We have seen many posts here on Memphis. About his rise to the top. About his tough childhood. His amazing skills, goals and stats and his incredible outfits. Yes, the…
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The mood after Ecuador was so low and the performance on the ball was so bad that Louis van Gaal wanted to use the game versus Qatar to go back…
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We didn't expect a glorious performance after the Ecuador game. Just a decent performance, some urgency and no goals conceded and at least one goal scored, is what we wanted.…
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Before the World Cup, all the smart football experts felt that Holland would breeze through the group, winning three games and ending on top of the group. No one expected…
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The 28 year old is born in Joure, Friesland. Pronounced "Jower", so his nickname is: The Tower of Joure. Yes! I had prepped Road to Qatar posts for Flekken and…
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Football has done a long time without the plethora of stats that seem to dominate other sports, particularly American sports like American Football and Baseball. But stats have crept into…
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It is always interesting to see how football fans respond to things going on, versus what experienced (ex-) players or coaches say. We had years of discussion about Kuyt, Daley…
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After the WC draw, people felt this was going to be easy. Even last week, some football pundits felt Senegal would be a walk-over. A bit arrogant maybe? I don't…
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We will keep on doing more "The Road to" posts in the coming weeks, unless Oranje and the other nations are really impressing up the gazoo, but if not and…
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Frenkie is a player who has been hailed as the grandmaster of current Dutch football and graced our pages here often. We discuss Van Gaal here and tactical systems and…
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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).…
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."
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Was 88/ 90 better than 98/2000?? I barely recall WC 90. As back then the only two names that use…