The 28 year old is born in Joure, Friesland. Pronounced "Jower", so his nickname is: The Tower of Joure. Yes! I had prepped Road to Qatar posts for Flekken and…
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Here we go guys. Rip into it. This time, not so much a profile but an analysis. Daley has been covered a lot on this blog. Yes, your friendly blogger…
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With his 2014 experience, Van Gaal i making this Oranje "World Cup proof". It will be tough to beat this system. We won't have a festive farewell game for Oranje,…
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Signed as reserve goalie for Ajax, by Erik ten Hag. And as a result of injuries and suspensions (Onana, Stekelenburg) he became Ajax' first goalie and even with Jay Gorter…
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The Dutch National Team has reached the Final Four of the Nations League. A view on the stats tells us that the full backs were instrumental in the group stages.…
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We were up against an agitated opponent. We humiliated them in Belgium, they wanted revenge. They also wanted to grab their last chance to get into the Final Four. And…
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I noticed I didn't have a good feeling about the Poland win... Was it because I have that innate fear, that if you are too positive, you may jinx stuff?…
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If we have to believe the Polish media, Oranje could win this coming World Cup. And I agree, obviously. Poland is a mid-tier European nation. They won't win the World…
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The press conference before the last get together before the World Cup was heavy with agitation. The team manager loves controversy, as we know, and enjoys playing his games with…
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While the likes of Messi, Neymar, Van Dijk, Thiago, Benzema and Lewandowski will get the headlines this midweek, with the CL in full force, this time a story about a…
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Liverpool going to be the new Barcelona? There was a time it was full of Dutchies as well....
Looks like Frimpong to Liverpool. https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/liverpool-to-trigger-jeremie-frimpong-release-clause-hbhgzgbxn
Johan, Jan, thank you guys for the article and the comments. The comments posted in Jan's third post show the…
🇳🇱 Ronald Koeman (Netherlands) "A great loss for Dutch football. Leo was a coach with unparalleled passion and vision." …
Great article, Johan! With Frenkie Reijnders & Gravenberch, we have as solid of a midfield trident as any heading into…