Today is the Day. First WC qualification game for Oranje. Based on the game vs Greece and the training (and talk) sessions of last week, we can expect some changes.…
A young and not so experienced Oranje - missing Sneijder, Vlaar, Van Persie, Huntelaar, Robben and Daley Blind - but with Kevin Strootman back as captain played their first friendly…
Thank you all for your kind words on the post earlier. I don't mind football debates and everyone is entitled to their opinion. But if they back it up with…
As per usual, the Big Interview with the Team Manager. Danny Blind (54) - former world class libero of Ajax - took over from Guus Hiddink at the end of…
Never thought I'd write that sentence... But... Holland needed a win. Blind needed a win! The Dutch media claimed Danny might lose his job after another defeat. Not that I…
My friends, I would like to start this post with expressing my support and sympathy to the Greatest Football Player Ever, Johan Cruyff. The Catalan Salvador announced that he is…
The tension is mounting. Also in the Dutch players camp. The media love to interview the big name players before a game as some of them still have it in…
It could be worse right? Eh... well... can it? We are now in the same league as Andorra, Slovenia, Kazachstan, Albania and Finland. The thing I had to think of…
UPDATE MATCH DAY: Here is the latest. Skipper Arjen Robben laughs when asked about this Iceland game. "Listen, I played the game already in my head. A couple of…
There is an uncanny similarity in the playing styles of the two teams that I follow: Oranje and Everton. Lack…