Articles tagged with "holland"
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 14th, 2008
Gunter Netzer. Former star player. Head strong. Incredibly talented. Un-German in his football vision. Grumpy like his Dutch alter-ego Willem van Hanegem. He is not ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 14th, 2008
No no, Raf... Flattery will get you nowhere!
Super subs Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie made the difference for Holland in the second half against ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Chris | Jun 14th, 2008
I love YouTube, particularly for moments like this so that they can live on forever in infamy. The Dutch oven is, for those of you ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 14th, 2008
After the match, Holland and France engaged in a horse-back riding race. Team Holland won again!
Johan Cruijff couldn't believe it. "Seven goals against Italy and ...
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 14th, 2008
Marco: "Oranje angel, come to Marcoooo....."
I mean, what have we learned of course. Was a typo. Sorry.
Before we start: the most important lesson is... ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 13th, 2008
Holland is the top scoring nation ever in EC's. The four goals scored yesterday put Oranje on the top spot with 52 goals. Germany is ...
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
Ruud van Nistelrooy again will have a key role for the Dutch. Against Italy he was like a ghost striker. He'd move around all the ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Inara | Jun 12th, 2008
We need to win this game, or else we're screwed, and then we'll end up with a sob story to rival Switzerland's, the difference being ...
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
Although you never know with Van Basten and co. but it seems the Dutch team manager will play the same starting eleven as against Italy.
Smart? ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 12th, 2008
Deco: a big football brain
It's not good being a host of the tournie. Germany in 1988, Sweden in 1992, England in 1996, Holland in 2000, ...
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
I am still holding on to the original Crystal Ball. It seemed my premonition wasn't too far off. I wrote, if Oranje scored in the ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 11th, 2008
I highly enjoyed the Oranje victory over Italy last Monday, with my sons and friends. Luckily, no one expects me to join the conga line ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 11th, 2008
"Hey! Hey!! Donadoni...!! Bring De Rossi, you numbnut!!"
While the nation is partying hard, the bookies are re-doing their calculations for the odds and the international ...
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 11th, 2008
Man of the Match according to the UEFA. The BBC chose Van the Man...
With growing surprise Rafael van der Vaart witness Oranje play Italy off ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 10th, 2008
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Chris | Jun 10th, 2008
We finally have an answer to why Donadoni put out the lineup he did yesterday.....
This little masterpiece was created by RomaShield27 of:
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 10th, 2008
Europe speaks with respect about the performance of Marco van Basten and his players. "The fans at last had a match they could enjoy. And ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 9th, 2008
He didn't say this to be overly critical. He is just stating the facts. Ruud van Nistelrooy got two more chances and in the second ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 9th, 2008
Panucci can be seen behind the line, faking an injury...
Dick Jol, referee-coach at the KNVB, responded directly after the match: "Rule 11 of the referee ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Marco Stucazzo | Jun 9th, 2008
Lowlight! Lowlights! Get Your Lowlights Right here!
# 1 Roberto Donadoni can’t fill Marcello Lippi’s shoes:
Well, it isn’t really a new thing, but the last ...
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: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Jun 9th, 2008
1. Donadoni is Gonagoni...
...unless there's a dramatic turnaround in the next two games (Raymond Domenech needs to be careful too.) Gonagoni's ex-Milan teammate didn't do ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Chris | Jun 9th, 2008
GROUP C
June 9th, 2045 CET, Berne (Switzerland)
Italy0
VS
Netherlands 3
van Nistelrooy 26', Sneijder 31', van Bronkhorst 80'
FULLTIME: And that's that. Well done to the clear ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Chris | Jun 9th, 2008
Netherlands
vs
Italy
Monday, June 9th, 2045 CET
Berne (Switzerland) - Travel to Berne
THE BIG PICTURE
For starters, ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 9th, 2008
San Marco and buddy Donadoni
The EC may have started already - some nations apparently played some matches already - but the EC is going to ...
