Back in 1974, the Dutch team manager Rinus Michels was asked to be "coordinator" for the 1974WC campaign. The Barcelona coach took the job, although the players didn't think they…
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We are going to focus on the Prelim Squad!! Yesterday evening LVG announced his prelim squad and poor little me in Oz is probably the last one to get it…
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We covered and congratulated Ajax on their title win. We will most definitely congratulate a WONDERFUL PEC Zwolle with their bashing of Ajax in De Kuip. It was 5-1 for…
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Hi all, Finally a bit more time for post with some "body" :-). So happy to be in 2014 and to leave 2013 behind. A weird year. For 2014, I…
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Oranje has qualified for Brazil. And there was champagne! But the bad news had to land still.... The Netherlands dropped to position 9 on the FIFA Ranking. As you know,…
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Not a title you would associate with an upcoming game vs Andorra. But the State of the Union of Oranje is not too positive after the shock draw against Estonia.…
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The Deer in the Headlight look of Paul Verhaegh The first international game in the new season. After that breezy Asian tour, important wins over Indonesia and China, we are…
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Louis van Gaal has almost exactly one more year to prep his squad for the World Cup. Will the No. 5 of the FIFA Ranking have a chance in high…
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And here we are. Louis van Gaal had his Asia trip to check on the big boys and to allow some wannabees in, while Cor Pot had the top talents…
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And thus ends Oranje post-season trip to Asia. With 5 goals, two disappointing performances, a couple of new hares (Cillisen, Tiendalli, Toornstra, Nelom), a new skipper, a warned playmaker and…
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Coaching Spain does nothing for Guardiola. If they win, it’s just a continuation of their dominance and not personal to…
Haha! I remember Cruyff once describing the difference in coaching Spanish players and Dutch players: “The Spanish players say ‘yes…
Pep is openly being courted by the Italian federation. Maldini and Leonardo are now leading the rebuild? Maybe he's seriously…
Yeah, sad to hear that. He's been dealing with a bunch of injuries lately. I'm glad he put it all…
Too much cowardise practice by coaches especially many dutch coaches except Van gaal.. YOU WILL ONLY WIN SOMETHING WHEN YOU…