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Originally Posted by Katon
MIJB, anything you can tell me about Boulahrouz? The only things I can remember about him are a) he's a fairly regular starter for the Dutch national team and b)he was involved in some kind of incident in the Portugal game (though this is really just equivalent to point a).
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Boulahrouz to Chelsea? That's really awesome. Although, I have to admit, had he not been born and raised in my hometown, I would have cared a lot less.
I think Boulahrouz compares best to a Jaap Stam kind of defender. Physical strong, great header, probably even a lot faster. Get a copy of the Argentina-Netherlands game of the World Championships. Seriously, Boulahrouz was amazing that game. Additionally, he's a big role model for Dutch born Moroccans here.
Don't believe the spreaded 'used to be a striker' myth though. That's just a funny trivia thing. Back when he played at RKC Waalwijk, there was a huge injury problem with 5 or 6 strikers injured. The coach then (Martin Jol) put Boulahrouz in front to fill the void. He did okay there, but defending the house is definately his cuppa tea.