In a week in which Ajax needed penalties to overcome Fortuna in the National Cup, Feyenoord beat FC Utrecht 1-0 and needing 20+ goal chances to do so, John van…
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For a long time, we lamented the retirement of the likes of Robben, Sneijder, Kuyt, Van Bommel and Nigel de Jong, fearing the good old times would never return. But…
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Well guys, not a big surprise. I think Virgil got twice as many votes as the number 2. I respect your choices of course. You all nicely kept the blog…
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It's your time now! As we close to the end of the year, a year in which the drab and disgraced Dutch National Team straightened the back and rose, like…
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Oh the irony... Gary Lineker once defined football as a game "between two teams of eleven and at the end of the game, Germany wins...". Last night, Lineker tweeted: "Who…
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You know you did something right when even national team manager Ronald Koeman says that it was an exceptional performance. I think it's fair to say Holland played one of…
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We played many classic games vs the French. 28 matches in total, we won 10 of them, we lost 13. Only 4 matches ended in a draw. The goal difference…
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He's 21 years old, hasn't had a full season in Ajax 1, but already is he the new leader of Oranje (on the pitch) and the most talked about Dutch…
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We didn't qualify for two big tournaments, we burned through some very decent coaches in a short time (Advocaat, Blind, Hiddink), we produced thigh thick reports about how dreadful our…
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A match vs Belgium is always fun, due to the rivalry. This time, it is an up and coming Oranje team oozing with talent vs the top class players of…
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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…
What a great post! I get a smile on my face reading it all back. Yes, this gives us a…
Zirkzee has played a total of 22 minutes in the EPL this year, and 51 minutes in other competitions (CL…