Articles tagged with "van-marwijk"
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Nov 19th, 2009
I don't care about friendlies. Whether we win, lose, play new players, old players, no players...
It doesn't work for me. Too much factors in play ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Nov 18th, 2009
Arsenal confirmed that Robin van Persie will be out for six weeks. He tore his ankle ligaments against Italy and was stretchered of after a ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Nov 17th, 2009
Happy and proud. Those are two words that came to mind when Otman Bakkal heard he was called up to replace the injured Wesley Sneijder ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Nov 16th, 2009
Bert van Marwijk praised his defense. Which basically means Oranje didn't play well. "We couldn't bring it tonight. It was disappointing. You sometimes get those ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Nov 16th, 2009
Willem's column in the AD:
"What annoys me most about these friendlies Oranje plays, is that there isn't any experimenting. It seems it's all fixed already. ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Nov 13th, 2009
Arsène Wenger called him a cross between Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp the other week. And that's quite something. Henry was top scorer in the ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Nov 12th, 2009
Wout Brama will make his debut in the selection of Oranje. The 23 year old midfielder of Dutch leader FC Twente is over the moon ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Nov 6th, 2009
Team manager Bert van Marwijk confirmed he uses a shadow list for potential Oranje players at last Friday's press conference in Zeist. The coach refused ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Nov 2nd, 2009
Well, I commented on the biggest upset of this weekend already... Feyenoord losing away to Ajax, 5-1. That hurts. Every Feyenoord fans secretly thanks the ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Oct 28th, 2009
One can't just leave for two weeks, it seems... Lots has happened since, not in the least the 250+ comments from my calcio brothers and ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Oct 26th, 2009
Royston Drenthe grabbed his chance in the Real Madrid - AC Milan CL game last week. Although the Galacticos lost the game, the young Dutchman ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Oct 15th, 2009
Johan Derksen column:
Marco van Basten is back in football. This time as tv analist. There's a remarkable small amount of ex-players who have the guts ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Oct 11th, 2009
In three games against Australia, Oranje hasn't been able to win.
Last Saturday, Oranje played the Socceroos away. In Australia. A unique happening, since most ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Oct 11th, 2009
Just got back from rainy Sydney...home again in...eh....rainy Byron Bay :-).
Carlos and myself at a certain point discussed which Oranje game we last watched live ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Oct 9th, 2009
John Heitinga left Atletico Madrid for Everton because the chance for him to play center back is bigger in England. At Oranje, he really doesn't ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Oct 7th, 2009
Your roving reporter bought a new digital camera and used his contacts to sneak into the stadium where Oranje had it's first training session... It's ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Oct 7th, 2009
After 22 hours of flight and 2,5 hours of stop-over, Bert van Marwijk resembles an American president after his eight years reign in the White ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Oct 6th, 2009
Martin Jol didn't need extra time to ponder the question. What did the Ajax coach think of Oranje's trip Down Under. Jol: "I don't like ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Oct 2nd, 2009
Orlando Engelaar is back in Oranje's definite selection for the Down Under Trip. Van Marwijk announced this at Zeist last Friday.
Raf van der Vaart and ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 24th, 2009
Pierre van Hooijdonk (39) played 46 games for Oranje. The former NAC, Feyenoord, Celtic and Fenerbahce striker scored 14 goals for the Dutch, but only ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 12th, 2009
Leroy Fer doubted for quite some time whether to choose for Oranje or the Dutch Antilles. The 19 year old powerhouse, born on Curacao, has ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 11th, 2009
Column by Van Nijnatten in the AD:
Huntelaar: "What? Are you seriously trying to bitchslap me, you fart!? Hahahaha...."
Two pupils, juniors, fighting for the ball. That's ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 11th, 2009
Rafael van der Vaart will get his playing time in Madrid, is what team manager Van Marwijk thinks. "I think he made the right choice."
"He ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 10th, 2009
Who's gonna stop Oranje? The Dutch team won it's eighth and last qualification game away against Scotland.
In the roaring Hampden Park, Elia scored the late ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 9th, 2009
Well, my tv guide had it wrong! The game was under way for 20 minutes when I switched on. Darn it!
But let's head to the ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 9th, 2009
Michel Vorm
Maarten Stekelenburg trained without gloves on the billiard-like pitch of Hampden Park. The goalie wanted to test his injured finger. Van Marwijk: "The chance ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 9th, 2009
For the first time under Van Marwijk, Ooijer didn't play an international for Holland. He decided to let the Japan game go. He didn't do ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 8th, 2009
Elia played four competition games for HSV Hamburg and was elected Man of the Match in two. Against Dortmund he prepared a goal by dribbling ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 7th, 2009
Five years ago, Gregory van der Wiel played street football in Amsterdam wearing a jersey with the name of one Robin van Persie on his ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 7th, 2009
The last qualification game for Oranje against Scotland in Glasgow will not have any serious implications. After an impressive qualification series, Holland doesn't need to ...
