In typical Dutch form, people will immediately say: "Who is to blame?". The answer is not very straightforward. Lets first look at the problem. Ajax was having a decent run…
The future of Oranje looks bright. How often have I typed these words. Most likely after most tournaments we covered here on the blog. Starting in 2004, in Portugal, with…
Johan Cruyff famously said: "There are four people on the planet I will listen to if it's about football. Wim Jansen is one of them." He was head coach for…
It's been another eventful week for the Dutch football fans. We are smashing the coefficiency ratios with our tremendous results in Europe (Ajax, Feyenoord, AZ, Vitesse, PSV) and we might…
Belgium actually had an open vacancy call for coaches, and Roberto Martinez wrote a nice letter. And got the job. Why not find out if there is someone out there,…
It's tough to be a coach. Imagine, if Robben had lifted the ball an inch higher, Bert van Marwijk would have been an amazing coach! If Malen would have scored…
Crunch time in most leagues now. It's the business end of the football season. Some trophies are handed out already, many still have to find an owner. And yes, I…
It came as a surprise to many. Peter Bosz to leave Ajax after only 1 season! The man who brought creative football back to Amsterdam, who was ballsy enough to…
@ Jan “ copy and paste” lol. Off the block speed I meant was standing start. Van der ven builds…