Imagine watching a game with Tahamata, Seedorf, Litmanen, Arnold Muhren, Van der Sar, Blind, Frank de Boer and more Ajax legends... And then imagine them playing a team like Real…
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Hi my friends, the last months on the blog were quite....quiet. My dear friend Tarcisio is having some IT issues and as our boys will be playing for the title…
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As a national team coach, you want to be able to mould your best team, tactics, approach and squad by now, some 3 months before the tournament. The two friendlies,…
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Well, we made it. We qualified. But the performance quality - or lack thereof - doesn't instil a lot of confidence in me. I don't think I have seen one…
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Below is the original text I wrote straight after - or actually during - the match. With the game behind us, we can make some short and snappy conclusions: The…
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Allow me to start with apologising to all of you for the ongoing drivel about Berghuis and Blind. I keep on saying I won't be baited and still it happens.…
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Louis van Gaal has been talking about his "provocative press" quite often. This works well against teams that are expansive, want the ball and want to attack. It's not a…
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We have seen many posts here on Memphis. About his rise to the top. About his tough childhood. His amazing skills, goals and stats and his incredible outfits. Yes, the…
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The mood after Ecuador was so low and the performance on the ball was so bad that Louis van Gaal wanted to use the game versus Qatar to go back…
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Football has done a long time without the plethora of stats that seem to dominate other sports, particularly American sports like American Football and Baseball. But stats have crept into…
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Johan, Jan, thank you guys for the article and the comments. The comments posted in Jan's third post show the…