The Eredivisie has been called the Mickey Mouse competition since before Walt Disney got the inspiration to draw the black mouse, it seems... But the so-called Big Leagues have lost…
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Feyenoord's youth system architect Wim Jansen with inspiration Johan Cruyff Dutch Eleven? I can hear you think? Did the Dutch team lose? No, Feyenoord lost. Against Marco van Basten's Heerenveen.…
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This is where we proceed with the Big Louis van Gaal piece, from De Voetbaltrainer. Still no pictures (other than the main one) and no way to augment fonts :-(.…
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PSV seemed to join the ranks of Dutch behemoths Ajax and Feyenoord over the last 15 years with a huge string of titles. The last years, however, PSV had to…
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The Eredivisie is exciting again! Ajax is still in the race for a spot in the CL after the winter. The Sons of Gods play Borussia Dortmund this coming CL…
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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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I said it before, for me the competitions haven't really started when everyone is still trying to sign or sell players... It's so weird... You can't expect players to commit…
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While the maligned Dutch hockey men are giving the Brits a severe beating at the Olympics ( 9-2, well done!) I am writing this post on what might well be…
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Above: PSV skipper Mark van Bommel celebrates with Mr PSV, Willy van der Kuylen The Olympics are on the last stretch, towards the finish. As ever, I highly enjoyed all…
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For the second time in 2 years, the Under17s won the European cup. Something the big boys can learn from. Success coach Albert Stuivenberg: "It's great to see that both…
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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…