Alfred Schreuder impressed in his early coaching days, at FC Twente and PSV and made his way from assistant coach (Ten Hag, Nagelsmann, Koeman) to title winning head coach, at…
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All the ingredients were there. A full De Kuip (yes, 50% Dutchies, 50% Polish fans as Rotterdam has a big Polish contingent), nice football weather and Team A on the…
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Our lively discussions on the forum sometimes show quite a gap in understanding and appreciation of the Oranje games and players. Just like Daley Blind now (and players like Memphis,…
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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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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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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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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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It seems Oranje is never able to do things the easy way! We either cruise through a tournament beating big nations only to crash land unexpectedly (1974, 1998, 2021 Euros)…
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After 3 years in the wilderness, Danjuma is now Orange's Hope in Scary Days ( Dutch expression). VI Pro visited Danjuma in warm and smouldering Valencia, where Danjuma lives next…
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Great article, Johan! With Frenkie Reijnders & Gravenberch, we have as solid of a midfield trident as any heading into…