Oranje is going into the final preparations for the France game on a high. After months and months of negativity, bad results and pressure, the tides seems to be turning.…
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In what could have been a first upset on Game Day 1 of the WC qualification group of Oranje, Holland could have lead with 3 points, while favorites France couldn't…
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Today is the Day. First WC qualification game for Oranje. Based on the game vs Greece and the training (and talk) sessions of last week, we can expect some changes.…
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I like some drama, as you know... But it wasn't really a tragedy for me. Friendly schmriendly, really. We lost. Big deal. We won vs Poland and England. Big deal…
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We'll look at the Euros a bit. But first this: Henk Fraser to coach Vitesse. Zjelko Petrovic to coach ADO Den Haag. And Tonny Vilhena said no to offers from…
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Let's look at the way we had to operate during qualifications. And allow me to first draw your attention of the Pre-Qualification period. 1. WC 2014 Van Gaal decided to…
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Dear friends, I hope you forgive me the pun re: Austria. I am so used to go make word jokes with our opponents... Austria was a tough one, so I…
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The victory over Poland doesn't get us to the Euros... It doesn't get us three points. But it will lift the pressure of Danny Blind and his staff. It will…
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Arjen Robben has been there too. Top talent in the Groningen youth. Made his debut at 16 years old. Was on the hitlist of many top teams at a young…
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A young and not so experienced Oranje - missing Sneijder, Vlaar, Van Persie, Huntelaar, Robben and Daley Blind - but with Kevin Strootman back as captain played their first friendly…
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I feel Koeman should risk Summerville and Van de Ven in case they coped up a yellow. Summerville > Malen…
“Somehow, this didn’t work.”. Haha! Great analysis as always, Jan. I’d love to work new players in to gain experience…
Haha! What’s really funny is over the course of the past few months he’d been asking me random / impossible…
Great story. Cruyff would probably just say: “Good, but you still didn’t get it right.” 😉 Serious though — it’s…
I think Koeman should be very careful. We should be ready to take on anyone in the next round, but…