Sneijder: I can do much better

Sneijder: I can do much
better
(FIFA.com) Friday 18 June 2010
Sneijder: I can do much better
Wesley Sneijder is the man charged
with pulling the strings and dictating
the pace in the Netherlands' star-
studded midfield. His precision
passing to Dirk Kuyt, Rafael van der
Vaart and Robin van Persie can
clinically dissect an entire defensive
line, and the 26-year-old schemer is
no slouch in front of goal either.
Prior to the Oranje's second group
match at South Africa 2010, FIFA
spoke to the Inter Milan star.
FIFA: Wesley, you've made a
good start to the tournament,
so how is the mood in the
Netherlands camp?
Wesley Sneijder: The mood after
a victory is always good. It's
important to win your first match of
the tournament, both for the
atmosphere in the camp, and as we
look ahead to the next round. And it
was a game in which we didn't play
very well and yet still won – that's
very important too.
You say it wasn't a fantastic
game. What needs to improve?
Well, it could be much better overall
and we all readily admit that. We
have to prove that now, and play
the football we've played in the two
years leading up to here, in the
qualifiers and the warm-up matches
before the World Cup.
You face Japan next. Do you
think you'll have to go into that
game with a different
approach?
Fortunately, we know the Japanese
very well, because we played a
friendly match against them in the
Netherlands last autumn. It was a
difficult match and we were under
pressure for an hour, but eventually
we won 3-0. They run hard and
play tight combination football – it's
difficult to defend against them.
They basically play the way we
want to, you always sit up and take
notice when your opponents do
that. It's the second match of the
tournament and we both have three
points, so the winning team has a
big chance of going through to the
next round.
Arjen Robben is close to fitness
after injury. What does that
mean for you?
He's not completely fit yet, but he's
back on the training pitch and he's
with us in the group, which is
important for the atmosphere. We
have to wait until he's back to 100
per cent. Maybe he'll return for the
last match against Cameroon, but
let's hope by that time it no longer
matters so much, and he can take
some extra days to rest.
What's his role in the team, and
what do you see as his
qualities?
It's clear that Arjen has had a really
good season. He's been very
important for Bayern Munich. He's a
player with a lot of qualities and he's
very useful for the team. He can
change the course of a game with
his speed and the way he goes past
defenders. That's something we
need, and it's important, but let's
hope we go as far as possible
without him, because that would
mean we're doing well anyway.
You also have an important role
in the team. What do you see
as your strengths?
If I can play as far forward as
possible, that's where I'm at my
most dangerous. Obviously, we
need to get into those positions first,
but with our passing game, and
with a lot of creative people in
midfield, that's also one of our
strongest points, and that's where I
do well too. My strengths? I'm not a
person who likes to talk about
himself very much, I let others do
that. I'm here to play a very good
World Cup and to go as far as
possible in the tournament.
Do you feel there's extra
pressure on you at the
moment?
I really don't know. I have certain
qualities, so people are allowed to
expect a lot from me – and I want to
live up to those expectations too. I
didn't play my best in the first
match against Denmark. It was
OK during the second half, but it
was difficult for all of us in the first
half. I know I can do much better
than that, but the first match is
behind us, we took the three points
and we'll be up for it again on
Saturday.
You've mentioned your wealth
of creative players. The
Netherlands have consistently
produced this kind of player
down the years. How do you
explain it?
I think it has something to do with
our footballing education. I
personally started at the age of
seven, with the youth school at Ajax
in Amsterdam. All we ever did was
training with the ball, three or four
times a week. And then when you
get older it's almost every day.
That's what you get in the Dutch
education. We're advanced in the
way we provide training of that
kind, concentrating purely on the
technical side of football. It's
something you see with this group
of players – everybody plays good
football. That's the chief
characteristic of this team.
How far do you think the
Netherlands can go in this
tournament?
We have to take each game as it
comes. Two years ago, at the EURO
in Austria and Switzerland, we
began with a 3-0 victory against
Italy and the second game was 4-1
against France. At that point,
everyone said we already had the
trophy in the bag. Now it's different.
Everybody agrees that we didn't
play our best match, but we won
and we're well on our way. Let's
hope we can improve as the
tournament goes on, look at it game
by game, and eventually we'll see
where it leads us. We have to keep
believing we can go all the way.
S

MUSE - Space Dementia

Mmm... height
is the one for me
It gives me all I need
And helps me co-exist
With the chill

You make me sick
Because I adore you so
I love all the dirty tricks
And twisted games you play
On me

Space dementia in your eyes
And peace will arise
And tear us apart
And make us meaningless again

You make us want die
I cut your name in my heart
We'll destroy this world for you
I know you want me to
Feel your pain

Space dementia in your eyes
And peace will arise
And tear us apart
And make us meaningless again

The Netherlands National Team

Piala Dunia udah mulai sejak tanggal 11 Juni lalu dengan Afrika Selatan sebagai tuan rumah.

