Articles tagged with "van-gaal"
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Feb 15th, 2009
Leonardo, making the difference...
It would have been good to get some excitement back in the Dutch Eredivisie. For instance, AZ losing against PSV. Ajax losing ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Feb 3rd, 2009
AZ had a great weekend. Ajax lost and the leaders won their own match at Sparta. And AZ came through the transfer window unscathed. Skipper ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Feb 2nd, 2009
Reckers, left, to Kees Luijkx: see...that was their goal, you idiot!
It's Monday evening and AZ Alkmaar striker Ari is watching a clip on his laptop. ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Feb 2nd, 2009
The man does something right. In the same season inwhich his team plays tremendous football and gathers the points, the three main rivals stumble.
Ajax may ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Jan 25th, 2009
As found by Goose:
Louis van Gaal wants to find the complete human being in the football player. And he remains a coach who wants to ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Jan 24th, 2009
Are you ready for us there, Guiness people?
Well, as JC said... Dutch players are as good with their mouths as they are with their feet. ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Jan 5th, 2009
Bryan Roy played 32 caps for Oranje. Developed at Ajax, he played for Foggia, Nottingham Forest and Hertha BSC. The former left winger tells us ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Dec 31st, 2008
A wonderful, prosperous and healthy 2009 for all of you, my friends!
My Crystal Ball (tm) told me the following last night:
* Van Marwijk qualifies easily ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Dec 30th, 2008
De Breuk with his Sar moment... Or...no wait...Sar in the CL finals with his Breuk-moment!
This December, Edwin van der Sar announced he will stay Man ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Dec 29th, 2008
Great football names for this lad: Graziano Pelle...
Louis van Gaal sighed and repeated what he said many times before after defeating NEC ( 1-0 ) ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Dec 29th, 2008
NEC developed Willem II player Frank Demouge
Mounir El Hamdaoui (24) off AZ and Frank Demouge (26) of Willem II were the stars of the first ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Dec 27th, 2008
We all know Louis van Gaal. The elegant playmaker. In his youth, destined to follow up Johan Cruyff if he ever left Ajax (which he ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Dec 22nd, 2008
Better times...
A re-worked column by Johan Derksen with flavours of...well...me...
This is the season of the coach. Last season, two Eredivisie coaches were in trouble. Louis ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Dec 20th, 2008
Stijn Schaars is back. And how! AZ is leader in the Dutch league and has it's own version of Steven Gerrard. "Everything needs to get ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Dec 16th, 2008
Willem van Hanegem's column in the AD:
Last Saturday I watched football on tv like any supporter, eager to see how Real Madrid and Feyenoord would ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Dec 14th, 2008
The infamous moment in Portugal, four years ago.
You're only as good as your last game, record, movie, book, joke...whatever. It applies to all trades. Teachers, ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Nov 27th, 2008
Location: Emirates Stadium. Actors: Theo Walcott, Samir Nasri, Niclas Bendtner, Abou Diaby, Cesc Fabregas, Denilson, Gael Clichy, Bacary Sagna.
All younger than 22 years old. It ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Nov 4th, 2008
He is not the world's best football player, but he can score goals. Will Danny Koevermans do it again against Olympique Marseille?
"I've always dreamed ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Oct 14th, 2008
Demy de Zeeuw was so out of form last month that Van Gaal instructed him to start again in the Young AZ team against Young ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Aug 31st, 2008
Peter Hoekstra... He was one hell of a left winger! Came from nowhere into PSV, a much coveted youth player. His length, his speed, his ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Aug 30th, 2008
Ronald de Boer was one of those players of whom coaches never knew exactly what his best position was. They said it about numerous players: ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Aug 26th, 2008
An overview of great goals is never complete without Mr Glass from Finland. Jari traveled Europe as an apprentice before Louis van Gaal signed him ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Aug 25th, 2008
Time to get the poll thingamajig out again. I didn't pay for it not to use it, right?
It's time to get all interactive on your ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Aug 24th, 2008
There's been many wonderful goals in the past, when I search my memory. Gio van Bronckhorst scored a rocket for Oranje in Amsterdam against Ireland ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jul 14th, 2008
Van Basten is back at Ajax!
Ten year of mismanagement and no international prizes to speak of formed the run up to the infamous Coronel report. ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jul 1st, 2008
Deco will move from Barcelona to Chelsea. The Portuguese midfielder will be reunited with his Portugal coach Scolari.
Patrick Kluivert returns to Holland! He will move ...
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 5th, 2008
Yes! Another poll. Next Monday, Oranje will play their first EC match in a totally new outfit. A combination of nifty material and stylish design.
What ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Mar 12th, 2008
Louis van Gaal proved to be a realist: "I can see where we are. And yes, we do look up on the standings but also ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Feb 4th, 2008
Johan Derksen's column in VI:
"Dutch top football is becoming a irrelevant sect in Europe. The big name coaches Guus Hiddink, Ronald Koeman, Co Adriaanse, Henk ...
