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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At some point, you stop worrying about the how and just want to celebrate the result. The first semi finals since 2004, when Portugal defeated us in the semi finals.…
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Let us have some Turkey! A positive Ronald Koeman mentioned that the whole squad is fit again. Bergwijn, who had to be subbed off versus Romania, and De Ligt, who…
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The mood in the Oranje camp was not that bad, apparently. The mood amongst the Dutch media, analists, pundits and fans was. The abysmal performance against Austria stung, and it…
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Ralf Rangnik has been long touted to be an impressive coach. Dutch ex-players who played in Germany speak highly of him. Man United fans probably less so. Still, he took…
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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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Hi my friends, the last months on the blog were quite....quiet. My dear friend Tarcisio is having some IT issues and as our boys will be playing for the title…
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Well, we made it. We qualified. But the performance quality - or lack thereof - doesn't instil a lot of confidence in me. I don't think I have seen one…
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The cliche "men versus boys" has been used here a lot. In the past. And how I hoped that would remain a thing of the past. But the games versus…
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This is not a sentence I expected to write. Ever. Memphis has been super important for the Dutch NT, ever since his appearance at the World Cup in 2014. Under…
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@ 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…
Excellent piece Johan! I am not sure why it is suddenly called "cynical" when a player decides to go for…
I have the same thought Forza. Reijnders had a bad first year at City, but when he first moved to…