Dear friends, I am writing this a full 48 hours after the game. The reason, work had me traveling and I wasn't able - in amongst my meetings - to…
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What an epic thriller! Where to start... I predicted a 4-0 win the other day and by Golly, I could have gotten that one right. If only....our forwards did their…
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That is for sure. Because the fairytale that is Costa Rica might continue ( as the media calls it) but for me, the Oranje Story is a fairytale as well!…
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Oranje practised against France in March 2014. Van Gaal didn't call up Nigel de Jong. He wanted to use Clasie in midfield. He knew what De Jong could and couldn't…
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You know they say this about champions... If you can win ugly and grind out victories when you are playing bad, you can win the title. This team may not…
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Couldn't resist. Plus, it's my superstition that I have to do this. So, a short one! The biggest topic in the run up to this match is the weather. And…
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Hi all, I am starting this post with a big request... As some or most of you know, the blog is undergoing some changes in terms of software and hosting…
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After Spanish tapas, Australian prawns on the barbie and some hot chilli it's now time to focus on nachos and guacamole. Who knows what will be in store for us…
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Some current news here. The group of Death. And again Holland wins all three games. Against the accepted opinion that Spain would be too hard, Chile would be too hard,…
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Who would have thought our only issue after two winning matches would be "which leg of the draw do we want?". Right? I did! Anyway, it's time for our third…
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“Somehow, this didn’t work.”. Haha! Great analysis as always, Jan. I’d love to work new players in to gain experience…
Haha! What’s really funny is over the course of the past few months he’d been asking me random / impossible…
Great story. Cruyff would probably just say: “Good, but you still didn’t get it right.” 😉 Serious though — it’s…
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