Articles tagged with "van-basten"
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
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 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
Our midfield...
The preparation towards Italy was hectic, to say the least. First Babel's injury, then Arjen Robben. Rumors in the press off Van Persie injuring ...
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 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
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 10th, 2008
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 10th, 2008
Arjen Robben is recovering faster than expected. He may be ready for France
France started rusty. They don't seem the business at the moment, but...
Romania is ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 10th, 2008
The lads who defeated Italy 3-0. In case you forgot...
Fans in Bern watching our heroes on the big screen
Van Persie and Van Nistelrooy enjoying themselves...
Wes ...
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
Sorry. A tad late, but I watch most games when they're repeated in the evening. I am getting a tad older, you see...
Anyway... What have ...
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 ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 8th, 2008
The Dutch players ooze talent and skills but are vulnerable and hardheaded. That's why Italy is the big favorite tomorrow. The Italian press agree on ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 8th, 2008
Well well well....we have seen some tremendous posting here lately on predictions, line ups and fave players but the most interesting thread to me was ...
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 8th, 2008
With one day to go for Oranje, Marco van Basten proved to be agitated... Is it because the Italians are so cocky on their Euro2008 ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 6th, 2008
Ruud van Nistelrooy struggled with the question why Italy is always so successful on big tournaments. The answer was close to home. His buddy Fabio ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 6th, 2008
With the EC approaching real fast now, the Dutch team enters yet again another phase. Dick Advocaat: "Van Basten will know by now who he ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 6th, 2008
Marco van Basten was the star player in Rinus Michels squad in 1988. The AC Milan striker would lead the way to the title. And ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 6th, 2008
When Robin van Persie opened the curtains in his hotel room and looked outside he felt the butterflies in his tummy. After five weeks of ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 5th, 2008
Former Ajax, Barcelona, Glasgow Rangers and Oranje star Ronald de Boer was invited to give his opinion to the BBC. He treats us to some ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 3rd, 2008
Willem's column in the AD:
If Robin van Persie appears to be fit, I say: play him against Italy! All that humbug about rhythm is nonsense ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 3rd, 2008
Because you don't want to miss a thing...
Oranje will fly to Switzerland this afternoon. The plane will leave Schiphol at 5 pm.
The boys will arrive ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 3rd, 2008
Caleb made groups for us Oranje bloggers for the “Final game” (our groups from before were only for the friendly games). You have to make ...
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 | May 31st, 2008
It's been reported here already. It's a sad day. For Ryan Babel, the Liverpudlian danger man, for Marco, the man in charge, and for us...
He ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 30th, 2008
In the 70est minute of Holland - Denmark, Arjen Robben starts another one of those penetrating runs. Typical for the youngster from Groningen. When he ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 30th, 2008
I can't help it. This post needed a pic of Blatter I suppose, but I don't like him so I decided to find a pic ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 30th, 2008
The players of Hadley Rangers in England need to find a new coach. Their current coach will move abroad to advance his career. And not ...
