My friends, Happy New Year, first and foremost. I started this blog back in 2004 when I was completely devoid of any Euro 2004 coverage in Australia and I had…
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Johan Cruyff: "You can only rotate when one position is not taken. That position needs to be the central striker." It was the time of Denis Law, the agile Scot…
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Boy, what a sensational team they are developing up there... Van Beveren on goal. Now Van der Kuylen, Cruyff and Rensenbrink up front. Nico Reinders has been there for a…
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As requested by some, a look at the different National Team coaches the Dutch enjoyed over the years. I am giving you my personal opinion. You can add yours below…
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In the late 60s, Ajax had a first stab at it, but they lost their finals, vs Internationale, 4-1. The still playful and naive Ajax players vs shrewd and ruthless…
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Hi all, I hope you are all doing well, despite the threat of that virus or the disadvantages of the lockdowns and not working etc? And of course, being without…
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I think Andrew from California made the comment about classic matches? I am happy he did. It was on my mind too (and to be honest: I already watched Spain…
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He was one of my heroes. Robbie Rensenbrink. And he went on to join that tremendous Dutch team up in the heavens, alongside the likes of Cruyff, Keizer, Moulijn and…
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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…
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Although West Germany got the title in 1974, that World Cup was Johan Cruyff's and Oranje's tournament. And based on the historic numbers below, we can see why. In this…
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🇳🇱 Ronald Koeman (Netherlands) "A great loss for Dutch football. Leo was a coach with unparalleled passion and vision." …
I personally think the issues at the World Cup had nothing to do with the comments in this post :-).…
Thanks for this! He was a remarkable guy. I have so many memories of him. He was one of those…
Hi Yan, yes I did a big update on the website layout as it was not that good on mobile…
Johan, Jan, thank you guys for the article and the comments. The comments posted in Jan's third post show the…