As requested by some, a look at the different National Team coaches the Dutch enjoyed over the years. I am giving you my personal opinion. You can add yours below…
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I wish I followed my instincts and wrote in my previous post that I wouldn't play with the same eleven vs Gibraltar. I would have gone with a 3-4-3 and…
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Oranje is on the hunt against Gibraltar. It needs goals! "We need to make 5 at least, but if we can: as much as possible" says Frank de Boer. One…
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The task was clear. No room for discussion: a win and lots and lots of goals. Because goal difference is next in line if countries finish level at points. Then…
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I hope you didn't read "No De Ligt for Oranje"... I didn't mean to startle you. No worries, Mathijs will be playing, but I was referring to the lack of…
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Not selecting Weghorst but bringing Stekelenburg back to Oranje are the two main talking points re: Oranje. The first training is behind them, for the WC qualifiers. Rene Wormhoudt was…
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There are around 17 million National Team Coaches in The Netherlands. And of course, you lot as well :-). And we all know better. Frank de Boer is officially the…
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My dear friends, more apologies from me. I know, it's becoming a pattern and I'm sorry, but life at this moment doesn't allow me to write more. Once the Oranje…
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We're back! Oh Goodness Gracious Me, the site was down. Some weird error, and it took me some time to sort it. Also because support was hard to find in…
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I took a short break from blogging. The usual reasons, Covid related busy-ness and pressure at work, and finding time inbetween all these matches to catch up. But I have…
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Exactly. You end up disrupting your own system for really no reason
Honestly, the tactics of the first 70 minutes worked. IT was not flowing or attacking but that is due to…
I actually had a little daydream of Koeman walking and Ruud v Nistelrooy taking over. Did you see how the…
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Spot on! Now, I confess I never played football, but what I don't get is the way we "played" after…