Articles tagged with "Oranje"
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 17th, 2008
Van Basten: "Oi, oi... Romanian players! There is our goal!!"
After Oranje's third victory on this EC, team manager Van Basten does not have a lot ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Chris | Jun 17th, 2008
Player of the Day: Daniele De Rossi. There was absolute outrage after the Dutch game because De Rossi was left on the bench, now you ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Chris | Jun 17th, 2008
This so-called Group O'Death sputtered into the final matchday with one team already through somewhat surprisingly - not too many non-Dutch fans or French/Italian haters ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 17th, 2008
It's easy to talk about everything we didn't do well. In the first half, pace too slow, first touches letting us down, Boulah starting horribly, ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 17th, 2008
Why the heck not? Let's enjoy this one more time, before Romania beats us 0-3.
Jack van Gelder on the radio with his commentary at Holland ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 16th, 2008
A Nationale Nederlanden commercial, with the likes of Neeskens, Rijsbergen, Koeman, Van Basten and Van Nistelrooy in one fluid attack! Great stuff...
Posted on: Germany Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 16th, 2008
German chancellor Angela Merkel had enough of the unconvincing performances of the German national team and decided to root for Oranje instead. Outrageously opportunistic but ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 16th, 2008
Courtesy Sportzomer. The commentator is Evert ten Napel.
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 16th, 2008
The most discussed items concerning the third match of Oranje are: who will Van Basten play and will we give the game away to knock ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 16th, 2008
Most posts here and articles in the media are about the boys who are actually doing it all. Or the girl actually flaunting it...
Kuyt's working ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 16th, 2008
Mr and Mrs Van Persie
Part of a dream... That's what Van Persie said when asked what he experienced in the Italy and France matches... ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 15th, 2008
What? Did Marco say this? Or is it a typo, maybe? Was it actually Jurgen Low?
No, at last Sunday's press conference, a seemingly grumpy Marco ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 15th, 2008
Ruud van Nistelrooy is all smiles. "This was unique. And also because I am super satisfied with myself, without having scored. That's a new feeling ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 15th, 2008
It was eleven months or so ago, when Nigel de Jong sat down to have a good talk. With himself. "This has to be your ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 14th, 2008
There is royalty in Tuscany??
The Oranje Angel did it again!
Marco van Basten is San Marco again.
Gunter Netzer applied for Dutch citizenship.
Spain is not that good.
Sweden ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 14th, 2008
Gunter Netzer. Former star player. Head strong. Incredibly talented. Un-German in his football vision. Grumpy like his Dutch alter-ego Willem van Hanegem. He is not ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 14th, 2008
No no, Raf... Flattery will get you nowhere!
Super subs Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie made the difference for Holland in the second half against ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 14th, 2008
Kuyt scores the 1-0
Oranje took on the vice world champions after having punished the actual title holders earlier on.
The expectactions were suddenly high. That defense ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 14th, 2008
Marco: "Oranje angel, come to Marcoooo....."
I mean, what have we learned of course. Was a typo. Sorry.
Before we start: the most important lesson is... ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 13th, 2008
Holland is the top scoring nation ever in EC's. The four goals scored yesterday put Oranje on the top spot with 52 goals. Germany is ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 13th, 2008
If you see this before the France match, you'll like it. A lot!
If you see this after and we won, it's even better. But if ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 13th, 2008
Oh, how much fun is this?? Watching the game and reacting to it live with other Dutch and French fans...
:-)...
it's going to be cool ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 13th, 2008
The infamous Platini free kick which kept Oranje out of the 1982 World Cup. Still sick of that one!
1. France's best striker, David Trezeguet, is ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 13th, 2008
Our midfield...
The preparation towards Italy was hectic, to say the least. First Babel's injury, then Arjen Robben. Rumors in the press off Van Persie injuring ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 12th, 2008
Ruud van Nistelrooy again will have a key role for the Dutch. Against Italy he was like a ghost striker. He'd move around all the ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 12th, 2008
Football is a game with 22 players and a ball and after 90 minutes....the Germans lose!!
Don Leo is devastated. Here is his press conference: "Sigh...oof...oooh....sigh.... ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 12th, 2008
Although you never know with Van Basten and co. but it seems the Dutch team manager will play the same starting eleven as against Italy.
Smart? ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 12th, 2008
Deco: a big football brain
It's not good being a host of the tournie. Germany in 1988, Sweden in 1992, England in 1996, Holland in 2000, ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 12th, 2008
"We shouldn't be named favorites after one good match," said Marco van Basten in the run up to the France game. "We are not there ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 11th, 2008
I am still holding on to the original Crystal Ball. It seemed my premonition wasn't too far off. I wrote, if Oranje scored in the ...
