Articles tagged with "van-persie"
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Apr 23rd, 2009
Ibrahim Afellay is without a doubt The Man at PSV. He's only 23 years old, just, but has grown out of the Eredivisie. A lucrative ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Apr 16th, 2009
I was looking forward to a big match this morning (at 4.30, if you were wondering...) between Porto and Man United. But it was a ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Apr 13th, 2009
Hi all... with Easter behind us and a massive agenda for yours truly I'll only do some short current news stuff. I've got some pre-cooked ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Apr 9th, 2009
Mr Totall Football
AZ was the last remaining stronghold of flashy, dominant and 4-3-3 football. Last season, that is. This season, the soon-to-be-crowned-champs play more counter-football ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Apr 7th, 2009
The Hulk vs...eh...Hulk...
Two massive games on the table, with FC Porto trying to copy their result of some seasons back at Old Trafford and Arsenal ...
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 | 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 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 27th, 2009
Gregory van der Wiel...
John Heitinga won't be playing against Scotland. The 21 year old Ajax right back may have a good chance starting this time ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Mar 17th, 2009
Right after me translating this VI interview with Mark, the news broke that he will renew his deal with Bayern...
It's a weird year for Mark ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Mar 9th, 2009
Regi Blinker played three matches for Oranje. The left winger started his pro carreer at Feyenoord and played 400 official matches for Feyenoord, Celtic and ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Mar 1st, 2009
Nigel de Jong is honest: "I was never a fan of Manchester City... I mean, we all watched Man United, Liverpool... But I did like ...
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 10th, 2009
Yesterday, right before the training with Oranje in the Amsterdam ArenA, Klaas Jan Huntelaar was informed about the article in the Spanish paper AS: Hunter ...
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 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 31st, 2009
David Beckham takes his corner kick
The Theory:
The corner kick is a method to get the ball back into play, after the ball passed the goal ...
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 ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Jan 25th, 2009
Peter Hoekstra (35 years old) played 5 games for Oranje. The former PSV, Ajax and Stoke City winger is currently youth coach at FC Groningen. ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Dec 13th, 2008
Gaston Taument (38) played sixteen internationals for Oranje. The former Feyenoord player is not the C2 youth coach in Rotterdam. How is he?
"I played two ...
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 | Oct 28th, 2008
The Dutch team plays a friendly against Tunisia on February 11 in Tunis. This game will be used as a warm up for the home ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Oct 5th, 2008
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www.eredivisie.theoffside.com
blog...
Come and see me there!
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Oct 3rd, 2008
The infamous free-kick against Russia...
At Oranje's traditional pre-match press-conference, Bert van Marwijk put the Sneijder - Van Persie rift to rest. "I spoke with both ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Oct 2nd, 2008
Van Marwijk is happy that his son in law is not involved, this time around...
Amidst all the European cup news, this particular news item almost ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Oct 1st, 2008
Let's start with the happy news today: PSV only lost 3-1 against Liverpool.
If PSV is the best Holland has to offer in club football we ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Sep 9th, 2008
Dirk Kuyt sounds annoyed in his Sportweek interview. The striker is known to keep the dirty linen inside, as we say, but he now expresses ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Sep 7th, 2008
Typical pic: Van Bommel doing whatever and Culina just watching it, cool and collected...
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Bert van Marwijk has had his first disappointing experience with Holland's best. ...
