It's a tradition. Every last week of the year, this blog has an in-depth one on one with the most important man in Dutch football: the NT manager. This is…
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And loses again vs England, for the first time in 22 years. Now you all know that I don't rate friendlies, usually. Particularly not when a settled team is practicing…
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Well, it's over. No World Cup. Usually, qualifying for a big tournament leaves a lot of potential for posts, but this new low we hit will also offer up heaps…
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While Abba plays in the background, Dick Advocaat is enjoying a smorgasbord of questions at the press conference. All the country's mathematicians and statisticians joined in to calculate Oranje's chances…
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Well, the Janssen-Dost debate is settled. By the flu!! It seems Kevin Strootman and Vince Janssen exchanged some saliva maybe? The Spurs bench-warmer stays in Holland and Luuk de Jong…
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March 2016: Oranje built on quicksand This was supposed to be the year of Oranje's renovation. France was the first opponent. The media was devastating after the 3-2 loss in…
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I knew the day had to come. The day that Memphis got (some of) his mojo back. It would have been unthinkable that a lad with so much talent would…
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Amidst all the shenanigans at federation level, Danny Blind is keeping his focus on the games ahead. He shrugs off the problems with management, the influence of new Tech Director…
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Never thought I'd write that sentence... But... Holland needed a win. Blind needed a win! The Dutch media claimed Danny might lose his job after another defeat. Not that I…
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And we're back!! After a long pause, in which yours truly had to muster the energy to keep on going as well. A long spell without Oranje and some serious…
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Wonderful article, Johan. Thank you. btw: Milambo to the EPL (Brentford).
Hi Manoj This was a very famous Dutch player in the 60/70s, maybe one of the best defenders we ever…
Nice you are posting on legends of Dutch football. More such unheard players are brought to light.
Thanks Johan, for writing this.. it is a good read. Smit was excellent all tournament; he's a little deceptive and…
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Manoj is a big Messi fan,so its normal that a messi fan would be never heard of Him..Rinus Israel Was…