It hurts when I see Sweden advance even further into the World Cup. It hurts bad. With all the "heavy hitters" going home early, imagine what we could have achieved...…
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Ok, here's the highlights of the CL finals, Liverpool - Real Madrid: - Ramos illegally wrestles Salah to the ground and dislocates his shoulder, Salah needs to come of -…
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Memphis Depay was traveling with the Olympique Lyon Foundation last January, for some benefit dinner for the homeless... They drove past a Roma camp outside of Lyon, a desolate little…
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It's that typical question, when a coach takes over at a club or nation: "Is the hand of the new coach visible already?" Well, Ronald Koeman clearly puts a line…
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My dear friends, I will again start this post with pointing out that a win in a friendly normally doesn't mean that much. Coaches will usually look at the progress,…
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And loses again vs England, for the first time in 22 years. Now you all know that I don't rate friendlies, usually. Particularly not when a settled team is practicing…
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....against England. It's interesting, the Dutch were reigning supreme in the Golden Age, with the English Empire and the Portuguese seafarers... And England and Portugal are our up and coming…
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Well, Ronald Koeman doesn't need a lot of introduction here. FG Groningen, rocket shots (mostly over the goal), Ajax, PSV, Barcelona, Feyenoord... Thon's jersey. Wembley. Assistant to Van Gaal and…
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We like looking towards the future. Because the present isn't so hot for us. No tournament for us this year (again). No club performances in Europe. No real big stars…
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Ruud Gullit aimed to bring Oranje to the World Cup alongside Dick Advocaat. It didn't work out. Gullit's story, on his time with Oranje, the crisis in Dutch football and…
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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…