Toumba did exactly what it promised. Thessaloniki was loud, Greece were sharp, and for 45 minutes Oranje looked like a side that had left its midfield in the dressing room.…
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Thursday night in Thessaloniki is not a routine Nations League away day for the Dutch. Greece sit top of Group A2 with six points from two games. The Netherlands have…
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Xavi Hernández started his reign as Netherlands head coach with a draw against Germany and a 2-1 victory over Serbia. Four points are welcome, but perhaps more important is what…
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Xavi Hernández’s first match as Netherlands coach ended 1–1 against Germany, but the result hardly tells the story. Two Dutch goals were disallowed, Germany scored while Brian Brobbey was lying…
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Xavi Hernández did not take the Netherlands job to manage a slightly tidier version of the last cycle. He wants the team to look like protagonists again: the ball on…
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Xavi’s Oranje Era Begins: Veerman Returns, Malen Out and Germany Awaits The talking is almost over. On Thursday, we finally get our first proper look at Xavi Hernández’s Netherlands. The…
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After Arne Slot reportedly turned down the chance to become the next Netherlands head coach, the KNVB suddenly found itself back at square one. While Michael Reiziger has emerged as…
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After a tantalising match in Rotterdam, where Oranje had to accept the equaliser late in the game, playing with 10 against 11 Spaniards, all eyes were on the second leg…
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Oranje didn't win against Spain on 20 March 2025, but in a way, we actually did. This was the best game Oranje played in Koeman's second period as team manager…
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Are the Dutch going to play against the best team of the world? Apart from Dumfries & Stefan de Vrij (Internazionale), Nathan Aké (Manchester City) and Jerdy Schouten (PSV) Ronald…
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Thanks Jan for the great article, Dutch midfield sucked big time at first half, luckily the coach changed it completely…
I thought the starting midfield selection was strange. Guus Til and Quinten Timber aren’t known for controlling the midfield, so…
That is really good write up, jan. A win would have been nice. But these 4 games were always going…
MY friends, I am on a plane this weekend so no pre-match post. I will post a Serbia match review…
Despite the awful first half, I'm still positive. I was uncomfortable with the selection of Til, Timber and Veerman as…