Eredivise Goals of the Season & The Poor Man’s Messi.

Strictly by percentages, the Eredivisie must have some top class goals. What with their defenses resembling Haarlem’s leaky dike and the uber-technical Dutch taking part. So the goals of the season are, predictably, quite good.

But let’s talk Andreas Granqvist – he the guy zig-zagging through the labyrinth of defenders. You’d expect that out of a skillful winger, not a physically uncompromising centerback. And you’d expect it to be a once-in-a-lifetime happening. You’d be wrong again, because he did it again this past weekend to put a nice little cap on the season for Gronigen.

Not exactly the mazy run against world class defenders of a Messi or Maradona – and you can see the criticisms of Eredivisie defending (or lack thereof) – but the man’s a centerback for the love of Buddha. And he’s Swedish.

So he’s at least the poor man’s Messi – maybe the homeless man’s Maradona if he’s lucky. Plus he led a Gronigen defense which shockingly saw them at the top of the table at one point and conceded a minuscule 36 goals. Eat your heart out, Leo.

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Category: Dutch Eredivisie, World Football