A lot of Dutch football fans will be torn. A lot of Dutch Moroccans as well. Morocco is a popular footballing nation in the Netherlands, despite some of the anti…
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Koeman made a terse impression during the last presser before the game. He admitted that he had some serious talks with the midfielders: the ball needs to be played vertical…
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Japanese people are generally considered to be very polite. I can only imagine there will be a national holiday soon, the Koeman Day. One would expect that after Dick Advocaat's…
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You all know how I judge friendlies. The Norway one was ok, it was a good game, Norway played a good game too, considering and we were able to see…
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After a tantalising match in Rotterdam, where Oranje had to accept the equaliser late in the game, playing with 10 against 11 Spaniards, all eyes were on the second leg…
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These matches "for the beard of the emperor" or "for the cat's pussy" as the Dutch call it, are dreadful to watch. Uninspiring venue. Bad pitch. Nothing to play for…
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And here we go again chaps! Time for Oranje banter. Stop hiding and come out and play! If Frenkie de Jong is back in the squad, why aren't you back…
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We're playing against a top team, with absolute word class players but also against a coach who is said to wear a seat belt on the toilet, always going for…
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There are several responses. 1. because I always think we win the next tournament. 2. Because it will be fun for us and the blog. And 3. because we have…
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The month August is a terrible month for Dutch football, usually. Our teams usually struggle so early in the quakification games for European places. We also do not have the…
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For sure, these are two QF level teams, in terms of preparation, but the competition the Dutch played in their…
It’s really sad for him. That’s incredibly difficult news to receive, especially in the middle of a tournament. For us,…
Thanks Jan! Really excellent write up, and gives me real confidence going into this game versus Morocco, a game I…
Agree. Spain, England, Portugal, Germany all looked bad. Portugal probably wanted to finish 2nd and avoid Argentina on the right…
This is another tricky game for us. With the talent we have, we can put away Morocco. Not easy, but…