WI Netherlands win the 2010 WC final?

Ak-84

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Lets say Robben drills either of his chances in normal time, how would it affect football going forward? Would Tikki Taka die a death 4 years early? If it has been found out in the grandest stage of all?
OTL, the Dutch tactics in Johannesberg are basically what was the counter to tokki taka, ruthless physical contact, and counter attack, like Inter showed that year in the CL, or Chelsea would do in 2012.

The critism of the Dutch performance masked the fact that unlike the Germans in 2008 and the 2010 SF, or Man U in 2009/2011 CL final, they managed to break the Spanish passing and pressing rythym, and the Spanish back up plan, long through balls to Torres from Xavi, was not availble, due to him being injured most of the Cup, and Villa being too slow to play that way.

Or would teams have seen it as a one off, and tried to outpass Spain/Barca like Fergie did in his humblings?
 
Expect one almighty party across the Netherlands with many celebrating that the demons of '74 and '78 are gone. I'm not sure about Tikki Taka dying quickly, I'm sure even if Spain lost there still would been feeling that they should've won it with the feeling being similar to ironically how everyone thought the Dutch should've won in 1974; and we would've seen many saying why Spain should've won in 2010 and how the Dutch didn't deserve it for all their rough play. For 2014, Spain might actually do far better and maybe win that one while in contrast the Dutch flop going out in the last 16 (that game with Mexico) or out in the group stage itself.
 

Ak-84

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Dunno. Might have been seen as a tactical masterpiece, to defeat a superior opponent.
At the very least it would have restarted the whole, “Latin’s cannot stand up to N Euro physicality” trope.
 
tiki taka wouldn't die quickly because it worked at club level but i don't think their would be the massive hangover that has been the last 8 years for them. Spain maybe push for 2014 also (they were pretty lazy in the group, so i don't think you get that there in brazil). Either way, massive dutch party that crashes the economy due to partying for 4 years straight.
 

Ak-84

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I think a defeat means that they try other players, rather than stick with oldies too long as OTL. I can see Arteta and Gabi both getting chances and perhaps earlier emergence of players like Costa and Morata.
 
Ok, since I got a few weeks to think about it, here's what I think is going to happen.
I have to warn you, it is heavily influenced by what I want to happen!

So Robben scores and orange keeps the 1-0 on the scoreboard.
Back home the Netherlands explodes in one big sticky orange orgasm, it takes weeks to clean up that mess.
Houseboat repairers see their business boom!

Of course things have a downside: after the decent otl WC 2010 the otl EC 2012 went terrible for the Netherlands.
I think the "succes cycle" will make it even worse this time!
But how? They lost everything otl... I know! They fail to qualify!

So now is a good time for the big names to stop playing for orange.
They have their big price and it seems they can't repeat it anytime soon.
Van Persie stays since he failed to preform in 2010 and Louis van Gaal still takes over.

Under the Louis van Gaal administration orange manages to qualify for the WC 2014.
A massive butterfly net ensures they are drawn into Goup B with Spain, Chile and Australia.
There are some different players, but somehow van Persie still manages to became the flying Dutchman.
The win against Spain is not like the ass kicking we know from otl, but not completely undeserverd either.

Things go like otl for a while, the Ducth rob Mexico and meet Costa Rica.
Tim Krul steals the show in the shootout.
And then the semi against Argentina.
Without Robben and Sneijder van Gaal doesn't "feel that he could win this before the final whistle" and doesn't waste his subs.
The Krul is released and Argentina trembles.

The penalty kicks:
Vlaar misses, 0-0
Messi scores, 0-1
Kuyt scores, 1-1
Krul saves, 1-1
Van Persie scores, 2-1
Agüero scores, 2-2
De Guzman misses, 2-2
Krul saves, 2-2
Wijnaldum scores, 3-2
Krul saves, 3-2!!!

Orange meets Germany in the final and this time the Netherlands trembles.
Germany humiliated Brazil and is expected to defeat orange rather easily.
Germany is way stronger than the Netherlands but they don't score despite all those chances they create.
The Netherlands park the bus and Löw is getting nervous when he see Krul getting warmed up in the extra time.
An all or nothing offensive is launched by Germany and the orange wall starts to crack.
They come close to scoring a couple of times, but Cillessen becomes the second Dutch goalkeeper that rises to hero status this WC.
After his last save he quickly shoots the ball to the lone van Persie who ony has to outrun Boateng and easily puts the ball past Neuer.
Orange wins the WC again!

And this marks the end of Dutch football success.
They fail to qualify for EC 2016 and WC 2018.
Only in 2019 when they promote from League B to League A in the UEFA Nations League there are some dutchmen who start believing again.
 
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Might make Holland’s decline even worse, since the actual trophy is even better for masking their issues than reaching the final.

History probably comes to view that Spain side as being one that ‘should’ have won, much like Cryff’s Holland.
 

Ak-84

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The curse of international football.

Keep successful team together and you suffer as the next generation is unable to break through as the seniors age.

Youth are brought in, and they have little cohesion or comfort in playing together.
 

SSJRED

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ASB. Paul the Octopus had already predicted that Spain would win. You have to change fate and the laws of space and time for the Dutch to win
 
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