Peter Bosz left Ajax for Borussia Dortmund and Ajax signed youth coach Marcel Keizer for the top job. Who the F is Marcel Keizer? Wilco van Schaik saw it all…
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Phillip Cocu passed the ball into him. A quick turn and a shot on target: goal! He jumps laughing into the arms of Pierre van Hooijdonk, at the side of…
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While us here at the blog could debate the positioning of Stekelenburg vs France or the Dost disallowed goals vs Sweden for weeks on end, the Dutch have shrugged off…
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"I focus on selecting players who add energy, not players who take energy away" We ring out the year 2016 with the Man of the Year (and last 70 years):…
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The Netherlands are celebrating their first christmas without Cruyff. The start of the post-Cruyff era. Our biggest football player ever, our national icon. It might be a coincidence, but without…
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We're smack in the middle of one of those generation gaps. It happens with smaller football nations. Belgium's gaps are longer than their peaks. Denmark had a trough but seems…
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This is part 2 of the Wim Jansen story on the KNVB strategy "Winners of Tomorrow". A big number of football "experts" were engaged in this big think tank platform…
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For years, the Dutch national team was synonymous with class. The passing of Sneijder, the dribbles of Robben, the trickery of Van der Vaart and the wonderful goals of Van…
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Danny Blind keeps on doing his job as per usual amidst the drama and shenanigans at the KNVB. The man highly criticised might end up being the only consistent factor…
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Our heroes: invisible Michael van Praag (left), new leader leader-in-waiting Gijs de Jong (second from right), visionary Johan Lokhorst (right) Now here is one of those mysteries in football for…
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Well said. Koeman said after the game he needed muscle and legs and Kluivert had been out so long that…
Summerville was not 100% fit.
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I think I agree with you Jean. Although I do think Sweden has a pretty solid attack. This has been…
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For me, the only player not seeming to be at the level of the others is Mickey Van de Ven.…