Articles tagged with "background-stories"
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | May 15th, 2009
Eric Viscaal (40) played five times for Oranje. The striker was developed at PSV, where he had to compete with Wim Kieft, Romario and Hans ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | May 1st, 2009
He started as a winger, in the Ajax youth, but when he came close to the Ajax 1 team, it became clear that he wasn't ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Apr 20th, 2009
Van Gaal happy... The funny bloke behind him is uber-billionaire Dirk Scheringa
Willem van Hanegem (former AZ player and coach) in the AD:
"This championship of AZ ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Mar 24th, 2009
We discuss the big names of Dutch football here regularly, but we've seen many bit-players wearing the orange jersey. Some only once... In our series, ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Dec 14th, 2008
The infamous moment in Portugal, four years ago.
You're only as good as your last game, record, movie, book, joke...whatever. It applies to all trades. Teachers, ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Dec 3rd, 2008
Goose & Finnster having a laugh...
I wanted to post this many moons ago, already... But I didn't... Didn't want to rub it in too much ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Dec 2nd, 2008
Rensenbrink hits the post in the dying seconds...
It's easy in our memories to jump from the WC1974 (Rinus Michels, Total football, Johan Cruyff, Clockwork Orange, ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Nov 29th, 2008
Willem van Hanegem and Ove Kindvall vs Celtic in 1970s European Cup final.
Feyenoord celebrates it's 100rd birthday this year. The AD newspaper publishes regularly on ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Nov 27th, 2008
Johan and Ome Cor...
He never hit a ball. Didn't wear a football shirt. But still, he was one of Holland's most influential people in football. ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Nov 13th, 2008
A new series (we also have Wondergoals and Dutch Masters): players who only played one international. This time: AZ icon Berry van Galen. Formerly of ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Nov 13th, 2008
Attacking defense. That's the term. That's how team manager Bert van Marwijk wants to see Oranje play football. Tight organisation, forward pressure, taking possession and ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Oct 19th, 2008
The problems our players, coaches and clubs face year in year out are felt by yours truly as well:
The calender is sooo full!
Players start the ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Oct 7th, 2008
He was quick. He was mentally and physically strong. And a nice bloke.
He liked to dribble to the inside with the ball and go for ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Oct 2nd, 2008
Van Marwijk is happy that his son in law is not involved, this time around...
Amidst all the European cup news, this particular news item almost ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 28th, 2008
Der Bomber. He came from Veendam. He wasn't a team player. Didn't defend or trail back. Didn't take on opponents. Didn't have a lot of ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 22nd, 2008
Evander Sno came through the Ajax youth system but left for Feyenoord at 18 years old. The defensive midfielder was never used in the Feyenoord ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Sep 2nd, 2008
Wonder goals are really wonder goals when they're scored in important matches! Peter Houtman - currently stadium speaker at Feyenoord - was a typical Wim ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Aug 31st, 2008
Peter Hoekstra... He was one hell of a left winger! Came from nowhere into PSV, a much coveted youth player. His length, his speed, his ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Aug 30th, 2008
Ronald de Boer was one of those players of whom coaches never knew exactly what his best position was. They said it about numerous players: ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Aug 28th, 2008
He wasn't an actually goalie, of course. But one day he had to replace the keeper and Ruud Gullit knew how to stop the opponents ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Aug 27th, 2008
Some players score a lot of goals, some players score a lot of beauties and then some players can only score wonder goals. Dennis Bergkamp ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Aug 26th, 2008
An overview of great goals is never complete without Mr Glass from Finland. Jari traveled Europe as an apprentice before Louis van Gaal signed him ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Aug 24th, 2008
There's been many wonderful goals in the past, when I search my memory. Gio van Bronckhorst scored a rocket for Oranje in Amsterdam against Ireland ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Aug 24th, 2008
He had given himself till the end of July to find a new club. But, he really wanted a top club. Patrick Kluivert (31) didn't ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Aug 22nd, 2008
Adrie now...
EC1988 winner Adrie van Tiggelen is assistant coach at Sparta and is a happy trooper. "Head coach Foeke Booy allows me to do the ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Aug 21st, 2008
JC made a lot of great great goals... If Van Basten's volley is the quintessential Oranje goal ever, this goal is Barcelona's most beautiful. Despite ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Aug 18th, 2008
We live in the YouTube age and everything that has been filmed or will be filmed can be found in a matter of seconds (or ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Aug 14th, 2008
FC Twente played an impressive match against big guns Arsenal for the CL qualifications in Enschede.
Although the McLaren team never looked liked they'd whip the ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Aug 14th, 2008
Almost ten years after his debut in Oranje Ruud van Nistelrooy decided to stop as international. The 32 year old striker wants to focus fully ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Aug 13th, 2008
A member of the board of a football club putting on his jersey.... It seems Go Ahead Eagles has the world premiere of such a ...
