The Eredivisie has been called the Mickey Mouse competition since before Walt Disney got the inspiration to draw the black mouse, it seems... But the so-called Big Leagues have lost…
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The most famous "foul" in the World Cup campaign was most likely Nigel de Jong's karate kick in the finals. Why? Because it was in the finals, and because it…
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In a week in which I had some pleasant Dutch football surprises and some Dutch football shocks, I think it is time to look at the future of Dutch football.…
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Feyenoord's youth system architect Wim Jansen with inspiration Johan Cruyff Dutch Eleven? I can hear you think? Did the Dutch team lose? No, Feyenoord lost. Against Marco van Basten's Heerenveen.…
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The title young Oranje will confuse a bit, so I decided to leave the "young' out of the title but despite my criticism on LVG, one has to admit that…
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I told you this before, I do not like friendlies. Oops... forgot...this was a real qualification game. It looked like a friendly... A smaller football nation doing its best not…
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Young Feyenoord debutant Tonny Vilhena posing with his hero, Robin van Persie. Louis van Gaal called Ronald Koeman last week to tell him seven players of the Feyenoord club had…
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Wim Koevermans with young Indian talent. Rob Baan on the right, behind him... Only 22 Dutch players ever won senior gold with the National Team. That is not much, considering…
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From left to right: Tonny Vilhena, Terence Kongolo, JP Boetius, Anass Achahbar The Feyenoord youngsters keep on impressing. Last week, they beat PSV, this week the win over NEC prompted…
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A lot has happened in between PT2 and PT3. For starters, we saw Sneijder being subbed, Robben being benched, RPV getting injured, Heitinga being snubbed, Mathijsen fumbling, Stekelenburg not playing,…
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Agree, I just mentioned Spain based on his track record and preference for taking on teams stacked with top players…
Too much cowardise practice by coaches especially many dutch coaches except Van gaal.. YOU WILL ONLY WIN SOMETHING WHEN YOU…
Coaching Spain does nothing for Guardiola. If they win, it’s just a continuation of their dominance and not personal to…
Haha! I remember Cruyff once describing the difference in coaching Spanish players and Dutch players: “The Spanish players say ‘yes…
Timber should play RB. That's his natural position and where he excels. Maybe a ball carrying DM against elite opposition…