My dear friends, let me start this blog post by showing you something that will fuel your hope for the future. Dutch football is not dead. When you have players…
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Any coach will go through potential scenarios in his head, when preparing for a match. All different angles are being talked through. What happens when we concede early? What happens…
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UPDATE MATCH DAY: Here is the latest. Skipper Arjen Robben laughs when asked about this Iceland game. "Listen, I played the game already in my head. A couple of…
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My oh my... what a summer (winter for me)... Apologies for not posting much in this time. There was not that much to share I suppose and I have been…
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Well, time for reflection. The football-less summer is here. The one in which we can marvel at the South Americans or smirk at the women... I had a serious bout…
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The Dutch overly cricital analysts said it before the game: "If we really need to lose sleep over an away game against Latvia, than we have sunk really deep...". And…
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Tonight is the big night for Oranje. Another finals to play. Oranje will face Latvia in Riga with a new defence and mostly a new midfield, with Jordy Clasie a…
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After having been served a sumptuous main meal last Saturday with the brilliant Iniesta, Messi and Mascherano winning another Champions League at the expense of Juve, we are prepping ourselves…
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I keep on repeating myself... I don't like friendlies. Because you can lose a friendly, while the coach has a wry smile and thinks "Great! Learned a lot. I have…
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After some weeks of frantically following all that happened in the Eredivisie, the EPL, the Champions League and the Oranje shenanigans it is finally time for me to write my…
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Johan Cruyff was controversial because he challenged authority, spoke his mind, and often went against convention. His strong personality meant…
Only JC cared enough about the NT but never got a chance to manage it .
I'm hearing that the reason why Arne Slot hasn't been confirmed is because he wants a 2 year contract as…
Timber should play RB. That's his natural position and where he excels. Maybe a ball carrying DM against elite opposition…
Maybe he wants to use this as a cooling off period and then use it to get back into club…