The Portugal friendly resulted in many-a critical comment on this blog and in other media. That is not a coincidence, as other media obviously copy all we are saying here.…
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Oranje broke the deadlock (and the horrific series) against Portugal last night with a draw. Midfielder Strootman scored the Dutch goal in the first 20 minutes of the game, C…
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Louis van Gaal has almost exactly one more year to prep his squad for the World Cup. Will the No. 5 of the FIFA Ranking have a chance in high…
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And here we are. Louis van Gaal had his Asia trip to check on the big boys and to allow some wannabees in, while Cor Pot had the top talents…
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And thus ends Oranje post-season trip to Asia. With 5 goals, two disappointing performances, a couple of new hares (Cillisen, Tiendalli, Toornstra, Nelom), a new skipper, a warned playmaker and…
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But forgets the millions of Dutch fans.... Ah well...it was part holiday, part football development mission, part practice, wasn’t it. Robben, Sneijder and Kuyt enjoying the fans The big guns…
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In a week in which I had some pleasant Dutch football surprises and some Dutch football shocks, I think it is time to look at the future of Dutch football.…
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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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The title young Oranje will confuse a bit, so I decided to leave the "young' out of the title but despite my criticism on LVG, one has to admit that…
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I've said it many times before: I don't like friendlies. There is nothing to win (lots to lose, ask Van Persie vs Chielini) and mostly it's boring. But...this particular game,…
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