Eredivisie Season Preview: SC Heerenveen
Posted by Harry Taylor on August 7th, 2014 05:35 PM | No Comment
Preview of the upcoming season for Heerenveen, who have a new coach, and have to face up to life without top scorer Alfreð Finnbogason.
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Last season was a relatively successful campaign for SC Heerenveen, they ended ...
Top 5 Dutch talents To Emerge From The World Cup: No.1 Stefan de Vrij
Posted by Harry Taylor on July 28th, 2014 05:24 PM | No Comment
Feyenoord defender Stefan de Vrij comes first in our countdown of the top 5 Dutch talents to emerge from the World Cup
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At just 22 years of age Stefan de Vrij entered the 2014 World ...
Top 5 Dutch talents To Emerge From The World Cup: No.2 Daley Blind
Posted by Harry Taylor on July 22nd, 2014 08:12 PM | 1 Comment
Ajax leader Daley Blind comes in as runner up in our countdown of the top Dutch talents to emerge from the World Cup after enjoying a superb campaign in Brazil.
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The transformation of Daley Blind over ...
Top 5 Dutch talents To Emerge From The World Cup: No.3 Memphis Depay
Posted by Harry Taylor on July 18th, 2014 09:57 PM | 3 Comments
Up next in our countdown of the top 5 Dutch talents to emerge from this year’s World Cup is PSV wonder kid, Memphis Depay.
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The 20-year old had an electrifying season with PSV coming into this ...
Top 5 Dutch Talents To Emerge From The World Cup: No.4 Jasper Cillessen
Posted by Harry Taylor on July 16th, 2014 08:10 PM | 1 Comment
We continue our countdown of the top 5 Dutch talents to emerge from this year's World Cup, with Ajax shot stopper Jasper Cillessen coming in at no.4.
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Just 9 months ago Jasper Cillessen was plying his ...
Top 5 Dutch Talents To Emerge From The World Cup: No.5 Georginio Wijnaldum
Posted by Harry Taylor on July 13th, 2014 06:38 PM | 4 Comments
So, now the Oranje's World Cup campaign has come to an end, we look at the top 5 Dutch players to emerge from this World Cup. To start off, coming in at no.5 is PSV midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum.
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The loss of Strootman, a blessing in disguise?
Posted by Harry Taylor on July 8th, 2014 07:25 PM | No Comment
With the Netherlands playing in a world cup semi-final against Argentina on Wednesday, the question begs that would the Dutch have got this far if talisman Kevin Strootman wasn't ruled out of the competition?
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Klaas Jan Huntelaar: A career plagued by misfortune
Posted by Harry Taylor on July 7th, 2014 10:30 PM | 1 Comment
Klaas Jan Huntelaar is one of the finest finishers in the game, he has been able to play for some of Europe's finest clubs, but yet he has never been able to completely fulfill his true potential and live up to that world-class ...
The 5-3-2: A short term solution or long term prospect?
Posted by Harry Taylor on June 25th, 2014 08:20 PM | 3 Comments
The 2014 World Cup has seen the Netherlands switch from their beloved 4-3-3 formation to a more pragmatic 5-3-2, the change in approach has had many doubters but after the 5-1 destruction of Spain it has gained a few more ...
Is the 5 man defence a solution to the Dutch’s defensive frailties?
Posted by Harry Taylor on June 11th, 2014 07:09 PM | No Comment
The loss of Kevin Strootman in March after suffering a knee ligament injury has meant that Van Gaal has had to change his plans going into the World Cup. The injury has resulted in the Dutch moving from their well ...
So who are Van Gaal’s two disciples being brought to Manchester?
Posted by Harry Taylor on May 27th, 2014 09:51 PM | 1 Comment
Last week it was announced that Manchester United had appointed Louis van Gaal on a 3-year contract, and the two men Van Gaal decided to bring to Old Trafford were goalkeeping coach Frans Hoek and assistant coach and opposition scout Marcel Bout. ...
Cruyff Wants Roberto Martinez As Ajax Coach If De Boer Departs
Posted by Harry Taylor on May 1st, 2014 09:08 PM | 2 Comments
According to reports in England, Ajax legend Johan Cruyff would like current Everton boss Roberto Martinez to take over the Godenzonen if Frank de Boer is too leave in the summer.
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Recently Frank de Boer confirmed ...