Seedorf Out?

I just got the news. Seedorf is not playing for Holland in Euro 2008. Seedorf is a fucking awesome player for AC Milan. Both defensively and offensively, he is a superstar. But really suprised me is how upset I am. I really fell in love with that country this past summer. And their national soccer team is such a great team to support. I mean you have this really small country and have made 2 world cup finals. And that through the inventiveness and greatness of Johan Cruijff. He came up with Total Football. From wiki:

In association football, Total Football is a system where a player who moves out of his position is replaced by another from his team, thus retaining their intended organizational structure. In this fluid system no footballer is fixed in his or her intended outfield role; anyone can be successively an attacker, a midfielder and a defender.

And then breeded players who could do this. Play ANY position on the field as you flow through a game. Imagine a team of players who can do that against a team that just plays defined positions. And then defending against a team that you have no idea who is attacking. Just brilliant.

I always knew the name "Cruijff" as a soccer move where you fake a big kick, step over the top of the ball and pull it back. A fun move, relatively easy to do, and very effective. And the one move I have really mastered. So yeah, he invented that to. Really a hero of mine before I ever knew who he was.

I like all the guys they have on professional teams. One of the best players on the US team has far less athletic ability than the other players on the team, He is only on the team because he went to Holland when he was young to learn the game.

And yeah, I love that country and look forward to returning. I would really like a lifestyle where Christina and I can live there 4 months out of the year.