Ajax could and should have beaten Benfica in the first leg in Portugal. In a time where a draw away versus a Portuguese top team is lamented as a disappointing…
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For some, this has been a mystery. For others, it was always crystal clear. Everyone can see Daley Blind's weaknesses. You don't need to be a football expert for this.…
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He was retired. But can football animals like him ever retire? "I had my fill of club coaching. It's very intense. And when you coached Ajax, Barcelona, Bayern and Man…
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This was a good week for Dutch football. I don't want to bore you too much with the co-efficiency ratio discussion ( a battle played out in a spreadsheet, not…
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If all goes well, we only have one more month to wait before we can celebrate our WC ticket for 2022. NT manager Louis van Gaal worked his magic. As…
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Evening matches in De Kuip are a joy. The stadium is big but cosy. The fans love it there and usually, so do the players. It has a real football…
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We have seen some lively discussions off late, about Berghuis, Lang and Danjuma. Keep the debate going, as I'm sure things will heat up even more, the closer we get…
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Hi all, I wasn't intending on harping on on the Berghuis topic, but I watched the Studio Voetbal broadcast on Monday, with Rafael van der Vaart and Ibi Afellay and…
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Michels was known to be a burly, surly man. Never a smile. Never a kind word. A disciplinarian. But in his final days as a coach (1988 and 1992) he…
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What a night. We had early goals before (WC finals 1974 anyone?) and it hasn't always resulted in greatness. This time, things seem different. An early goal. Another goal in…
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I have the same thought Forza. Reijnders had a bad first year at City, but when he first moved to…
@ Jan Have you seen Xavi's back room staff? His entire team is complete. Any opinion?
I am sort of disappointed in Reijnders even before his move to the Saudi league. He showed so much promise…
Yep, Memphis felt in love with Brazil, like I did..... If you see how big Corinthians is, my God, Youtube…
Thought this scouting report on Xavi as a young player was pretty funny / accurate: https://x.com/CaptnGuardiola/status/2091639386194460960