I got the request to write a piece on Mino Raiola, the Super Agent. I had this piece in preparation so the timing is perfect. Raiola on money, De Ligt,…
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…
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,…
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…
The season has started in Holland. Belgium was even earlier and the qualification games for the European competitions is upon us too, while Spanish and English clubs still have weeks…
The season has ended... Most of the decisions are in. Yes, the play offs for European Football and Promotion/Relegation are still on, but the key decisions are in: Ajax wins…
Hi all, my deepest apologies for leaving you by yourself for so long... It's just life, I guess. Work was crazy and on top of that I relocated from the…
The news was out this week and it surprised nobody. Well, maybe PSG was surprised. But it was a done deal from the start I think. Barca swooped in late,…
Hi all, I will start with apologising for taking a bit of time off, with the Eredivisie (and Oranje) in their winter break. Sure, I noticed the EPL was still…
For me, the only player not seeming to be at the level of the others is Mickey Van de Ven.…