Hi my friends, the last months on the blog were quite....quiet. My dear friend Tarcisio is having some IT issues and as our boys will be playing for the title…
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As a national team coach, you want to be able to mould your best team, tactics, approach and squad by now, some 3 months before the tournament. The two friendlies,…
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This is not a sentence I expected to write. Ever. Memphis has been super important for the Dutch NT, ever since his appearance at the World Cup in 2014. Under…
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This article is from 23 March 2023 As per our customs, we like to present a new team manager via a "Big Interview". In this case, the manager isn't new.…
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I noticed I didn't have a good feeling about the Poland win... Was it because I have that innate fear, that if you are too positive, you may jinx stuff?…
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Van Gaal's pressers are usually interesting. He can be funny, over the top or very agitated. Frenkie de Jong was with Louis, this time. Frenkie, how did you manage the…
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Louis van Gaal always had a good sense of "entertainment". People in Holland have compared him with certain dictatorial leaders from the past. His booming voice, his use of his…
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After a string of disappointing finals (for the Dutch), we can now safely leave the competitions behind us and focus on the Oranje Nations League campaign. Disappointing how so little…
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We went into the 2nd match of the Van Gaal System Change process with optimism. We played well versus the Danes and this Germany would be a real test, Van…
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He was the most famous Dutch player who never played a senior pro game in his life. Xavi Simons. Son of Reginald Simons (a once upon a time striker for…
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