A very subjective look into AWFC

I have never ever put stock in the role of football in the Olympics. I really don’t usually care about any of it, unless The Netherlands are involved. As a default I want them to win every match they ever play in any competition but my reality is that I am not interested in players being over played so if the Olympics isn’t a reality, then for me, as a fan, that’s absolutely OK.

Football already has competitions that matter, you know this! The World Cup, The Euros and now the Nation’s League. That’s more than enough and I honestly don’t ever think about winning the olympics as one of the things that ever stand out when I look at a player’s career.

However, maybe I’m just being selfish and I’m not thinking about what the players want. There was a time when the Olympics were perhaps a more interesting competition for them as the Euros weren’t as big as they will be from now on? I’m not sure and I’m very interested in learning about this.

But what it boils down to for me is player’s well being, in all aspects and the potential of another high stakes competition at the end of a grueling season for everyone its pretty wild to me and I hope all of the players are managed properly and if we have to see 5 or 6 players that don’t usually feature, I’ll be cool with that as well.

So looking ahead to today’s match I’m super pumped and I want NL to win, emphatically as always.

Casparij needs to be our starting right back. She’s a much better option than anyone we have. I also don’t know, for the millionth time, what Merel Van Dongen has to do to get more minutes.

Dom at the back makes everything solid and reliable and any team with DVD means it stands a very probable chance of winning, add to that Viv. So, safe to say that as per, I’m confident of a squad with all those players.

Whatever happens I will be happy… a lot of players want to go to Paris this summer and a few don’t. I wouldn’t mind the time off for myself and not have to worry about another tournament to keep my eye on when I’m already obsessed with the sport every moment of the rest of the year.