Kebanyakan sih orang-orang dukungnya Inggris, Spanyol, Brazil, Argentina, Italia, Portugal, atau Perancis yang difavoritin sebagai juara. Tapi gw gak dukung mereka semua.

Tim yang gw dukung adalah--salah satu kandidat juara juga, tapi gak begitu difavoritkan--Belanda. Ya, negara yang terletak di Eropa bagian barat ini adalah tim yang gw dukung. Gw udah dukung Belanda sejak EURO 2008, dulu-dulunya sih dukung Jerman. Gw dukung Belanda karena gaya totaal voetbalnya yang bikin gw geleng-geleng.

Timnas Belanda berada di dalam naungan KNVB (Koninkirjk der Nederlandse Voetbal Bond). Saat ini timnas Belanda dilatih oleh Bert van Marwijk, pelatih yang sebelum melatih timnas melatih klub Feyenoord Rotterdam.

Pada saat kualifikasi, Belanda menjadi juara dalam grup H zona Eropa dengan meraih poin penuh (tidak pernah kalah dan seri).

Berikut ini daftar nama pemain tim nasional Belanda yang bermain di Piala Dunia 2010.

1. Maarten STEKELENBURG (GK) [Ajax Amsterdam]
2. Gregory VAN DER WIEL (D) [Ajax Amsterdam]
3. John HEITINGA (D) [Everton]
4. Joris MATHIJSEN (D) [Hamburg]
5. Giovanni VAN BRONCKHORST (D) [Feyenoord Rotterdam]
6. Mark VAN BOMMEL (M) [Bayern Munchen]
7. Dirk KUYT (A) [Liverpool]
8. Nigel DE JONG (M) [Manchester City]
9. Robin VAN PERSIE (A) [Arsenal]
10. Wesley SNEIJDER (M) [Inter Milan]
11. Arjen ROBBEN (M) [Bayern Munchen]
12. Khalid BOULAHROUZ (D) [VfB Stuttgart]
13. Andre OOIJER (D) [PSV Eindhoven]
14. Demy DE ZEEUW (M) [Ajax Amsterdam]
15. Edson BRAAFHEID (D) [Glasgow Celtic]
16. Michael VORM (GK) [Utrecht]
17. Eljero ELIA (A) [Hamburg]
18. Stijn SCHAARS (M) [AZ Alkmaar]
19. Ryan BABEL (A) [Liverpool]
20. Ibrahim AFFELAY (M) [PSV Eindhoven]
21. Klaas-Jan HUNTELAAR (A) [AC Milan]
22. Sander BOSCHKER (GK) [Twente Enschede]
23. Rafael VAN DER VAART (M) [Real Madrid]

Nah, itulah nama-nama pemainnya.

Di babak penyisihan, Belanda berada di Grup E bersama Denmark, Jepang, dan Kamerun.

So, Ik support Oranje. HUP HOLLAND!!!

Pasca UAS

UAS udah selesai... bahagianya. Alhamdulillah, walaupun ada yang remed tapi remednya gak dibilang banyak kok, hahaha.

Pasca UAS...
Hmm, pertama pastinya, ngurusin remed. Tinggal tugas rumah yang belum diselesaikan.

Terus, Piala Dunia. Ini nih yang gw tunggu-tunggu. Biarkan orang lain mendukung tim jagoan, seperti Inggris, Jerman, Italia, Prancis, Brazil, Argentina. Kalo gw sih dukung pasukan berwarna oranye--bukan Pantai Gading, lho--ya, BELANDA! HUP HOLLAND!!!

Dan bisa konsentrasi latihan juga.

Tapi, yang bikin gw kepikiran terus adalah pikiran yang biasa dipikirkan oleh anak kelas 10.
IPA or IPS
Penjurusan yang menentukan masa depan. Ini nih yang bikin gw stress berbulan-bulan.

Insya Allah sih masuk IPA (Amin!). Tapi, kalo masuk IPS juga gak apa-apa. Masalahnya, dari dulu gw udah kepingin masuk IPA. Soalnya gw punya cita-cita yang berhubungan sama jurusan itu.

Dan gak enaknya lagi, sebentar lagi gw bakal pisah dengan manusia-manusia X.3 yang komuk, aneh, gokil, cuek, dan ancur ini. Semoga gw bisa ikut perpisahan kelas bulan depan.

