Johan Cruyff: "You can only rotate when one position is not taken. That position needs to be the central striker." It was the time of Denis Law, the agile Scot…
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Not the ugly I guess. Joey doesn't do ugly. He was a name in youth football already. Playing in Volendam, the little quirky sea faring town which has produced 1)…
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And a heart of gold, if you believe the people who know him. The former Feyenoord talent, ex Ajax prospect and current Club Brugge start got the MoTM award in…
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Hi all, sadly no more time to write a specific post on the Austria game. I personally think it will be a tough match for us, even without Arnautavic involved.…
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Justin Kluivert spent time in The Netherlands during the Lockdown. This interview was done during the non-football period in Italy. How are you? Justin: “Until the Corona outbreak I was…
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How good is it to have three wonderful new categories on the blog. Future Stars (Dilrosun, Danjuma, Frenkie, Rosario), Current Stars (Van Dijk, Wijnaldum) and Past Stars (Robben, Sneijder, Van…
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It's Spring in The Netherlands' football world these days. After a spell of drought in the talent department, we're witnessing numerous potential world class players coming to the fore. We'll…
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Rafael van der Vaart retired from professional football immediately. A small news item in the papers. Something some people thought had happened already... His last years were a disappointment. For…
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Arjen Robben, after the last WC qualification game vs Sweden: "The man of glass went on the longest...." The Big Four are no more. Sneijder might play a fringe part…
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Next month Georginio Wijnaldum will celebrate 10 years on the highest level as pro football player. But the Liverpool midfielder is only 26 years old! He might have another 10…
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Liverpool going to be the new Barcelona? There was a time it was full of Dutchies as well....
Looks like Frimpong to Liverpool. https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/liverpool-to-trigger-jeremie-frimpong-release-clause-hbhgzgbxn
Johan, Jan, thank you guys for the article and the comments. The comments posted in Jan's third post show the…
🇳🇱 Ronald Koeman (Netherlands) "A great loss for Dutch football. Leo was a coach with unparalleled passion and vision." …
Great article, Johan! With Frenkie Reijnders & Gravenberch, we have as solid of a midfield trident as any heading into…