Arindam: - Hey Mr. ARINAN, can you recognize this person sitting beside me?
Mr. ARINAN: - Yeah, of course. He is Marco Van Basten.
Basten: - Ha ha ha…he has recognized me! That’s great.
Arindam: - Mr. ARINAN, can you please tell us, what actually happened in the match between Netherlands and Denmark?
Mr. ARINAN: - Dutch team got a goal for free, because Samuelson, the defender of Denmark tried to clear the ball from their penalty box, but, unfortunately, it went inside their own goal post, after the ball got struck at the back of another Denmark defender. Later in the match, a Dutch striker gave a lovely goal to make the score line 2-0.
Arindam: - Hmm…So, Netherlands have started their campaign on a winning note. Mr. Basten, in your times, when you were a champion striker of Netherlands team, you people always used to play counterattacking football. But, nowadays, Dutch football is not playing aggressive football.
Basten:- Well, it is true that in our times, we came out with a new game plan of ‘All Out Attack’, with a formation of 7-2-1 or 6-2-2, but later on, Netherlands was not having any talented footballer. Even Netherlands was unable to qualify in many world cups because they lack good strikers in their team. Unless, you have good goal scorers, who have a bull’s eye to target the opponent’s goal post with around 85% accuracy, there is no point in playing counterattacking football because it will backfire.
Arindam: - What do you think about the Holland team in this World Cup?
Basten: - I will not say that it is a very good team, but, yes, the composition of the team is not so bad. The midfield area looks strong but the strikers need to be more co-operative. They missed many chances against Denmark, because there were no other players in support for the main strikers in the Denmark’s penalty area.
Arindam: - Hmm…I hope that your message will reach the Holland team camp. Anyway, we hope that Holland will keep their winning campaign in this World Cup. Thanks to you Mr. Basten, for coming to this show. Viewers, before we end this episode of our ‘Fantastic Football Fever’, we will have a look at the results of other matches. Mr. ARINAN, are you ready? Then, please proceed.
Mr. ARINAN: - As you wish. So, here I go with my analysis. The other encounter was between Japan and Cameroon. Believe me, in this match, Cameroon was the favorites. Everyone came in the stadium with their Vuvujela blow pipes to support Cameroon. The sounds of Vuvujela are like the humming bees flocking together in front of a bee-hive. In the first 30 minutes, Japan was playing in such a manner as if someone has told them that it is better to go for a goalless draw rather than a defeat in the hands of Cameroon. But, it was not any Hero Honda, but the Kiesuk Honda, who was just standing at one corner of a goal post. Suddenly, he got a ball and converted it. The Cameroon goalkeeper, who looks like a typical Somalian pirate ship captain was completely helpless in that case. Only one player from the Cameroon side was creating the game for them. It was none other than Samuel Etoo. He was really leading from the front. It was not that Cameroon didn’t get any chance, but, somehow, luck was not in favour for them. One shot was looking like a sure-shot goal, but, alas, the ball hit the goal post of Japan. Japan defeated Cameroon by 1 goal, but still they were not looking as impressive as South Korean red brigade. In another big clash, the fighters were Italy and Paraguay. Italy was stunned by Alcarez, the Paraguay striker. Buffon could hardly take any position before the ball entered their goal post. But, credit goes to Italy. From the very first minute of the match, they went for the kill. They were looking hungry for goals. Italy is not playing their traditional defensive football. Rather, they are conquering the ground from all ends like the Romans do. De Rossi got a flying ball and gave a Midas touch to it to score the equalizer. The match ended in 1-1.
Arindam: - Thank you Mr. ARINAN. Viewers, see you in the next episode. Goodbye.
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