For years, the Dutch national team was synonymous with class. The passing of Sneijder, the dribbles of Robben, the trickery of Van der Vaart and the wonderful goals of Van…
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Confidence was high. Coaches always like to use outside enemies to pump up morale. In Blind's case, the sk-fuffle happening at the KNVB seemed to have brought more unity and…
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It was a must win game, said Danny Blind. And he was able to find and fuel the spark in the starting eleven as the Oranje lions started with focus…
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Note: I don't get to post pictures like this often, ok? Please let me enjoy this :-) Have we turned a corner? Even slightly? After a dreary period of Dutch…
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Today is the Day. First WC qualification game for Oranje. Based on the game vs Greece and the training (and talk) sessions of last week, we can expect some changes.…
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I like some drama, as you know... But it wasn't really a tragedy for me. Friendly schmriendly, really. We lost. Big deal. We won vs Poland and England. Big deal…
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Let's look at the way we had to operate during qualifications. And allow me to first draw your attention of the Pre-Qualification period. 1. WC 2014 Van Gaal decided to…
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Dear friends, I hope you forgive me the pun re: Austria. I am so used to go make word jokes with our opponents... Austria was a tough one, so I…
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The victory over Poland doesn't get us to the Euros... It doesn't get us three points. But it will lift the pressure of Danny Blind and his staff. It will…
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A young and not so experienced Oranje - missing Sneijder, Vlaar, Van Persie, Huntelaar, Robben and Daley Blind - but with Kevin Strootman back as captain played their first friendly…
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@ Jan, Just to clarify, I am not saying that F De Jong isn't a good player. What I'm saying…