it once. The sub keeper saved two and we won.

Lapin

bitemeluis wrote: »

$50 says Kuyt misses penalty

I'll have $50 on Sneidjer hitting the woodwork.

Washington Irving

Scored. 1-0 CRC

efb

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