Xavi Hernández did not take the Netherlands job to manage a slightly tidier version of the last cycle. He wants the team to look like protagonists again: the ball on…
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Xavi’s Oranje Era Begins: Veerman Returns, Malen Out and Germany Awaits The talking is almost over. On Thursday, we finally get our first proper look at Xavi Hernández’s Netherlands. The…
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Xavi Names First Netherlands Squad: No Memphis, Van Dijk Stays and Two New Faces Xavi Hernández has named his first Netherlands squad — and the new Oranje coach has immediately…
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Not sure why it's taking so long. France appointed Zidane already and Germany seems to go for Klopp. I personally would have loved Slot as club coach somewhere, so I…
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Everyone has an opinion on what a good NT manager should bring to the table. The KNVB seems to think the best coach is he who either 1) coached many…
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Time to move on. And no, I will not start this with "The Future is Bright". How many times did I start a post tournament post here with these words.…
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I'm sure some of you will have seen the plethora of news items and social media postings from home and abroad about the disgraceful exit of the Dutch? People like…
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I am certain I mentioned it before: I'm not a fan of Koeman and I'm not a fan of getting coaches back for a second term. It almost never works.…
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A lot of Dutch football fans will be torn. A lot of Dutch Moroccans as well. Morocco is a popular footballing nation in the Netherlands, despite some of the anti…
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Tunisia might well be the weakest 2026 World Cup nation ever, but they're not easy to predict. Where Koeman was able to spend months analysing Sweden and Japan, Tunisia has…
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Zirkzee has played a total of 22 minutes in the EPL this year, and 51 minutes in other competitions (CL…
Selecting Zirkzee is an interesting signal to the world: I do not want to use a pinch-hitter as Plan C.…
Yeap after a long time its hard to deny this was a step up. You can say the germans are…
Nice post, Johan. I have a similar view of the game. Xavi made the players look better, and certain players…
The fact that Xavi isn't using these 4 matches to try new players is nonsense. We all have seen this…