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…
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Johan Cruyff: "You can only rotate when one position is not taken. That position needs to be the central striker." It was the time of Denis Law, the agile Scot…
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Boy, what a sensational team they are developing up there... Van Beveren on goal. Now Van der Kuylen, Cruyff and Rensenbrink up front. Nico Reinders has been there for a…
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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,…
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My friends, it's been 7 years but we're back at the top level. Sadly, my web developer and myself have not been able to reach the knock-out stages of the…
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We had to major incidents to discuss, in the past week... The so-called Super League (often debated as a future concept in football) was conceived! A brilliant plan. But only…
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As requested by some, a look at the different National Team coaches the Dutch enjoyed over the years. I am giving you my personal opinion. You can add yours below…
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I know, I said it before: friendlies are not that interesting. For us, the viewers. I always hope it is good for the coach. This friendly vs Spain for instance.…
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Well, it seems that after a good series of games and increasing positive vibes around the team, our lads manage to help us level our expectations and get us back…
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Well, we learned Italy coach Roberto Mancini needs his glasses, before he puts Donnarumma in the striker role or something. Italy underestimated Bosnia & Herzegovina and dropped two points. Or…
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Latest Comments
I have the same thought Forza. Reijnders had a bad first year at City, but when he first moved to…
@ Jan Have you seen Xavi's back room staff? His entire team is complete. Any opinion?
I am sort of disappointed in Reijnders even before his move to the Saudi league. He showed so much promise…
Yep, Memphis felt in love with Brazil, like I did..... If you see how big Corinthians is, my God, Youtube…
Thought this scouting report on Xavi as a young player was pretty funny / accurate: https://x.com/CaptnGuardiola/status/2091639386194460960