Articles tagged with "cruyff"
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Sep 5th, 2008
So, you liked the PSV goals. Pfff.....take a look at these! JC, Marco, Schip, Zlatan, Jari and some bloke called Dennis?
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 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 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 12th, 2008
Wim Kieft has been one of Holland's most popular football analysts on tv since he quit playing pro football. Nowadays, the blond Amsterdam born former ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jul 14th, 2008
Van Basten is back at Ajax!
Ten year of mismanagement and no international prizes to speak of formed the run up to the infamous Coronel report. ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jul 7th, 2008
What can you say... We need at least three Best Oranje's Ever: we have Gullit, Bergkamp, Van Basten, Van Vossen, Rep, Rensenbrink, Moulijn, Keizer, Roy, ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jul 6th, 2008
I've got myself into a pickle a bit... I explained it earlier... Being totally biased ( :-) ) I expect we all want Marco to ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jul 6th, 2008
Let's keep them votes coming it...
I can't help but organize this in a 4-3-3 system, so some players will have to play in a different ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jul 1st, 2008
Arsahvin: "I'm sorry I never had to chance to play against Stam... NOT!"
Jaap Stam is one of those players who took the long and winding ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 24th, 2008
Marco's last ride in the Oranje bus
The www.Ad.nl had this article today:
San Marco's era in a nutshell:
Best game
June 9 2008 will be a historical day ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 22nd, 2008
It's 14 hours after the horrible exit of Oranje. Is it time now to look at our performance objectively.
Let's find out.
Psychological / Mental
Holland came into ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 21st, 2008
Sorry guys, I am a bit busy today, but I have got to do this. So, "kort door de bocht" this time.
Holland has as plusses: ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 20th, 2008
Look guys, it's part one, ok? I know there's more to come and the real "best goal ever" will be selected after the finals! We ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 19th, 2008
Neuropsychologist Erik Matser wrote a book called "Character" in 2006 and in that he discussed - among other things - the brilliance of Marco van ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 16th, 2008
Joachim Low: I am not impressed with those Spanish referees...
Ballack can hit a ball!
Rafael and Sylvie spent the night together after the French game and ...
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
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 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 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
"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
Dirk Kuyt watched the 2-0 against Italy on the ITV monitor right after the match. The British broadcaster picked this goal to highlight because they ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 9th, 2008
Mate, where to start???
It's tempting to start with "I told you so" but I won't. It would be directed to our friends at the Italy ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 9th, 2008
In a NOS EC journal Johan Cruyff gives his opinion on tactics and Robben:
"I don't like the 4-2-3-1 system. The two holding midfielders will be ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 3rd, 2008
Your humble servant, writing posts in the morning
The squad is finally definite. We know who are going to defend our honor, kick some Italian, French ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 12th, 2008
The Master and the Apprentice?
The voting has died down. A tad disappointing in numbers, but it seems most of the foreign fans haven't seen many ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 1st, 2008
Phillip Cocu was a trusted lieutenant on Barca's midfield for years. The former Oranje star is currently ending his imposing career in the Arabian Gulf.
Cocu: ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | May 5th, 2006
The comment made by Bob in the World Cup Blog Power Rankings and a phrase from an article I posted earlier got me thinking. ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jan 29th, 2006
My first memories of World Cup finals go back to 1974. That year Iran failed to make it to the finals, so the football crazed ...
