Portugal-Netherlands final thoughts

• The ONE game Johan Cruijff is not there, and Holland gets defeated badly. We should blame Jordy Cruijff for planning his wedding during the World Cup, so that his father couldn't be there in the stadium, so Netherlands couldn't draw on the presence from its finest player ever... Come on Jordy, why are you such a spoilsport...
  
• One of the last camera shots of the game: a Dutch supporter crying on the balcony, arms draped over the railing. Behind him is a shot of a glass barrier... completely shattered! Wonder what happened there...
• One of the rules of thumb I use during a game: if you hit the crossbar/post when you're tied or behind, you don't win. Case in point: Cocu's volley at the crossbar early in the second half. It's a matter of fate.
• So the officials get blamed for letting games get out of control... FIFA shouldn't give them so many things to remember in the first place... give yellow card for celebrating goals with shirt over the head... give yellow card for picking up a ball and carrying it four feet... give red card to player yelling at Blatter... look the other way when Switzerland is offside... make sure Brazil gets to the final, no matter how badly they play... etcetera, etcetera