My dear friends, I will again start this post with pointing out that a win in a friendly normally doesn't mean that much. Coaches will usually look at the progress,…
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....against England. It's interesting, the Dutch were reigning supreme in the Golden Age, with the English Empire and the Portuguese seafarers... And England and Portugal are our up and coming…
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Yay! The poisonous chalice is empty! Now all we need to do is live through that ratchet World Cup and we can start anew. VI Pro is doing us all…
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Well, it's over. No World Cup. Usually, qualifying for a big tournament leaves a lot of potential for posts, but this new low we hit will also offer up heaps…
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In 5 days we'll know. Whether we're out of the World Cup or whether we are still hanging in. It's been a while, since Oranje missed both an EC and…
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While part of the attention in football land is going towards all the new signings, the Neymar transfer, Man United's ambitions, Bayern's poor performances and other irrelevant matters, the Dutch…
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I knew the day had to come. The day that Memphis got (some of) his mojo back. It would have been unthinkable that a lad with so much talent would…
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The Dutch need the three points against Luxembourg. Period. All the other story angles are fluff. There is a record to be had as well though. Oranje has won 9…
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Or actually: three losses... Friendlies are there for coaches to try things out, test the team, build confidence, let players gel together and for federations to make money…. However, prestigious…
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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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@ Jan, Just to clarify, I am not saying that F De Jong isn't a good player. What I'm saying…