http://tags.worldcupblog.org Articles tagged 'neeskens' on World Cup Blog en-us BootsnAll Travel Network http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/the-rise-of-ajax-in-the-1970s.html Jan 2009-10-17 23:22:25 The Ajax group is training on the airstrip of the Cape Verdian Islands (1972, on their way to the world cup match against Independiente in ... http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/oranje-1974-johan-neeskens.html Jan 2009-08-18 05:01:49 Dutch football brought forward many great talents. The best of them all - and debatable: the world - was Johan Cruyff. The Einstein of the ... http://england.worldcupblog.org/random/in-defence-of-david-beckham.html Rob 2009-07-20 09:45:35 So, right now former England captain David Beckham is not exactly the most popular man in America. After his spell in Europe (at the behest ... http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/johan-neeskens-doesnt-recognize-his-ol-ajax.html Jan 2009-07-04 10:50:12 Former Ajax star Johan Neeskens doesn't get it anymore. The current Galatasaray assistant coach sees a team playing in the Ajax jersey, and in the ... http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/the-specialist-determines-the-tactics.html Jan 2009-06-29 22:59:57 In England, Bryan Robson was named the best English player ever. Bobby Robson - no relation - uttered the words in 1990 and there was ... http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/the-specialist-the-header.html Jan 2009-06-24 09:25:42 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 ... http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/frank-rijkaard-reluctant-superstar.html Jan 2009-06-20 12:11:51 Frank Rijkaard is back in the top of European club football. After taking a rest for a year, the 46 year old Amsterdam born chose ... http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/once-in-oranje-bert-van-marwijk.html Jan 2009-05-04 03:01:57 They stood ready in line, lip syncing to the Wilhelmus. This time, a man who may only have played once in the orange jersey but ... http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/the-specialist-the-penalty-kick.html Jan 2009-04-17 04:26:19 NEC's penalty specialist El-Akchaoui It appears to be so simple. The penalty kick. You, the ball, eleven meters and that goal. Oh, and somewhere there is ... http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/nederland-b-draws-at-home-against-italy.html Jan 2009-03-31 19:10:29 Siem de Jong celebrates his goal... Four days after the spectacular win of Nederland B over Young Germany, the talented Italians couldn't be defeated. The 1-1 ... http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/players-we-want-nederland-b.html Jan 2009-03-31 09:19:30 Elia: Actually, I don't need a bike.... The majority of the Dutch clubs hope that Oranje B will play their last game tonight, against Young Italy. ... http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/oranje-b-crushes-germany-4-0.html Jan 2009-03-27 23:36:47 Ricky van Wolfswinkel celebrates his goal... Oops... I owe Johan an apology. And Dennis. And Arthur... I sort neglected and ignored Nederland B here... Not purposely. It's ... http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/world-cup-2010/van-marwijk-every-opponent-is-tough-for-oranje.html Jan 2009-03-20 08:22:13 Bert uses this dog to train his defenders... Today, Oranje and Bert van Marwijk will start their preparation for the qualification games against Scotland and Macedonia. ... http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/once-in-oranje-wim-meutstege.html Jan 2009-03-03 11:22:45 They were ready to sing the National Anthem. Only once... In this chapter, Wim Meutstege, the former player of Excelsior, Sparta and Ajax. The Dutch team ... http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/willy-van-de-kerkhof-schaars-new-vacuum-cleaner.html Jan 2009-03-01 19:05:36 Willy van de Kerkhof was an amazing midfielder. Lungs like a horse(no Finn, lungs not hung), vision, tough in the challenge and always motivated, always ... http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/the-specialist-the-sliding-tackle.html Jan 2009-02-24 06:42:44 It's the ultimate solution when there are no more football solutions left to win the ball back. Although for some players, it is/was their trade ... http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/psv-wins-the-uefa-cup-in-1978.html Jan 2009-02-23 11:32:00 A young Willy van der Kuylen on the left... Somehow, when we talk about European successes of Dutch teams, it's about Feyenoord (they won the first ... http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/jan-van-beveren-the-crucial-absentee.html Jan 2009-02-01 04:48:35 It doesn't matter how many Ronaldinho's, Messi's, Gerrard's, Pato's or Biseswar's we have to discuss, the 1974 Oranje team will always titillate us... In 2009, we'll ... http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/long-term-contract-for-barazite-at-arsenal.html Jan 2009-01-03 17:20:16 Arsenal has renewed Nacer Bazarite's contract, the Gunners announced this week. Arsenal refers to a "long-term" deal. The 18 year old Dutchman plays on loan for ... http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/new-book-on-wc1978-argentina.html Jan 2008-12-09 16:20:34 New book: Football in a dirty war When the elegant playmaker Hansi Muller decided to approach his coach Ernst Happel when both at FC Tirol with ... http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/background-stories/memories-of-the-wc1978.html Jan 2008-12-02 02:54:56 Rensenbrink hits the post in the dying seconds... It's easy in our memories to jump from the WC1974 (Rinus Michels, Total football, Johan Cruyff, Clockwork Orange, ... http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/the-1974-bild-swimming-pool-incident.html Jan 2008-11-30 04:23:48 Oranje had qualified for the WC1974 finals. Cruyff and Neeskens beat Brazil and West Germany - not playing a very impressive tournament so far - ... http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/royston-is-still-just-royston.html Jan 2008-11-22 06:51:19 Royston Drenthe made his return to a Dutch pitch to play with Holland B against Young Sweden. Summer 2008 was a summer to quickly forget. ... http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/oranje-b-loses-first-match.html Jan 2008-11-21 06:56:49 The best of the rest of the Eredivisie and Royston Drenthe proved to be a "nice team" but couldn't avoid losing 0-3 against Young Sweden... Fresh ... http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/brazil-the-oranje-of-south-america.html Jan 2008-11-12 21:10:51 Yep! It's official... Take out the champagne. Make faces to Germans, Portuguese and Italians. The Netherlands (i.e. Holland, i.e. Oranje) has leapfrogged Brazil in the FIFA ... http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/top-clubs-fiercely-resist-the-oranje-b-team.html Jan 2008-11-11 15:54:17 PSV, Ajax, Feyenoord and Heerenveen have some serious resistance against the KNVB's newly installed Oranje B team. The four clubs are investigating whether there is a ... http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/bergkamp-neeskens-numan-lodewijksgoosebumps.html Jan 2008-10-25 15:59:55 Dennis Bergkamp will combine his apprenticeship at Ajax with a job at the KNVB. He will be part of the staff presiding over the new ... http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/background-stories/top-11-dutch-tough-players.html Jan 2008-07-10 05:32:36 The KNVB site sometimes publishes interesting Top 11 lists... In Dutch, as you know. This time around: the toughest players... 11. Mark van Bommel Doesn't shy away ... http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/background-stories/best-oranje-ever-part-2-full-backs-and-holding-mid.html Jan 2008-07-06 02:26:32 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 ... http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/nigel-de-jong-our-new-jan-wouters.html Jan 2008-06-15 07:04:03 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 ...