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Originally Posted by DocDutch

And would you leave van der vaart out okay he wasn't too great but give him a decent free kick and he'll score. Elia is quick but is he really a goal scorer

I like Van der Vaart, but he's not a winger and he keeps coming inside rather than try to pass the defender. I think VdV is a better choice when there's more space. Against teams that defend like Japan and Denmark you need the pace and width of a player like Robben or Eliah.