Marco van Basten. Icon. Legend. Saint. Super striker. Johan Cruyff was one of his biggest fans and supporters. He considered Marco as a son. And he pushed and motivated the…
Looking at some classic games as played in De Kuip, as requested, and giving you five reasons why Oranje needs De Kuip as their home base. 1. History The Dutch…
Rick Karsdorp burst on the scene. Only 21 years old but already one of the driving forces in Feyenoord's campaign and on the verge of snapping the RB spot in…
My friends, I had plans to write this article for months but constantly delayed it as we had more pressing, current football matters to discuss. I got the question on…
"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):…
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…
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…
It is that time of the year. Reviews, tributes, overviews... The main event in 2016 for Dutch fans was not Oranje's Euro victory in France. It was the passing of…
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…
This is part 2 of the Wim Jansen story on the KNVB strategy "Winners of Tomorrow". A big number of football "experts" were engaged in this big think tank platform…
Ronald Koeman was the guest at Studio Voetbal. Here are some take aways: - Any player who wants to be…