Hi all, I will start with apologising for taking a bit of time off, with the Eredivisie (and Oranje) in their winter break. Sure, I noticed the EPL was still…
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It's a tradition. Every last week of the year, this blog has an in-depth one on one with the most important man in Dutch football: the NT manager. This is…
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For a long time, we lamented the retirement of the likes of Robben, Sneijder, Kuyt, Van Bommel and Nigel de Jong, fearing the good old times would never return. But…
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Well guys, not a big surprise. I think Virgil got twice as many votes as the number 2. I respect your choices of course. You all nicely kept the blog…
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It's your time now! As we close to the end of the year, a year in which the drab and disgraced Dutch National Team straightened the back and rose, like…
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He's 21 years old, hasn't had a full season in Ajax 1, but already is he the new leader of Oranje (on the pitch) and the most talked about Dutch…
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The win over Germany resulted in some interesting responses. Ronald Koeman, usually critical and sceptical, was very positive about his lads. He lauded their work rate, their skills, their quality…
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Any match vs Germany (or West Germany) will bring the heart rate of any Oranje fan up. The pantomime villains! But if we get a double bill for games, vs…
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The dark, barren days truly seems behind us now. Those days, when we couldn't qualify for a big tournament, remember that? Now, we have some world class central defenders, exciting…
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Last time Ronald Koeman called up Holland's best players, Steven Bergwijn wasn't part of it. The youngster was flabbergasted. But Koeman felt he was needed for Young Oranje, while the…
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What would Summerville do that to his carrier? A move to Saudi Arabia! Ok Maybe somebody can explain that to…
Younger managers aren’t going to want a NT gig, because it doesn’t pay well enough and doesn’t allow them to…
Maybe he wants to use this as a cooling off period and then use it to get back into club…
Johan Cruyff was controversial because he challenged authority, spoke his mind, and often went against convention. His strong personality meant…
Not a smart move. With all due respect, the Saudi league is more for the likes of Ronaldo and Salah…