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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Almost there... For me, 2 more sleeps. Below is the final visit to the WC past of the Dutch. As intro, a quick look at the game for the Oranje.…
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Hi all, we made it to the World Cup! Only 6 day to go.... WOOOHOOOOOO.... I remember how I felt in 1982, 1986, 2002.... I highly enjoyed '82 and '86.…
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Only 10 days to go, good people!!! Here is 2006. What to say. It still makes me mad. What a World Cup it was. Dick Advocaat and Willem van Hanegem…
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After weeks of speculation, endless discussions on television, social media debates, and fans creating their own dream squads, the moment has finally arrived: the Dutch national team selection is here.…
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It's fun to look back at tournaments we did well at, but it will also be good to look at massive failures. The WC 2002 campaign under Van Gaal was…
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Only 44 days to go!! And to warm us all up, some more venturing down memory lane. We've arrived at 1994. The US World Cup. That disappointing tournament. We were…
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Every four years, football fans argue, debate, dream—and suffer. And every four years, somewhere in the background, a quiet economist runs the numbers. No noise. No hype. Just data. This…
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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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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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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…
Pep is openly being courted by the Italian federation. Maldini and Leonardo are now leading the rebuild? Maybe he's seriously…
Yeah, sad to hear that. He's been dealing with a bunch of injuries lately. I'm glad he put it all…
Too much cowardise practice by coaches especially many dutch coaches except Van gaal.. YOU WILL ONLY WIN SOMETHING WHEN YOU…