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Hi all, merry xmas and all that. I'm not into this sort of thing. Sure, I like the food and love the Boxing Day games in the EPL but I'm…
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We're smack in the middle of one of those generation gaps. It happens with smaller football nations. Belgium's gaps are longer than their peaks. Denmark had a trough but seems…
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This is part 2 of the Wim Jansen story on the KNVB strategy "Winners of Tomorrow". A big number of football "experts" were engaged in this big think tank platform…
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Quick reminder and request: please come check me out on Facebook and like me :-). I will show my age with these words... But one of the most underrated players…
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BREAKING NEWS: I've created a new Facebook page "Dutchsoccersite" to bring more interaction with you guys. Please go there and like the page for me ok ;-)? And here is…
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My friends, I bumped into this series and I'm going to share it here with you. Nice to use this as a starting point for more discussions... We will start…
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Trivia time (I have been keeping track of all our starting lineups, positions, subs, goals and assists etc. on a spreadsheet since the world cup.. including info for all of…
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I knew the day had to come. The day that Memphis got (some of) his mojo back. It would have been unthinkable that a lad with so much talent would…
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@Tjeerd, Thank you for posting the link; really good.
Good analysis. Thank you
Found this analysis of the game on the NYT's Athletic. Good read, free link. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7370754/2026/06/20/netherlands-sweden-result-world-cup-gakpo-brobbey/?unlocked_article_code=1.rlA.BC3V.DOzBkx-v3-RS&source=athletic_user_shared_gift_article_copylink&smid=url-share-ta
Finally, finally, finally, a game to make you look forward to the next one with confidence. Each game Van Hecke…
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It really shows that Van Dijk and Van Hecke need more playing time together, individually great players but man, in…