Oranje practised against France in March 2014. Van Gaal didn't call up Nigel de Jong. He wanted to use Clasie in midfield. He knew what De Jong could and couldn't…
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You know they say this about champions... If you can win ugly and grind out victories when you are playing bad, you can win the title. This team may not…
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Some current news here. The group of Death. And again Holland wins all three games. Against the accepted opinion that Spain would be too hard, Chile would be too hard,…
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Holland was the first European nation to qualify for the World Cup and it is now the first nation to qualify for the knock out stages. Despite all the pessimism…
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But not for us ( I hope). For them. The Socceroos. Or maybe: The Suckeroos, hahahaha. They love their expressions in Australia. No worries mate! She'll be right mate! Well,…
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Hi my friends, we are back. I think.... So you know: my tech guru friend Icko (big Holland fan too) has helped me upgrade, migrate, manifestate, generate etc etc to…
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Here we go peeps. Cold in Australia. Dark. Early in the am. Yoghurt and muesli versus Sangria, Heineken, tapas and herring. But very ready for this. Waiting 4 years for…
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This is to tell you a bit about our first opponent, Spain. Spain is a country in the south-west of ....of screw it!! You know who they are! Where they…
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The temperature is rising, for sure. Not just in Rio (or Salvador) but definitely also in Holland and in Australia!! You can almost touch the ball and smell the grass…
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Van Gaal thought he had the whole squad together now in Portugal, with Verhaegh, Janmaat and Van der Vaart slowly returning to the training pitch. But the training camp was…
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@ Jan, Just to clarify, I am not saying that F De Jong isn't a good player. What I'm saying…