Well, taking a break from blogging about football didn't result in any good outcomes for the Dutch clubs in Europe! Oranje is still asleep - friendlies coming soon! - and…
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I got the request to write a piece on Mino Raiola, the Super Agent. I had this piece in preparation so the timing is perfect. Raiola on money, De Ligt,…
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We all love train wrecks. There is a whole category of movies in that vein: disaster movies! We can't get our eyes to turn away. Or when there is a…
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And just when we started to feel really good about ourselves...what with Oranje performing well and reaching the Euros, Frenkie impressing in Spain, Dutch coaches on the up and up…
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Calvin Stengs is 20 years old. If you deduct his year of being badly injured, he's actually only 19 years old... When he came on the scene, some two years…
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The 29 year old multi functional player is in his best season ever. Every week he takes Ajax by the hand and has them on course for another Eredivisie title.…
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Arjen Robben has retired. He has hung that left boot of his on a hook (the right boot was never that important). He won his 12th national title (!) and…
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Well, because all of you were following the women so enthusiastically and asked me for a post on them, I will... :-). I had posts about De Ligt, Arjen Robben…
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When Ronald Koeman criticised his team for playing gallery football vs Belarus, he was clearly trying to temper the optimism in and around the team... Good goals, no goals conceded,…
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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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