Danny Blind is out. It's old news. Henk Ten Cate won't do it. New news. It might be Dick Advocaat. At this stage, anything that happens will become just another…
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Holland produced tremendous talents in the 1970s. We all know the names, and the memories. Johan Cruyff, of course. Van Hanegem, Neeskens, John Rep, Wim Jansen, Rob Rensenbrink... The right…
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It seems we are doing nicely now, developing defenders and defensive minded players.... Some while back, it seemed we were great at developing wingers, strikers and playmakers... We always complained…
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The Netherlands are celebrating their first christmas without Cruyff. The start of the post-Cruyff era. Our biggest football player ever, our national icon. It might be a coincidence, but without…
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We're smack in the middle of one of those generation gaps. It happens with smaller football nations. Belgium's gaps are longer than their peaks. Denmark had a trough but seems…
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When things aren't going your way, visualising success and a turn-around helps. What also helps, is to look at situations that are or were even worse! To give you a…
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For years, the Dutch national team was synonymous with class. The passing of Sneijder, the dribbles of Robben, the trickery of Van der Vaart and the wonderful goals of Van…
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We'll look at the Euros a bit. But first this: Henk Fraser to coach Vitesse. Zjelko Petrovic to coach ADO Den Haag. And Tonny Vilhena said no to offers from…
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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…
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Well, time for reflection. The football-less summer is here. The one in which we can marvel at the South Americans or smirk at the women... I had a serious bout…
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@ Jan, Just to clarify, I am not saying that F De Jong isn't a good player. What I'm saying…