Articles tagged with "bommel"
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Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 22nd, 2009
Bert is secretly thinking: "I told them I want the cup, but I won't tell them I have it here already...
Dudes,
Oranje will come to Australia ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Aug 30th, 2009
The Germans haven't got enough words to describe Robben's class.
Scoring twice in his first 45 minutes for the club after the crash signing foreced even ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Jul 2nd, 2009
Louis van Gaal's first working day in Munich has been hailed by the German media. The new coach received compliments for his "warm words" during ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Apr 7th, 2009
Only two more nights (for me in Oz, that is) and we can set our alarm clock at 4.00 am (yes my friends, this is ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Apr 6th, 2009
Well, this could be a very heated debate here... Or not... Because, at the end of the day, it doesn't really matter :-).
But in my ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Apr 2nd, 2009
Bert van Marwijk: "Well, now it's safe to say that if we don't make it to the WC, I will resign..."
"But seriously," he went on, ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Mar 31st, 2009
Some sponsor thought it was fun to have Bert van Marwijk pose for the cameras next to a fake World Cup trophee. That must be ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Mar 30th, 2009
Arjen Robben was told that he'd start against Scotland at 18.45 on Saturday. And he knew exactly what he wanted to do. "I really wanted ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Mar 30th, 2009
The tension in the WC Group of Oranje has evaporated. Now, the topic will be team building. All eyes are focused on Wesley Sneijder.
While the ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Mar 29th, 2009
Robin scores the 2-0...
How this team has grown... And I'm not referring to the victory over Scotland per se. I mean, they weren't that good, ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Mar 17th, 2009
Right after me translating this VI interview with Mark, the news broke that he will renew his deal with Bayern...
It's a weird year for Mark ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Dec 31st, 2008
A wonderful, prosperous and healthy 2009 for all of you, my friends!
My Crystal Ball (tm) told me the following last night:
* Van Marwijk qualifies easily ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Dec 29th, 2008
His winners' mentality makes Mark van Bommel loved by his team mates and fans and hated by his opponents. 2008 was probably the most awkward ...
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 | Nov 12th, 2008
Yep! It's official... Take out the champagne. Make faces to Germans, Portuguese and Italians.
The Netherlands (i.e. Holland, i.e. Oranje) has leapfrogged Brazil in the FIFA ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Oct 28th, 2008
The Dutch team plays a friendly against Tunisia on February 11 in Tunis. This game will be used as a warm up for the home ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Oct 21st, 2008
Del Pierro does his Pete Sampras impersonation...
Well, it was a short night and an early morning... My first course was Van der Sar vs Loovens.
Or ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Oct 21st, 2008
A poll!
Why not?
We have exactly 20 minutes between the last competition match and the next CL game, right?
If Oranje could copy the playing style of ...
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 18th, 2008
As we discussed earlier on the blog, the second best thing about Oranje being so many points up towards the WC is the fact that ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Oct 17th, 2008
When I watched the Norway - Holland game I realized we could lose and I also realized it may even be a good thing to ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Oct 15th, 2008
Mark hoped to score his second here...
I'd like to start with the conclusions this time around (having seen the game, yeah!!).
1. If you play like ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Oct 14th, 2008
Demy de Zeeuw was so out of form last month that Van Gaal instructed him to start again in the Young AZ team against Young ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Oct 13th, 2008
In Oslo this Wednesday Holland has the chance to put two rivals for the WC2010 ticket on the back foot early on in the campaign. ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Oct 11th, 2008
Arsenal has set it's sights on Ibrahim Afellay. Gunner-scouts have followed the young PSV midfielder for some time now and apparently the first bid of ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Oct 9th, 2008
If all goes well for Sneijder, he will be part of the Iceland selection this Saturday, but he will start from the bench.
It's a common ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 11th, 2008
This post was ready to go, but I got sick and forgot to post it. So, here it is. Old news, for a bit, but ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 11th, 2008
Last week Rafael van der Vaart said it was about time he'd score again for Oranje. He hadn't scored again since the end of 2007, ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 10th, 2008
Goal scorer and assist man...
We would like to see a passionate, disciplined and somewhat inspired Oranje work hard and win against tough but still lesser ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Sep 5th, 2008
Since the last EC, Maarten Stekelenburg is Oranje's new goal keeper. But he'd rather you didn't call him the successor to Edwin van der Sar. ...
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