The first match of Oranje using Van Gaal's new system was impressive at times. The coach subtle tricks have added more dynamics to the Dutch gameplay. The Euros were disappointing…
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In the seven international games under Van Gaal since his return, the former school teacher played the usual 4-3-3 with one holding mid and two attacking midfielders. This, because the…
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Louis van Gaal has announced his definitive squad for the coming two matches. He selected 28 players. Why this big squad for the upcoming matches? LvG: "For me, the World…
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As per usual, the expectations of the Dutch fans were high. We all want to cheer away the Czech and recent Norwegian blues, while clearly the Covid-restrictions also add to…
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The bullit is through the church, as the Dutch saying goes. Marco Bizot, Steven Bergwijn, Anwar El Ghazi, Hans Hateboer, Rick Karsdorp, Jeremiah St Juste, Kenny Tete and Tonny Vilhena…
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We've seen it before here, with National Team coaches taking advice from us Oranje experts. The call for Weghorst, the confusion around Babel and Strootman, the omissions of Karsdorp, Frank…
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My friends, I am sorry for the pause in posting... I have had some tech issues on my end and still working on them to get them resolved... This pause…
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And just when we started to feel really good about ourselves...what with Oranje performing well and reaching the Euros, Frenkie impressing in Spain, Dutch coaches on the up and up…
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Calvin Stengs is 20 years old. If you deduct his year of being badly injured, he's actually only 19 years old... When he came on the scene, some two years…
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JB, each time you tell me more about it, the gift seems cooler and cooler. And your son came up…
Despite probably not impacting our positioning in the next round, I hesitate to start looking too far ahead. We need…
I have just checked the World Cup table. Morocco beat Haiti and finished 2nd in Group C. If the Netherlands…
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Great story. Cruyff would probably just say: “Good, but you still didn’t get it right.” 😉 Serious though — it’s…