I never did believe in angstgegners. It's all psychological. But I too start to believe that we seem to be Czech Mate a lot against these guys! And sure, a…
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For many days, the overall view was that poor Oranje was having to slug it out with Portugal or even Germany in the first knock-out game. But it seems the…
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Friends, we did what we had to do. We won all home matches in the group stage. And we didn't expect anything less. Ukraine, Austria and North Macedonia should be…
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Memphis Depay signed a deal with Barcelona. In the past, this would have been a major headline in The Netherlands and maybe across Europe. Not today. The Euros are on…
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It took 13 years for Oranje to win at a Euros again! After 45 minutes, my title for this post was "Everything but the goals" but after 90 minutes, we…
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The media were all about "De Boer has dreadful record" and "no coach didn't win one match in his first five" etc etc. I don't think these stats are really…
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Well my friends... the season is over. The Dutch Federation and government will not allow the season to be finished. There will be no events or gatherings until Sept 1.…
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Hi all, this is our safe space. This is where we can hang out all of us, safely, without fear of contamination. I mean, COVID19 contamination of course. Because we…
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Well, taking a break from blogging about football didn't result in any good outcomes for the Dutch clubs in Europe! Oranje is still asleep - friendlies coming soon! - and…
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I got the request to write a piece on Mino Raiola, the Super Agent. I had this piece in preparation so the timing is perfect. Raiola on money, De Ligt,…
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Just read the horrible, heartbreaking news for Gakpo and his partner. Puts the WC in its proper perspective.
I thought Portugal looked pretty dismal against Colombia who really took the game to them. Then I remembered who was…
@ Jan How would you approach the game against Morocco? How would handle Hakimi? What would be your starting 11?…
Agree Jan. I’ve never really been a Malen fan. He tends to be successful only in certain limited situations against…
Morocco likes to start fast, catching opponent while they still finding their feet. Holland we should circulate the ball and…