Articles tagged with "cruyff"
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Nov 10th, 2009
This is the picture that was promised to the Oranje fans in 1990 and 1994... Obviously, with a naranjita jersey, but hey...
It's 2009 now... 19 ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by chris | Nov 2nd, 2009
While Maradona is busy making a shamockery of the Argentinean national side, the man who typically lurks behind Diego & Pele - whether prudent or ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Oct 17th, 2009
The Ajax group is training on the airstrip of the Cape Verdian Islands (1972, on their way to the world cup match against Independiente in ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Oct 15th, 2009
Johan Derksen column:
Marco van Basten is back in football. This time as tv analist. There's a remarkable small amount of ex-players who have the guts ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Oct 13th, 2009
Johan Cruyff wasn't the first to leave Holland (Faas Wilkes played in Italy, Kees Rijvers in France among other players) but JC's departure to greener ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Oct 12th, 2009
Some news slipped past us, while we were on our Orange Crusade...
Most of the other relevant international results were posted here by you guys, ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Oct 6th, 2009
After Johan and son Jordy, another generation of Cruyff made his way into Camp Nou.
The 16 year old grand son of the big guy made ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 17th, 2009
My friends, despite Rafael van der Vaart, Dennis Bergkamp, Royston Drenthe and Castelen...no person has been served up in blog articles in the last years ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 1st, 2009
Holland prides itself over the years to have produced so many great players. With strikers like Cruyff, Geels, Kist, Houtman, Kieft, Van Basten, Bergkamp, Kluivert, ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Aug 18th, 2009
Dutch football brought forward many great talents. The best of them all - and debatable: the world - was Johan Cruyff. The Einstein of the ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Aug 5th, 2009
Wim Suurbier was the right back in the Golden Ajax of the 70s and of Oranje. Suurbier was a tough cookie. An animal in the ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Jul 22nd, 2009
There are as many opinions as there are fans. Some like the 1998 squad best, others dote on the current team, but for most connoisseurs ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Jul 20th, 2009
Rinus Michels and Bill Shankly...separated at birth?
When we talk Classic Games, many many candidates come to mind. But this particular one is the Mother of ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Rob | Jul 20th, 2009
So, right now former England captain David Beckham is not exactly the most popular man in America. After his spell in Europe (at the behest ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Jul 14th, 2009
In a time when Holland had a number of great left wingers ( Coen Moulijn, Piet Keizer, Robbie Rensenbrink) Theo Pahlplatz (62) played 13 matches ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Jul 12th, 2009
Wouldn't you want this man to be your mate?
Every football fan in the world knows Ajax. Ajax is synonymous with adventurous, attractive football.
In the 1970s ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Jul 10th, 2009
Mario Been and new signing Sekou Cisse
"No sorry, you're speaking to the burglar" was what I heard when I asked the person on the phone ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Jul 1st, 2009
Johan Cruyff was silent this year. The last time he was actually big news was when Marco van Basten told him he didn't want to ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Jun 27th, 2009
John van 't Schip, didn't need to take on the defender...
In today's game, allrounders are key. Players who can tackle and repossess the ball, who ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Jun 24th, 2009
Kieft's "failed" header against Ireland 1988
Traditionally in football, the center forward was a big and strong finisher, almost always good with the head. Think Joe ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Jun 3rd, 2009
Aron Winter (42 years old) can look back at a tremendous career. He made his debut under Johan Cruyff in Ajax at a young age ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Jun 2nd, 2009
Rik van den Boog, general manager at Ajax, presented Martin Jol as their new coach last week. "Most people are positive and enthusiastic about Jol. ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | May 26th, 2009
If Pep Guardiola would be the dj in Rome this Wednesday, he'd play Coldplay's Viva La Vida in the stadium. "I tend to rule the ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | May 24th, 2009
Thanks to FIFA.com
It's been nearly a year since Frank Rijkaard departed the limelight and the Dutch legend has had ample time since to reflect on ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | May 13th, 2009
Ajax Icon and former technical advisor Piet Keizer slams the club in his weekly column.
He refuses to call Ajax general manager Van den Boog by ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | May 11th, 2009
Who is more satisfied with himself? Jose Mourinho or Co Adriaanse? It's tight. Mourinho said last week in an interview: "I wouldn't call myself the ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | May 8th, 2009
This is how Joey could have stopped that Suarez penalty...
Ajax had a tiny chance to play themselves back into Champions League mode against AZ Alkmaar. ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Apr 30th, 2009
The fans come to the stadiums to see the artists play. The players who control the ball like no other. The ones that take on ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Apr 22nd, 2009
When the dad entered Camp Nou for the home game against Bayern Munich, he said to his son: "One this is crucial. What ever happens...don't ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Apr 17th, 2009
NEC's penalty specialist El-Akchaoui
It appears to be so simple. The penalty kick. You, the ball, eleven meters and that goal. Oh, and somewhere there is ...
