Articles tagged with "van-basten"
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 29th, 2008
Marco van Basten and his staff will use the services of Kees Verver and Max Reckers in analyzing the performance of Oranje. Both analysts work ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 28th, 2008
Half a year ago, he played his last game for Oranje. And not that long ago he had a huge row with Marco van Basten. ...
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 27th, 2008
Sneijder arrived in the Oranje camp
Oranje entered a new phase in their EC prep with the move to the Hoenderloo training camp and the arrival ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 27th, 2008
Where ever you meet Robin van Persie, there's never a dull moment. Van Persie is a talker. Open, funny and interesting. About himself, about money, ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 26th, 2008
The Dutch team manager was happy, the Oranje captain praised him and the HSV star thought he'd exceeded expectations. Orlando Engelaar himself was a tad ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 20th, 2008
On the road to the WC2006, Oranje had a lot of insecurities about the fitness of keyplayers. That is a scenario Van Basten doesn't want ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 19th, 2008
Boulah at Sevilla
Today, most Oranje players start with their preparation for the EC in Switzerland and Austria.
Around lunchtime, the players will come in at Hotel ...
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 13th, 2008
Rob has created a league for us to play with :-)...
The league code is 48877-7316
The website is http://en.fantasy.euro2008.uefa.com/
I'm not sure what to expect (yet) but ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 13th, 2008
Totally out of the blue, Clarence Seedorf yesterday called Marco van Basten to tell him he won't be traveling to the EC this summer. The ...
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 ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 2nd, 2008
Patrick Kluivert has registred himself for the course Coach Pro Football in Zeist, starting this summer. The Oranje top striker will join Dennis Bergkamp, Phillip ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Mar 27th, 2008
Marco van Basten arrived at Schiphol with a suitcase filled with questionmarks.
Although his team won the friendly against Austria, the way Oranje played doesn't offer ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Feb 4th, 2008
It's not official, but according to the media and rumours it will be announced soon:
Bert van Marwijk will take over Oranje post EC. So, we ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Nov 16th, 2007
Danny Koevermans will make his starting debut in Oranje against Luxembourg. The 29 year old PSV striker will form the strikers' duo with Ruud van ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Oct 16th, 2007
Team manager Marco van Basten wasn't happy last Tuesday on the training. Defender Andre Ooijer clashed into Klaas Jan Huntelaar in a hefty duel. The ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Oct 6th, 2007
Marco van Basten is annoyed with the crticism on Oranje after the 0-1 win over Albania in September.
This time, he started the press confference ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Oct 4th, 2007
Column from VI
The biggest humiliation wasn’t in Slovenia, where Ibrahim Afellay got the nod instead of Seedorf and was enabled to debut for Oranje.
The most ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 2nd, 2007
It seems Adwele Slory -the Excelsior striker - will make his debut as left winger against South Korea, later today. Mario Melchiot will return in ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 10th, 2006
When asked why he wanted to have a secret training, i.e. without press and other people looking, he said:
"Listen, it's just like at home, you ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 10th, 2006
There are the passionate ones, and then there's the very passionate ones. The latter love the game just a tad more. You see it in ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 9th, 2006
This Friday, van Basten will close the doors on the press and public. This training session will be used to specifically train for the S&M ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 9th, 2006
A new discussion has been started in Holland, and why not? We love our discussions in Holland...
The statement is: the media are too nice for ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 8th, 2006
In an interview with Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf MvB declared that Rafael van de Vaart is the only player he will consider to rest for ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | May 11th, 2006
The Dutch team took time out for a friendly against the Dutch U-21 squad that ended 0-0. Defender Kew Jaliens is said to ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | May 4th, 2006
Coaches Marco van Basten and John van 't Schip are having an early training camp for 17 players ahead of the squad deadline. Those ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | May 4th, 2006
Now for the best part. Throughout the World Cup History the Netherlands have never been short of brilliant attacking talent: Rep, Cruyff, van der ...
