I often compare football with history, as they are my two greatest passions in life. Other comparisons of de Boer's "go down fighting" theory include: - Invading Russia in winter. - Attempting a war on multiple fronts. - Attempting to defeat the Spartans at Thermopylae - Sending your entire navy all the way around from Ukraine to Japan, via South Africa, only to see nearly all of them sunk within a few days of arrival. - Invading England with a vastly superior naval fleet. That's all I can think of, offhand. Any other disastrous military campaign(s) can be used to describe de Boer, as well.