Who could have guessed. After Gio van Bronckhorst's rein at the club and the string of trophies won, Feyenoord seemed to drift back to a dreary sub top role. Jaap…
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Was Johan Cruyff Left-Footed or Right-Footed? Johan Cruyff was naturally right-footed, although his outstanding technique allowed him to use both feet extremely well. Throughout his career with Ajax, Barcelona and…
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It has been a while since I was able to write about my favorite club Feyenoord. Oranje is our first topic always and the exploits in the top by our…
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When you view the Dutch Cup Final in highlights mode, you may have missed Mario Götze. And still, the 29 year old German was the man leading PSV to victory.…
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A question…. I just got sent an amazing e-book on Cruyff (his death was remembered) and these stories are very cool. I can do two things: 1) put a JC…
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Not the ugly I guess. Joey doesn't do ugly. He was a name in youth football already. Playing in Volendam, the little quirky sea faring town which has produced 1)…
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In this updated post, below a cool inside into the Oranje camp. It goes too far to call him a cash cow.. The 22 year old Tyrell Malacia still looks…
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Like you, I want the Dutch NT to shine. We all want the same thing here, I think, even though we don't always look eye to eye in the how…
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We went into the 2nd match of the Van Gaal System Change process with optimism. We played well versus the Danes and this Germany would be a real test, Van…
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The first match of Oranje using Van Gaal's new system was impressive at times. The coach subtle tricks have added more dynamics to the Dutch gameplay. The Euros were disappointing…
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Being shunned because of Wim Jonk and also a big chunk of the media, telling that he is to slow.…
Nice post Johan, thanks!! And yes, reasons to be cheerful, right? Maybe Taylor the only player who remained a bit…
The first two games look good to me. There are a lot of positives to take from them: 1/ This…
I am happy Xavi is the coach and not Jean or Wilson :-)
Xavi also seems willing to look for creative options, like calling up Zirkzee. I think that’s a weird choice, personally,…