Articles tagged with "feyenoord"
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Nov 9th, 2009
Castillion
In the olden days, Feyenoord or Ajax delivered the top guns for Oranje. Moulijn, Swart, Keizer, Van Hanegem, Jansen, Cruyff, Krol... After a while, PSV ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Oct 31st, 2009
Rob van Dijk, oldie but goldie
Mario Been and Martin Jol are facing their first ever classic as coaches. The Amsterdam ArenA is the venue for ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Oct 4th, 2009
Interesting results this weekend... Feyenoord wins (shouldn't surprise, but quite honestly still does a bit) with the help of young guns Wijnaldum, Biseswar and Slory. ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 27th, 2009
Co Adriaanse: "I'm telling you Marco, you were a good race-horse but as a coach you still wore those eye-caps, my man!"
Due to busy-ness at ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 19th, 2009
At last Feyenoord - PSV is a top game again. And the Rotterdammers hope the Prague game is still in PSV's legs. The second setback ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 14th, 2009
My main man Goose took care of the stats of this weekend in Holland, thanks for that...
It seems Feyenoord still plays a bit unstable, mixing ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 13th, 2009
Robin adores Adabayor and kisses his feet...
Robin van Persie played a great game, albeit in a position where his skills aren't used in an optimum ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 12th, 2009
Leroy Fer doubted for quite some time whether to choose for Oranje or the Dutch Antilles. The 19 year old powerhouse, born on Curacao, has ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 7th, 2009
Column in AD.nl
The youthful fans in Katwijk were all eyes for Dirk Kuyt. Kuyt was practicing his finishing skills. He hit every ball hard and ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Aug 30th, 2009
Mario Been didn't know whether to laugh or cry. His club had just secured a draw at home against rival FC Twente, with a late ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Aug 29th, 2009
I was able to see some action this weekend, so a quick "The World According to Jan" post here.
First off, Liverpool is vulnerable when Gerrard ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Aug 23rd, 2009
Just a limited post on some football this weekend. Haven't seen much, so please comment or add to my comments...
In Holland, Feyenoord took the lead ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Aug 21st, 2009
Column in VI
We start to get used to it. Royston Drenthe as a starter for Real Madrid. Drenthe has started a new life in Madrid, ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Aug 20th, 2009
Bob van Persie and Hans Loovens witnessed their sons grow into big stars. From Kralingen and Crooswijk to London and Glasgow. Now, they're facing each ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Aug 19th, 2009
Heracles Almelo may have lost the game against Feyenoord last weekend, Heracles coach Verbeek must have felt a little victorious when he saw his rebels ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Aug 16th, 2009
In weekend no. 3 one of the first six classics was programmed: PSV-Ajax in Eindhoven. A defeat at home would have resulted in the first ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Aug 10th, 2009
Many have commented on Real Madrid's victory over Washington DC now. Always a tough game, Washington away :-). Good to see Robben not being affected ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Aug 1st, 2009
When Mario Been discusses his craft, he often ends a monologue with "But they don't teach you that on the coaching course". The Feyenoord coach ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Jul 31st, 2009
Dani Fernandez can't even imagine winning in De Kuip against Feyenoord with NEC anymore.
Coming Sunday, Feyenoord opens the competition at home against Mario Been and ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Jul 30th, 2009
Ajax' new signing De Zeeuw
With the real experts having had a go at the crystal ball ( us!!), it's now time for three former coaches ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Jul 26th, 2009
Furious, Cassano walked over the pitch in De Kuip, wavingg his arms.
Ref Wiedemeijer was the bad egg, in Cassano's world. He had taken a decision ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Jul 26th, 2009
A year and a half ago, Darley Torres left his parents in Brazil to succeed as a goalie in Rotterdam.
And now, the 19 year old ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Jul 24th, 2009
The warm up towards the new season isn't over yet and we could still see some big moves happening (De Zeeuw to Ajax?) but for ...
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 15th, 2009
Roy Makaay forgets the orange but goes for the yellow jersey...
Roy Makaay enters the lobby of the presidential Hotel Praia del Rey in Portugal, after ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Jul 13th, 2009
AZ beats Feyenoord....
In Dutch football, there really isn't a top 3 anymore. Nowadays, we talk about the "traditional top 3" and in that case ...
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 10th, 2009
The Feyenoord players have said goodbye to their victory bonusses (what's the correct English term?) to help the financially struggling club.
Since Feyenoord needs to put ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Jul 6th, 2009
The infamous Mario Been as Che T-shirt... :-)
When Luigi Bruins played at Excelsior, the experts predicted a big future for the playmaker. The partly Italian, ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Jun 21st, 2009
The return of Mario Been at Feyenoord brought hope to Rotterdam. Almost 12,000 fans gathered in De Kuip to welcome Feyenoord's fave son back, when ...
