Articles tagged with "kuyt"
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 10th, 2008
Goal scorer and assist man...
We would like to see a passionate, disciplined and somewhat inspired Oranje work hard and win against tough but still lesser ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Sep 10th, 2008
Oranje will play today in a stadium where the average CL-participant doesn't have to play anymore. The City Stadium of Skopje has a meterslong hedge ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Sep 9th, 2008
Dirk Kuyt sounds annoyed in his Sportweek interview. The striker is known to keep the dirty linen inside, as we say, but he now expresses ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 30th, 2008
* Playing lousy and copping criticism and playing out-of-this-world football can be sleeping on the same pillow.
* Playing out-of-this-world football and playing crap in the ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 28th, 2008
On the KNVB site - still no English version!! - a list of Top 11 items are published with regards to Oranje and this EC. ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 26th, 2008
A bright future for Sylvie and Rafael...
Okay, so we checked out our technical staff and our keeper-potential.
I am pretty confident there... I mean, Martin Jol ...
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
When he got back in the Russian hotel, Guus Hiddink enjoyed a late supper and went to bed. But the sleep wouldn't come. He enjoyed ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 17th, 2008
Van Basten: "Oi, oi... Romanian players! There is our goal!!"
After Oranje's third victory on this EC, team manager Van Basten does not have a lot ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 16th, 2008
The most discussed items concerning the third match of Oranje are: who will Van Basten play and will we give the game away to knock ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 16th, 2008
Most posts here and articles in the media are about the boys who are actually doing it all. Or the girl actually flaunting it...
Kuyt's working ...
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
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: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 13th, 2008
The infamous Platini free kick which kept Oranje out of the 1982 World Cup. Still sick of that one!
1. France's best striker, David Trezeguet, is ...
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 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 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 8th, 2008
Your choice, fellas... Let me know! (Marco reads this blog, remember?)
Van Basten needs to replace Robben by.... ( surveys)
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 2nd, 2008
Ruud, I'm sorry...
Ok, only one week to go, or so...
We need to have made up our minds. Do we wear the orange jersey next week ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 2nd, 2008
Oranje plays it's best football whenever the opponent's possession is turned around. Last Sunday, Wesley Sneijder again claimed the lead role against Wales.
It was after ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 29th, 2008
The draw against Denmark was a bit of a setback. Not so much because of the final result, but because of the several details that ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 28th, 2008
The KNVB announced the jersey numbers of the Dutch team for the EC2008.
1. Edwin van der Sar 2. André Ooijer 3. John Heitinga 4. Joris ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 27th, 2008
Dirk Kuyt, our new right full back?
Ok, pay attention people. Because you read it here first!! I have a reputation to "recycle" existing articles a ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 18th, 2008
OUCH!
The return of Khalid Boulahrouz was just a footnote in the KNVB press release but in fact it's a remarkable news item. The Sevilla defender ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 7th, 2008
Marco van Basten doesn't get challenged too much in the media. Sure, experts and analists criticize him but once he shows up in a tv ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 6th, 2008
Well, here are the 30 names. No one will be added, players will only be axed, until we have 23 by the end of May.
No ...
