Not long ago was RVN connected with Fulham but the man himself has come out and said that he turned down Fulham because for ‘footballing reasons’ . He obviouslythought that our little club by the Thames was below him. He also says that it would be a disaster if Hamburg do not make it to the final-
He added: “It is incredible that they are in a European semi-final, but they fully deserve their success.
“Having said that, if we don’t make the final it will be a total disaster. It is impossible to think we might fail.”
He continued: “Now I’m confident for this match and our dream is 180 minutes away.
“If we analyse history, Hamburg are better than Fulham, but that means absolutely nothing. Fulham have been a revelation in Europe this season.
I think he is being a bit to cocky by saying that it is impossible to think that they will lose. He claims that he respects us but I think he was just saying that. Also, the whole history bit? History is history. I hope the boys show him that we are not a small team anymore!
echoes of Roberto Mancini before the Juve home game ‘it is impossible for Juventus to lise this’
I honestly think your view might be affected because of past brushes with RvN. The phrase “It is impossible to think we might fail.” sounds like one that has been lost in translation a little bit. “We shouldn’t think about failing,” could perhaps be what he is trying to say. He has said plenty nice about Fulham there.
You can understand Hamburg’s view though – the final is in their stadium.Why would they want to think about failure. It will hurt badly to see someone else pick up the trophy on their turf.
they don’t have to be so confident though. It will be a much tighter match then what they think.
I don’t think he has said anything particularly offensive. He says that history means nothing, as Fulham have been a revelation this season. Its not offensive one bit.
This isn’t over confidence. He’s not saying anything any other footballer wouldn’t say. You’re searching for bulletin board material that isn’t there.