Oranje is 100 days away from Brazil. Only 100 days.... It feels like it's so close. But looking at the task of Van Gaal, you'd wish it was 1,5 season…
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It's almost that time again. March 2014. Back in 2013 we were fantasising how Van Gaal would work towards a fixed squad for the World Cup from the France game…
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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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Latest Comments
I have the same thought Forza. Reijnders had a bad first year at City, but when he first moved to…
@ Jan Have you seen Xavi's back room staff? His entire team is complete. Any opinion?
I am sort of disappointed in Reijnders even before his move to the Saudi league. He showed so much promise…
Yep, Memphis felt in love with Brazil, like I did..... If you see how big Corinthians is, my God, Youtube…
Thought this scouting report on Xavi as a young player was pretty funny / accurate: https://x.com/CaptnGuardiola/status/2091639386194460960