"I focus on selecting players who add energy, not players who take energy away" We ring out the year 2016 with the Man of the Year (and last 70 years):…
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The Netherlands are celebrating their first christmas without Cruyff. The start of the post-Cruyff era. Our biggest football player ever, our national icon. It might be a coincidence, but without…
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March 2016: Oranje built on quicksand This was supposed to be the year of Oranje's renovation. France was the first opponent. The media was devastating after the 3-2 loss in…
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My friends, I'm sorry I had to push the Van Persie top story aside so quickly. Hope you still enjoy reading that if you haven't already. But this is too…
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We're smack in the middle of one of those generation gaps. It happens with smaller football nations. Belgium's gaps are longer than their peaks. Denmark had a trough but seems…
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I will show my age with these words... But one of the most underrated players from the legendary WC1974 team was Wim Jansen. Defensive midfielder of Feyenoord. Robin to Van…
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My friends, I bumped into this series and I'm going to share it here with you. Nice to use this as a starting point for more discussions... We will start…
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The ones who have been with me and the blog for years know my stance on friendlies. I don't like them. I have told you many times why. Won't go…
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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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With all the comments on the site recently about Blind needing to do this, and do that, and try him and try her, I'd like to write a post about…
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It is good selection. Like Jan said, the new faces (Van Bommel, Zechiël) and recalled faces (Veerman, Taylor) are merit…
@ Jan Xavi is holding a press conference on Monday. Any way someone can hit him with this question? I'm…
Four matches in 10 days is a good way to start for him...We should see pretty much everyone on the…
I would say Xavi is measured with his selections. Honestly, the crop of players who got selected for the WC…
Agreed, we have better players then Kees Smit, Valente and Read at this moment, they can shine for Young Oranje…