We saw our beloved Oranje in the doldrums for a couple of years, and we had to sit out two major tournaments. Our newly found confidence, the string of new…
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Matthijs De Ligt. Dutch Delight. The Wonder. There will be more nicknames for him, for sure. The most discussed player of the Netherlands after Frenkie signed for Barcelona. Everyone wanted…
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In the past, we had the Big Interview series and had prominent football icons like Johan Cruyff, Louis van Gaal, Guus Hiddink and Bert van Marwijk, among others. Time to…
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Last summer, Donny van de Beek thought he had his break through season behind him, but head strong coach Erik ten Hag at Ajax felt differently. The Ajax midfielder had…
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It's as if it is the most normal thing in the world. Discussing Ajax' performance at CL level. How quickly do we get used to this success... Away vs Spurs,…
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When Ronald Koeman criticised his team for playing gallery football vs Belarus, he was clearly trying to temper the optimism in and around the team... Good goals, no goals conceded,…
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The news was out this week and it surprised nobody. Well, maybe PSG was surprised. But it was a done deal from the start I think. Barca swooped in late,…
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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…
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It's your time now! As we close to the end of the year, a year in which the drab and disgraced Dutch National Team straightened the back and rose, like…
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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…
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Latest Comments
Brobbey beast starter for sure against the Germans. No brainer!
This is a conservative and cautious upgrade rather than a complete rebuild. I do agree with the inclusions and leaving…
I think Xavi takes it step by step, see where he goes with 3 young guys, and call the others…
Hoped for the inclusion of some young players but they are included in under 21 Squad. Hope they will be…
The front line is picking itself. Brobbey, Gakpo, only the third is uncertain, you'd think Summerville, but it is hard…