Dan mikir lagi. Pas kelas 11 nanti, gw sekelas sama siapa ya? Gw sih ngarepnya--tentunya--sama chairmate gw lagi, yang bikin gw jadi agak rajin ngerjain tugas. Terus kalo sama golongan ++, sebenernya sih seneng aja bareng mereka. Selain my chairmate dan kumpulan cewe konyol, golongan ini juga bikin gw ngelupain masalah yang lagi gw alamin, pokoknya jadi ngakak mulu dah. Apa di kelas 11 gw ketemu mereka lagi ya? I hope so...

Dan pasca UAS ini juga, akhirnya gw bisa free untuk mencari kebenaran yang sebenarnya, yang menjadi salah satu rahasia besar dunia yang ditutup-tutupi. Adnan Oktar, you're my inspiration. Andai lu jadi bapak gw...

Udah ah, segitu aja. Gw gak tau mau ngomong apa lagi.

Football Film Festival @ Erasmus Huis

6 Juni 2010

Hari itu gw udah nyusun rencana buat pergi ke sebuah tempat setelah latihan voli, Erasmus Huis. Ya, pusat kebudayaan Belanda yang terletak di Rasuna Said (sebelah kedubes Belanda). Kenapa gw mau kesana? Karena gw mau menghadiri acara Football Film Festival. Hari ini hari terakhirnya, sebenernya sih dari hari Kamis, acara puncaknya hari Jum'at. Nah, disana lagi ditayangin beberapa film tentang sepakbola gratis menyambut Piala Dunia.

Sebenernya pas hari Jum'at gw juga kesana sepulang latihan, yah udah jam setengah 9. Dengan kaos oblong, celana selutut, sandal jepit, dan rambut agak awut-awutan, pak satpam Erasmus Huis mengizinkan saya masuk. Pas masuk, gw cuma ngambil brosurnya doang dan pulang.

Abis latihan jam setengah 2, gw dan adek gw dianterin bokap naik mobil kesana dari tempat latihan. Hari ini filmnya mulai dari jam 13.30 (telat gw) dengan filmnya sebagai berikut:
Garuda di Dadaku (Indonesia)
All Stars (Belanda)
Maradona
The Damned United (Inggris)
Duit, Dukun, Dingklik (Indonesia)

Pas nyampe disana, gw sama adek gw langsung masuk dan naik tangga menuju auditorium, tempat penayangan filmnya. Namanya juga telat, pasti gw gak dari awal nontonnya. Garuda di Dadaku, untung aja gw pernah liat di TV.

Pastinya beberapa orang udah pernah nonton film ini. Kisah seorang anak kelas 6 SD, Bayu, yang ingin menjadi pesepakbola. Tetapi kakeknya bilang kalau menjadi pemain bola itu gak ada gunanya, malahan kakeknya masukin dia ke les drum dan melukis. Akhirnya dia cuma bisa main bola diam-diam didampingi oleh temannya, si maniak Arsenal, Heri, bersama supirnya di kuburan. Dan diam-diam juga dia ikut seleksi timnas U-13. Film ini sih emang bagus kok, dan ada lucunya.

Garuda di Dadaku selesai. Gw keluar dari auditorium dan liat komik "Kaas" yang dipajang di sebuah ruangan. Sebenernya sih bagus. Sayang, pake bahasa Belanda. Jadinya gw gak begitu ngerti deh.

Dan kembali ke auditorium. Film kedua, All Stars, film Belanda tahun 1997. Pas gw nonton, anjrit! FILMNYA KAGAK ADA SENSOR!!! Gw cuma bisa ngumpat dalam hati. Masalahnya, adek gw juga ikut nonton. Kalo gw doang sih, gaspoll, nonton aja.

All Stars, menceritakan tentang persabatan 11 orang yang bermain bola selama 15 tahun di sebuah klub amatir. Di film ini, mungkin agak menyedihkan. Persahabatan mereka, walaupun mereka sudah dewasa dan mempunyai kehidupan masing-masing, tetap erat, walaupun berbagai masalah mengahadapi mereka--hingga pertandingan mereka yang ke-500.

Abir nonton All Stars, gw dan adek gw keluar. Pertama, karena kedinginan (dasar katro). Padahal gw udah pake kaos dan celana panjang. Kedua, karena adek gw mau sholat Ashar (gw lagi gak sholat). Ketiga, karena gw mau menikmati taman.

Selagi adek gw lagi sholat, gw foto-fototo tamannya (foto menyusul).

Masuk lagi, dan ternyata udah ada bokap gw. Film ketiga, Maradona, adalah sebuah film dokumenter karya Emir Kusturica. Semua tentang Maradona. Pas filmnya selesai, semua penonton

Dan akhirnya kita pulang jam setengah 8, gak nonton 2 film yang lain, ngantuk.