Well, taking a break from blogging about football didn't result in any good outcomes for the Dutch clubs in Europe! Oranje is still asleep - friendlies coming soon! - and…
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What a year we had... With Ajax in last CL season and with Oranje... first in the Nations League and of course in our Euro qualification matches... We have seen…
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It's that time again... The Dutch will sip Advocaat ( an egg based alcoholic thick creamy beverage, eaten with whipped cream - not the Feyenoord coach) and eat oliebollen (oilballs…
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All the most wonderful season's greetings to all of you, loyal fans and followers of Oranje and this blog!! Whether you celebrate Christmas, or Hannukah, or the winter/summer solstice... I…
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And just when we started to feel really good about ourselves...what with Oranje performing well and reaching the Euros, Frenkie impressing in Spain, Dutch coaches on the up and up…
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The news that PSV youngster Mo Ihattaren selected to play for Oranje, over Morocco brought a huge smile to Ronald Koeman's face. And if it wasn't for some private matters…
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Oranje Under-17 didn't manage to win the world title last week. The Dutch talents were on a mission to win it, but ended up as fourth, in Brazil. They look…
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Before the Estonia match, Koeman announced he would make some changes and test some ideas... He never is the type to test things while in the race for a prize…
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It had to happen at some stage. A nation like Holland wouldn't keep missing out on tournaments. History taught us so much. The tremendous development of players like Virgil, Memphis,…
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We're starting to get in the thick of things... The competitions have started properly, coaches leave or are fired, players reach their full potential or get injured. Oranje is almost…
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Yep, Wieffer as 6 can work, but would you sacrifice Gravenberch? I think Frenkie as our 6 is fine. I…