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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Louis van Gaal is leading the way in our Nations League Group but for him, it's not about the Nations League. It's all about prepping for the World Cup. And…
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We need to be honest. Before this Derby Of the Lowlands, the stories coming from both camps already seemed to predict what was going to happen. The Belgium camp (Kevin…
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The visitors were played off the pitch in the first half of the game but were silenced in the second half. "Being better in possession" was Ten Hag's mantra after…
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Ajax could and should have beaten Benfica in the first leg in Portugal. In a time where a draw away versus a Portuguese top team is lamented as a disappointing…
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This was a good week for Dutch football. I don't want to bore you too much with the co-efficiency ratio discussion ( a battle played out in a spreadsheet, not…
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It took 13 years for Oranje to win at a Euros again! After 45 minutes, my title for this post was "Everything but the goals" but after 90 minutes, we…
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Us Oranje fans here on the blog knew it already: The Netherlands consist of 18 million national team managers. Everyone is an expert. Everyone has an opinion. And like you…
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De Boer was convinced that his team could play the 5-3-2 system. Most players have played it, some still play it. And it's not hocus pocus, he said. And of…
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I look at this as two problems: Problem number 1 is Koeman will do nothing, absolutely nothing. So he will…