This may be surprising to listen to, however Charles Barkley received a prediction improper.
The NBA legend stated the United States males’s nationwide workforce can be “opening up a can of whoop-ass” on the Netherlands and assured the Americans would pull off the upset on Sunday (AEDT) within the 2022 World Cup.
The NY Post reviews not solely did these feedback find yourself within the Dutch pre-game hype video, however star striker Memphis Depay one-upped Barkley with a tweet after the 3-1 win for Holland.
“We’re going for it all,” Barkley stated.
“I want Spain. I want Brazil. I want Germany. I want France. Oh, they got my boy (Kylian) Mbappe over there in France. He ain’t no joke, but we’re going to beat The Netherlands.”
Whoops.
“Lotta bark, no bite,” Depay tweeted in response, with a photograph of the ultimate rating above a stunned-looking Barkley.
The Dutch hype video additionally featured a photoshopped greenback invoice, with supervisor Louis van Gaal instead of George Washington.
Barkley being improper in predicting sporting occasions is, after all, a timeless American custom and we will’t blame the Dutch for not being absolutely conscious of it.
Depay scored the opening aim on Sunday for the Netherlands, who will play Argentina within the quarterfinals.
The USA did have a glimpse of hope when Haji Wright scored within the 76th minute but it surely lasted precisely 5 minutes as Denzel Dumfries was left unmarked and completed with ease to make it 3-1.
Depay opened proceedings within the tenth minute, finishing an distinctive workforce aim that started deep within the Dutch defence and included seven of their gamers touching the ball within the lead-up.
It was rightly hailed as one of many objectives of the event.
But there was rapid finger-pointing at US gamers who didn’t monitor again with a way of urgency becoming for the event — and the Americans have been accused of falling asleep once more when Daley Blind put the Dutch 2-0 up in first half damage time.
This article initially appeared within the NY Post and was reproduced with permission.
