Allow me to start with apologising to all of you for the ongoing drivel about Berghuis and Blind. I keep on saying I won't be baited and still it happens.…
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The mood after Ecuador was so low and the performance on the ball was so bad that Louis van Gaal wanted to use the game versus Qatar to go back…
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We didn't expect a glorious performance after the Ecuador game. Just a decent performance, some urgency and no goals conceded and at least one goal scored, is what we wanted.…
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After the WC draw, people felt this was going to be easy. Even last week, some football pundits felt Senegal would be a walk-over. A bit arrogant maybe? I don't…
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He grabbed a starting berth in Oranje stealthily. He combines intelligence, experience, eagerness to learn and quality in one package. "He's a special kid, and that he is." When Ake…
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Alfred Schreuder impressed in his early coaching days, at FC Twente and PSV and made his way from assistant coach (Ten Hag, Nagelsmann, Koeman) to title winning head coach, at…
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Our lively discussions on the forum sometimes show quite a gap in understanding and appreciation of the Oranje games and players. Just like Daley Blind now (and players like Memphis,…
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We need to be honest. Before this Derby Of the Lowlands, the stories coming from both camps already seemed to predict what was going to happen. The Belgium camp (Kevin…
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The visitors were played off the pitch in the first half of the game but were silenced in the second half. "Being better in possession" was Ten Hag's mantra after…
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A combination of factors contributed to the abysmal performance and result away versus Montenegro. And as a result, we saw the worst and the best of this Oranje, in the…
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@ Lucas I'm with you 100%. I don't know why he kept on playing as a #6. He is not…