Hi all, Finally a bit more time for post with some "body" :-). So happy to be in 2014 and to leave 2013 behind. A weird year. For 2014, I…
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Oranje has qualified for Brazil. And there was champagne! But the bad news had to land still.... The Netherlands dropped to position 9 on the FIFA Ranking. As you know,…
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Not a title you would associate with an upcoming game vs Andorra. But the State of the Union of Oranje is not too positive after the shock draw against Estonia.…
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We had all the reasons to play well and to get a good victory. Qualifying for Brazil is an important one, obviously. But there is also that West German recond…
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All this action. For a blogger, it's always a headache at the start of the season as there is so much to write about... New teams, new players, Oranje getting…
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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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Here is my update on transfers. I will not even try to be "complete" in my analysis as I am a bit far removed from the actions and people like…
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Ruud Gullit is an icon. A legend. The first and only skipper to lead a Dutch national senior team to silverware. Sadly for Gullit, his resume reads: former top player,…
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As a left winger Lang terrorized Liverpool yesterday..konate looked like clown infront him. Summerville is doing that in week by…