Brian Brobbey is one of the most powerful and explosive strikers in Dutch football. Known for his strength, acceleration and direct style, he has developed into an important attacking option…
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Koeman made a terse impression during the last presser before the game. He admitted that he had some serious talks with the midfielders: the ball needs to be played vertical…
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Japanese people are generally considered to be very polite. I can only imagine there will be a national holiday soon, the Koeman Day. One would expect that after Dick Advocaat's…
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And no, the answer is not Marten de Roon or Daley Blind. When in doubt, always check Pieter Zwart's analysis on VI Pro. You wonder why Koeman hasn't added the…
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We're getting so close, we might just count in hours instead of days.... Another memory lane trip: WC 2014! Even now, more than a decade later, I still get goosebumps…
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It's a tradition I suppose. In the year of the World Cup, we do revisit the World Cups we have been to before... Only 55 days left! People always wonder…
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You all know how I judge friendlies. The Norway one was ok, it was a good game, Norway played a good game too, considering and we were able to see…
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Friendlies can be tedious, but against a good nation so briefly before the start of a World Cup, it becomes interesting. In my view, with Haaland and Odegaard, Norway could…
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It's all heating up nicely. Only 79 more sleeps until the start of the World Cup. Let's look at the state of the Oranje players. As we all know, past…
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The Netherlands coach has announced his latest squad, for the games against Ecuador and Norway later on this month. Yes, there are a few surprises in there. The biggest headline…
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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…