Where do these Belgian (mostly Flemish) footballers pass best?

**Creoda** · 12-09-2019, 02:29 AM

Nico Claesen - another that looked similar to Veyt and Van der Elst. Would look odd/wouldn't pass in England.

**Tchek** · 12-09-2019, 10:12 AM

Originally Posted by Batavia

Yves Vanderhaeghe looks like John Cleese.

Vandehaeghe looks very British.

**~~Rico33~~** · 12-09-2019, 10:41 AM

Originally Posted by Tchek

Vandehaeghe looks very British.

Because of his 'noble' expression ?

**Creoda** · 12-09-2019, 10:44 AM

Originally Posted by Tchek

Vandehaeghe looks very British.

Somewhat, looks more like Tony Hadley than Cleese though

**Septentrion** · 12-12-2019, 06:28 PM

Originally Posted by Rico33

Yet there is no need Iberian influence here. So where does it come from?

Why do you always have to go Iberia? There are some dark North-West Europeans. They do not have to be Iberian, thanks to genetical studies, it has been proven that they aren’t. Look at France, Luxembourg, parts of Germany, Netherlands also have darker types, which had been noted by anthropologists.

**~~Rico33~~** · 12-12-2019, 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by Septentrion

Why do you always have to go Iberia? There are some dark North-West Europeans. They do not have to be Iberian, thanks to genetical studies, it has been proven that they aren’t. Look at France, Luxembourg, parts of Germany, Netherlands also have darker types, which had been noted by anthropologists.

I am not going to Iberia at all. It is not because they have always been noticed by anthropologists that they originate here. I mean, why does it seem to decrease above the Rhine? Maybe below the Rhine there is more influence from ancient migrations following the Danube.