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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Xavi Names First Netherlands Squad: No Memphis, Van Dijk Stays and Two New Faces Xavi Hernández has named his first Netherlands squad — and the new Oranje coach has immediately…
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With a new football season upon is, we're all waiting for Xavi's first squad announcement. The transfer period is behind us so lets take a look at the four top…
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Xavi Hernández's first international window as Netherlands coach packs four Nations League fixtures into eleven days, against Germany, Serbia and Greece. For supporters who like a bet on Oranje, it…
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Sjoerd Mossou’s column in the Dutch media Algemeen Dagblad about Tijjani Reijnders and Memphis Depay offers an interesting contrast between two very different career choices — but his comparison is…
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Xavi Hernández Appointed New Netherlands Head Coach The Netherlands have made a major statement by appointing Xavi Hernández as their new national team head coach. The former Barcelona midfielder and…
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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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Imagine the 2030 FIFA World Cup kicking off without the Netherlands, France, Spain, Germany.... No sea of orange in the stands. No "Hup Holland Hup" echoing through the stadiums. No…
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Zirkzee has played a total of 22 minutes in the EPL this year, and 51 minutes in other competitions (CL…
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…
The fact that Xavi isn't using these 4 matches to try new players is nonsense. We all have seen this…