There are a couple of amazing stories in football, developing in front of our eyes... There's Oranje's revival under Koeman, with a spot in the Nation League's finals... There's Liverpool's…
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I have to admit, I truely don't know where to start... This blog is a Dutch National Team blog, and your humble blogger is a Feyenoord fan, but I am…
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When Ronald Koeman criticised his team for playing gallery football vs Belarus, he was clearly trying to temper the optimism in and around the team... Good goals, no goals conceded,…
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Hi all, my deepest apologies for leaving you by yourself for so long... It's just life, I guess. Work was crazy and on top of that I relocated from the…
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The news was out this week and it surprised nobody. Well, maybe PSG was surprised. But it was a done deal from the start I think. Barca swooped in late,…
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Hi all, I will start with apologising for taking a bit of time off, with the Eredivisie (and Oranje) in their winter break. Sure, I noticed the EPL was still…
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It's a tradition. Every last week of the year, this blog has an in-depth one on one with the most important man in Dutch football: the NT manager. This is…
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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 really shows that Van Dijk and Van Hecke need more playing time together, individually great players but man, in…
@Tjeerd, Thank you for posting the link; really good.
Good analysis. Thank you
Found this analysis of the game on the NYT's Athletic. Good read, free link. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7370754/2026/06/20/netherlands-sweden-result-world-cup-gakpo-brobbey/?unlocked_article_code=1.rlA.BC3V.DOzBkx-v3-RS&source=athletic_user_shared_gift_article_copylink&smid=url-share-ta
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The biggest change to this team will be the addition of Brobbey. That gives us a focal point in the…