Kenneth Tete came into Ajax 1 at a young age. What is good, comes quick they say in Holland. And Ajax has the tendency of using their talented players from…
Below is the original text I wrote straight after - or actually during - the match. With the game behind us, we can make some short and snappy conclusions: The…
Allow me to start with apologising to all of you for the ongoing drivel about Berghuis and Blind. I keep on saying I won't be baited and still it happens.…
Frenkie was the first to admit he didn't play well against the USA. But he's quite confident he will be present versus Argentina. Frenkie discusses some topics, and believes the…
People still stop Ron Vlaar at the super market to ask him about his match, 8 years ago, versus Argentina and Messi. This will only become more the case in…
Louis van Gaal has been talking about his "provocative press" quite often. This works well against teams that are expansive, want the ball and want to attack. It's not a…
We didn't expect a glorious performance after the Ecuador game. Just a decent performance, some urgency and no goals conceded and at least one goal scored, is what we wanted.…
It is always interesting to see how football fans respond to things going on, versus what experienced (ex-) players or coaches say. We had years of discussion about Kuyt, Daley…
After the WC draw, people felt this was going to be easy. Even last week, some football pundits felt Senegal would be a walk-over. A bit arrogant maybe? I don't…
I think Malen is a top striker in a 4-4-2 or 4-5-1. Koeman said it constantly in the run up…