These matches "for the beard of the emperor" or "for the cat's pussy" as the Dutch call it, are dreadful to watch. Uninspiring venue. Bad pitch. Nothing to play for…
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As a national team coach, you want to be able to mould your best team, tactics, approach and squad by now, some 3 months before the tournament. The two friendlies,…
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All the ingredients were there. A full De Kuip (yes, 50% Dutchies, 50% Polish fans as Rotterdam has a big Polish contingent), nice football weather and Team A on the…
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Louis van Gaal always had a good sense of "entertainment". People in Holland have compared him with certain dictatorial leaders from the past. His booming voice, his use of his…
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We went into the 2nd match of the Van Gaal System Change process with optimism. We played well versus the Danes and this Germany would be a real test, Van…
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The first match of Oranje using Van Gaal's new system was impressive at times. The coach subtle tricks have added more dynamics to the Dutch gameplay. The Euros were disappointing…
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In the seven international games under Van Gaal since his return, the former school teacher played the usual 4-3-3 with one holding mid and two attacking midfielders. This, because the…
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The Dutch internationals stumble over each other when they need to talk about the "vibe" in the squad. They're all mates, they play games together, go on holidays together and…
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We have seen some lively discussions off late, about Berghuis, Lang and Danjuma. Keep the debate going, as I'm sure things will heat up even more, the closer we get…
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Why am I even replying to you. If you do your homework you'd know Frenkie usually passes vertically forward. I'm…
Simons--------Gakpo-----------Frimpong -------------------kluivert-------------------------- ---Reinders--------------Frenkie------------- Hato--Virgil------De ligt---------Timber ------------------Verbruggen----------------------------- on bench -------Depay------------Meerdink------------ --------------koopmeiners------------------ -------Gravenberch----Weiffer------------- Maatsen--Van de ven--De vrij--Geetruida ----------------------Flekken-------------------------------- Additional 4 players 23-Nick…
You will not have creativity as long you play Van de ven and Dumfries as your full back..they basically cannot…
Watching the first half of Ned-Mal. Gakpo looks very tired and needs to be replaced. Malta defends resolutely and NED…
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@ Jan, Just to clarify, I am not saying that F De Jong isn't a good player. What I'm saying…