Since 1998, Holland has played so-called "uitzwaai" games, before a big tournament. This time around, Wales was the "Australia stand-in" and LVG was able to try his non defensive approach…
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SEVEN DAYS TO GO. Gosh, I need a timer on my site.... Why am I so web-challenged... :-( Anyway, no matter. It's one more friendly before we go for the…
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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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Only 15 days to go!! And 5 days until we learn the final definitive selection! The Netherlands has 15 mio team managers. People (fans, ex players, coaches, analysts, media people)…
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Back in 1974, the Dutch team manager Rinus Michels was asked to be "coordinator" for the 1974WC campaign. The Barcelona coach took the job, although the players didn't think they…
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Not a title you would associate with an upcoming game vs Andorra. But the State of the Union of Oranje is not too positive after the shock draw against Estonia.…
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Oranje broke the deadlock (and the horrific series) against Portugal last night with a draw. Midfielder Strootman scored the Dutch goal in the first 20 minutes of the game, C…
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The Deer in the Headlight look of Paul Verhaegh The first international game in the new season. After that breezy Asian tour, important wins over Indonesia and China, we are…
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Here is my update on transfers. I will not even try to be "complete" in my analysis as I am a bit far removed from the actions and people like…
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And here we are. Louis van Gaal had his Asia trip to check on the big boys and to allow some wannabees in, while Cor Pot had the top talents…
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🇳🇱 Ronald Koeman (Netherlands) "A great loss for Dutch football. Leo was a coach with unparalleled passion and vision." …
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Thanks for this! He was a remarkable guy. I have so many memories of him. He was one of those…
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Johan, Jan, thank you guys for the article and the comments. The comments posted in Jan's third post show the…