Joy in the Kirwan household, and a nice little redemption story after his error against Curacao.
Two very good wins. True seems neither Curacao or Bahrain offered much (I only saw highlights of each game), but add these results to Olywhites campaign and you have to say Hay is doing all he can. Credit to him.
Though in defence of Hudson, he had nowhere near the young talent that Hay has at his disposal.
And nice to see pretty much the whole group given a chance in Bahrain. Only Tzanev and Nikko Boxall didn't get mins?? Though limited time for Smith & de Jong.
Two very good wins. True seems neither Curacao or Bahrain offered much (I only saw highlights of each game), but add these results to Olywhites campaign and you have to say Hay is doing all he can. Credit to him.
Though in defence of Hudson, he had nowhere near the young talent that Hay has at his disposal.
And nice to see pretty much the whole group given a chance in Bahrain. Only Tzanev and Nikko Boxall didn't get mins?? Though limited time for Smith & de Jong.
Nikko was subbed on vs. Curacao, though I'm pretty miffed Tzanev got no gametime. Been a standout in a similar quality league to Woud, who's seriously struggled so far.
Also, to answer a few of the pronunciation questions - Woud is pronounced like "Vode", similar to "road", and Pijnaker is pronounced similar to "Pain-aker". The commentators usually got Pijnaker somewhat right, but I'm yet to hear many pronounce Woud's name.
sidenote: it's a little confusing with a Nik, Niko and Nikko in the squad
Also disappointed Tzanev didn't get a go. Wonder if they bumpy pitch had a part in him not playing, considering he likes play as a bit of a sweeper. Sidenote to the sidenote his full first name is Nikola - making it even more confusing. Potential name calling defensive blunder for sure if all 3 on the field!!
Also wonder if having Dutch background Freddy in the comments box, drove the pronunciation change for 'Vode'. Or an email from the Woud family!
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