In the last years, heaps and heaps of questions arose around Dutch football, the national team, our development and football vision and more. When Koeman came on board as the…
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Koeman's new Oranje had a bland loss against England, an aggressive win against Portugal and now a tw0-faced draw against Slovakia. Koeman will stick to his 5-3-2, with good reasons,…
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Ok, here's the highlights of the CL finals, Liverpool - Real Madrid: - Ramos illegally wrestles Salah to the ground and dislocates his shoulder, Salah needs to come of -…
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Finally, an English team will break the reign of the Spanish CL rulers. It is possible to break the combination and possession play that dominated European football for so long.…
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Memphis Depay was traveling with the Olympique Lyon Foundation last January, for some benefit dinner for the homeless... They drove past a Roma camp outside of Lyon, a desolate little…
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Lots of developments again in Dutch football! Apologies for the late post again, just busy busy busy, but also lots of football to follow... Can I say a big thank…
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It's that typical question, when a coach takes over at a club or nation: "Is the hand of the new coach visible already?" Well, Ronald Koeman clearly puts a line…
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My dear friends, I will again start this post with pointing out that a win in a friendly normally doesn't mean that much. Coaches will usually look at the progress,…
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And loses again vs England, for the first time in 22 years. Now you all know that I don't rate friendlies, usually. Particularly not when a settled team is practicing…
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....against England. It's interesting, the Dutch were reigning supreme in the Golden Age, with the English Empire and the Portuguese seafarers... And England and Portugal are our up and coming…
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