No, I'm not referring to Appie Nouri, the brilliant young Ajax midfielder who hopes to get his first start for Ajax 1 soon. When he was 11 years old, the…
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Danny Blind keeps on doing his job as per usual amidst the drama and shenanigans at the KNVB. The man highly criticised might end up being the only consistent factor…
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Note: I don't get to post pictures like this often, ok? Please let me enjoy this :-) Have we turned a corner? Even slightly? After a dreary period of Dutch…
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Today is the Day. First WC qualification game for Oranje. Based on the game vs Greece and the training (and talk) sessions of last week, we can expect some changes.…
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I like some drama, as you know... But it wasn't really a tragedy for me. Friendly schmriendly, really. We lost. Big deal. We won vs Poland and England. Big deal…
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What a depressing summer we had... In hindsight (always the best sight), our top players disappointed (Sneijder, Robben injured, Van Persie), our top talents didn't shine (Memphis, Berghuis), Van Gaal…
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Disappointing. The finals of the Euros reflected the quality of this tournament perfectly.... A boring game with one nation not really interested in playing attacking football and the other nation…
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Dear friends, I hope you forgive me the pun re: Austria. I am so used to go make word jokes with our opponents... Austria was a tough one, so I…
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Arjen Robben has been there too. Top talent in the Groningen youth. Made his debut at 16 years old. Was on the hitlist of many top teams at a young…
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Musings... ON FACEBOOK Our Netherlands World Cup Facebook page was taken down by Facebook! I am not sure why, they don't get back to me and I'm a bit done…
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On a good day we can beat Brazil and/or Morocco. France is the only nation that really scares me. Is…
I dont think Koeman should take an extra defender? Why? It hardly happens that defenders need to be subbed off…
Just to be clear: "...I think the [Dutch]'ll win their group."
Well, in this go around, unless you are a supporter of France, Spain, or Argentina, you have to dream a…
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Not to be overlooked with the other discussion,your piece on 1990 was excellent Jan (even though the memories are hard).…