Hi all, I will start with apologising for taking a bit of time off, with the Eredivisie (and Oranje) in their winter break. Sure, I noticed the EPL was still…
It's a tradition. Every last week of the year, this blog has an in-depth one on one with the most important man in Dutch football: the NT manager. This is…
Rafael van der Vaart retired from professional football immediately. A small news item in the papers. Something some people thought had happened already... His last years were a disappointment. For…
We didn't qualify for two big tournaments, we burned through some very decent coaches in a short time (Advocaat, Blind, Hiddink), we produced thigh thick reports about how dreadful our…
The win over Germany resulted in some interesting responses. Ronald Koeman, usually critical and sceptical, was very positive about his lads. He lauded their work rate, their skills, their quality…
Any match vs Germany (or West Germany) will bring the heart rate of any Oranje fan up. The pantomime villains! But if we get a double bill for games, vs…
I think Malen is a top striker in a 4-4-2 or 4-5-1. Koeman said it constantly in the run up…