Cool book review: Graham Hunter's "Barca: The Making of the Best Team in the World". Buy it now, at the UK Book Depository. Postage is FREE. See link on my…
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Oranje went to Poland and the Ukraine as favorites. Maybe not The Favorites... But surely as potential winners. With names like Van Persie, Van Bommel, Heitinga, Stekelenburg, Sneijder, Robben, Afellay,…
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Daryl Janmaat had the best opportunity for the Dutch I am pretty sure I start most reviews on friendlies with "I don't like friendly games"... And I still don't. What…
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It might seem that this Oranje blog is on its way to become an Ajax blog, with all the Ajax focus of the last weeks. But not to worry. It's…
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Hello my friends.... A great article on Ryan Babel by our "talent expert", Alex. June 2005, the world cup Under 20 was on its way right here in the Netherlands…
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Van Gaal: "Look Sneijdertje! Those tattoos! Totally wrong. That is not how you do it?! Bring me a pen! I will draw you a good tattoo..." Wesley Sneijder looked back…
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While the big boys are preparing for the clash against Romania, it's the Under21s who lead the way. The double fixture against Slovenia the last serious hurdle for their qualification…
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Ruben Schaken celebrates his goal in his debut game for Oranje with his idol Patrick Kluivert... Through the ages, we have learned a great number of absolute truths: politicians lie,…
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I never thought I'd actually write that title :-). But there it is. It so happens, that I will be in Holland for a short visit. And it so happens…
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Yep, it does feel like Koeman dropped two points for us. When Japan was ready for the slaughter, he took…
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I'm sure this feels a win for Japan. You can see it in their players after the game. Their fans…
Yep; I can't see the rhyme or reason behind the three substitutions during the hydration break. 22 minutes is too…
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Right after Koeman announced his squad, I pointed out how illogical the selection was. He brought too many injured and…