Articles tagged with "group-c"
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 | Aug 5th, 2009
There's nothing that gives a greater feeling of power than the ability to send the ball over 40 or more meters to an attacker at ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Aug 4th, 2009
Klaas Jan Huntelaar threw the towel some weeks ago and is active pursuing a new club. Rafael van der Vaart made up his mind now ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Aug 3rd, 2009
Well, we already had our fun with the idea of Louis van Gaal working in Germany ( Bin Ich so schlim oder bist du so ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Aug 1st, 2009
Seven years after their first cooperation AZ midfielder and coach Ronald Koeman meet again. The 2002-03 season was the worst in the career of the ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Jul 28th, 2009
Why not? With only eleven months to go and with most of you already putting up your fave names...let's make a crystal ball post on ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Jul 27th, 2009
Phillip Cocu's testimonial was one big party for the former PSV, Barca and Oranje midfielder and a reunion for many ex internationals.
We covered the game ...
Posted on: Argentina World Cup Team Blog by Julian D | Jul 16th, 2009
Hello everyone!!
Sorry for the long delay in starting a new thread! I´ve noticed that we´ve been pretty quiet lately, and I´d like to ...
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 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 | 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 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 23rd, 2009
Gerald Vanenburg was one of the first in a long line of artist football players. Circus acts, would be the criticism, mostly by people who'd ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Jun 18th, 2009
Henk Fräser (42) played six games for Oranje. Now, he was a successful youth coach at Feyenoord, went to be the assistant coach at ADO ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Jun 16th, 2009
Team manager Bert van Marwijk will inspect the venue where Oranje will plan their training session in South Africa. The Wits University grounds are selected ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Jun 9th, 2009
The new goal for the WC2010, declared by the KNVB, to reach the semis at that tournament and the EC two years later, is not ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Jun 8th, 2009
Bobby Haarms in 2000, celebrating his retirement...
With the death of Bobby Haarms, Ajax lost one of the greatest club icons ever. This is what several ...
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: Argentina World Cup Team Blog by Julian D | Jun 2nd, 2009
Well here we are guys. We got another important game coming up! We still don't know the starting lineup. I have read somewhere ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Jun 2nd, 2009
Only a short while back Oranje had too many great players for the four forward positions. Bert van Marwijk picked his starters on the basis ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | May 28th, 2009
AZ's architects of success: Schaars, Van Gaal and Scheringa
Louis van Gaal named Schaars, Martens and Didulica his most important signings at the start of this ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | May 27th, 2009
Barcelona scored more than 100 goals this season. But Edwin van der Sar does not fear the star-strikers of the Bluegrana's. The ManUnited goalie has ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | May 24th, 2009
They stood firm when the opening notes of the Wilhelmus sounded. This time, Martin Koeman. Ex KFC, Blauw-Wit, GVAV, FC Groningen and Heerenveen.
It's pretty rare ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | May 19th, 2009
Wim jonk with Old Orange...
Wim Jonk was developed at Volendam but signed by Ajax after he made his debut in the Eredivisie for the "Heen ...
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 14th, 2009
Every now and then, Holland produces a player who never achieves his potential as a player but does achieve a status after his career. Rene ...
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 12th, 2009
Arjen Robben has been fit since December 2008. Five months without an injury is almost unique for the Madrid winger. He gave Real extra impulses ...
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. ...
