Ronald Koeman announced the preliminary selection of the Dutch national team for the Nations League matches against Spain on Friday. The national coach was in Brazil this week and has…
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It goes against everything sport stands for: losing on purpose. But if the Dutch national team wants to qualify for the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United…
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These matches "for the beard of the emperor" or "for the cat's pussy" as the Dutch call it, are dreadful to watch. Uninspiring venue. Bad pitch. Nothing to play for…
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While the Ajax legends would dazzle in the Johan Cruyff Arena on Sunday evening, it was the legends-to-be playing Hungary in the Arena on Saturday. More on the Ajax -…
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And here we go again chaps! Time for Oranje banter. Stop hiding and come out and play! If Frenkie de Jong is back in the squad, why aren't you back…
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For the Dutch national team, the new Nations League cycle started with a win over Bosnia-Herzegovina and a draw against Germany. Some say it's a glorified practice tournament, but there's…
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This new Nations League campaign kicked off with a number of die hard soldiers of orange left out. The fans were keen for Koeman to finally allow the youngsters the…
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The cliche "men versus boys" has been used here a lot. In the past. And how I hoped that would remain a thing of the past. But the games versus…
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This is not a sentence I expected to write. Ever. Memphis has been super important for the Dutch NT, ever since his appearance at the World Cup in 2014. Under…
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In typical Dutch form, people will immediately say: "Who is to blame?". The answer is not very straightforward. Lets first look at the problem. Ajax was having a decent run…
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Despite the awful first half, I'm still positive. I was uncomfortable with the selection of Til, Timber and Veerman as…
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…
Yes, I just don't see what Quentin brings to the game. I haven't seen much of him so I can't…