We were able to focus a bit on fun stuff here (Fosu-Mensah, Ruud Krol, Tiju) but we need to face reality again. Amongst the incredible performance of Ajax in Gelsenkirchen…
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While us here at the blog could debate the positioning of Stekelenburg vs France or the Dost disallowed goals vs Sweden for weeks on end, the Dutch have shrugged off…
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Well, the Janssen-Dost debate is settled. By the flu!! It seems Kevin Strootman and Vince Janssen exchanged some saliva maybe? The Spurs bench-warmer stays in Holland and Luuk de Jong…
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Most of us will have seen the movie Moneyball, with Brad Pitt? Based on a true story, a baseball team in the US picking and signing players purely based on…
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Next month Georginio Wijnaldum will celebrate 10 years on the highest level as pro football player. But the Liverpool midfielder is only 26 years old! He might have another 10…
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Oops, I should have posted this already in January... It's one of those things. The Oranje Year 2016 in review. Well, always nice to have an Oranje debate (broader than…
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Marco van Basten. Icon. Legend. Saint. Super striker. Johan Cruyff was one of his biggest fans and supporters. He considered Marco as a son. And he pushed and motivated the…
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Rick Karsdorp burst on the scene. Only 21 years old but already one of the driving forces in Feyenoord's campaign and on the verge of snapping the RB spot in…
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My friends, I had plans to write this article for months but constantly delayed it as we had more pressing, current football matters to discuss. I got the question on…
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March 2016: Oranje built on quicksand This was supposed to be the year of Oranje's renovation. France was the first opponent. The media was devastating after the 3-2 loss in…
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Liverpool going to be the new Barcelona? There was a time it was full of Dutchies as well....
Looks like Frimpong to Liverpool. https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/liverpool-to-trigger-jeremie-frimpong-release-clause-hbhgzgbxn
Johan, Jan, thank you guys for the article and the comments. The comments posted in Jan's third post show the…
🇳🇱 Ronald Koeman (Netherlands) "A great loss for Dutch football. Leo was a coach with unparalleled passion and vision." …
Great article, Johan! With Frenkie Reijnders & Gravenberch, we have as solid of a midfield trident as any heading into…