"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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When things aren't going your way, visualising success and a turn-around helps. What also helps, is to look at situations that are or were even worse! To give you a…
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Quick reminder and request: please come check me out on Facebook and like me :-). I will show my age with these words... But one of the most underrated players…
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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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Why are you, sorry? That is good news. Hopefully, it turns out that way. Hamstring recoveries can be tricky.
Sorry..Timber had hamstring injury from march 15..He will be fine,he will play last 2 games inPL and CL final.
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Yes I agree, it will be close. He's still not on the bench.