Articles tagged with "sneijder"
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Apr 25th, 2009
Ajax hosts AZ this weekend. An interview with Marco van Basten:
This season was a learning-year for Marco van Basten. Next season, Ajax will have to ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Apr 18th, 2009
Bondscoach Bert van Marwijk invited thirteen players for three extra trainings sessions with Oranje. It's mainly to keep Eredivisie players fit for the two upcoming ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Apr 2nd, 2009
Arjen Robben was on the ground, just jhaving received a knock from Pandev. Wesley Sneijder sprinted towards him and pulled him up, as if to ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Apr 1st, 2009
It's early in the morning in Oz and I'm ready to watch our lads take on Macedonia live!
Well, live for me :-). Dodged the news ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Apr 1st, 2009
It's early in the morning in Oz and I'm ready to watch our lads take on Macedonia live!
Well, live for me :-). Dodged the news ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Mar 31st, 2009
Some sponsor thought it was fun to have Bert van Marwijk pose for the cameras next to a fake World Cup trophee. That must be ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Mar 30th, 2009
Wesley Sneijder smiles again. And by showing his pearly whites, Sneijder is clearly telling the world he wants to be on the train. And, Wednesday ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Mar 30th, 2009
The tension in the WC Group of Oranje has evaporated. Now, the topic will be team building. All eyes are focused on Wesley Sneijder.
While the ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Mar 29th, 2009
Robin scores the 2-0...
How this team has grown... And I'm not referring to the victory over Scotland per se. I mean, they weren't that good, ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Mar 28th, 2009
Well, not really live. But live for me, at least :-). I have successfully managed to not learn the final score!
I'm going to watch this ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Mar 28th, 2009
Wes shows his dance moves at training...
Wesley Sneijder's Oranje breakthrough was during the last home game against Scotland (6-0) in 2003, with his opening goal ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Mar 27th, 2009
Bert lectures, the group listens...
Never before was there an Oranje team manager with so many fit internationals before two crucial qualification games.
So, this week Bert ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Mar 26th, 2009
Smallest man on the pitch Sneijder wants to climb into the tallest bloke on the bench... Also in the frame: Dickie, Clarence and Patrick...
It's the ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Mar 25th, 2009
The Oranje players were together for the second time on the trainings pitch in 2009, yesterday. It's been six weeks since the Tunisia game. ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Mar 23rd, 2009
Aissati, the Ajax number 10...
My friends, most of the spectacular action has been commented on, by all... And now it's up to Scotland!!
But before we ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Mar 20th, 2009
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. ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Mar 19th, 2009
The last game Oranje played against Scotland in 2003 ended in a 6-0 win in De ArenA, with a Sneijder on fire. Gary Caldwell doesn't ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Mar 18th, 2009
A picture says more than a thousand words right? Well, a YouTube clip says more than a WC and an EC as a far as ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Mar 11th, 2009
Klose and Van Bommel need an abacus...
Congrats to Mark van Bommel and co. Setting a new record in the Champions League, if I'm not mistaken: ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Mar 10th, 2009
It can be hard, watching football at 6.30 am... Tea instead of a beer. Yoghurt and blueberries instead of chips. But when Liverpool plays Real ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Feb 24th, 2009
At last. The Gladiators are back. The top dogs are at it again. And what a fixtures! Nowhere to hide, anymore. No more calculating. Death ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Feb 22nd, 2009
Ruud van Nistelrooy will be out for another six months... The 32 year old is working on his recovery, discplined and focused. "It's not my ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Feb 15th, 2009
FC Groningen produced many a great player. Arjen Robben is probably example number 1, nowadays, but the Koeman brothers were developed in the North as ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Feb 11th, 2009
Hunter scores...
Friendlies, what are they good for?
Sometimes you do wonder... But in this case, Bert learned that 1) no matter how long Hunter is benched, ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Feb 8th, 2009
Wesley Sneijder bamboozled the Spanish press and fans in an interview with AS: "I don't deserve my starting position at Madrid! Since my injury, I ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Feb 7th, 2009
Stijn Schaars in 2006
Right after Van Marwijk was appointed Oranje's team manager, he said he wanted to work with a fixed group. Players who disappoint ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Feb 7th, 2009
Aad de Mos at Ajax with Jan Molby and Johan Cruyff
Former Ajax and KV Mechelen coach and tactical maestro Aad de Mos was the keynote ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Feb 5th, 2009
Every club coach loves to be the national team manager once in his career. Van Basten and Rijkaard started in the job, some coaches end ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Jan 30th, 2009
My friends, the lesson I learned is: never go on holiday in January because Robben could suddenly play the best football ever... I have read ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Jan 28th, 2009
Johan de Kock (44) played 13 caps for Oranje. He started his pro career at FC Groningen as a striker. The handsome young dude was ...
