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Player Focus: The Best Eredivisie Oranje XI

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Player Focus: The Best Eredivisie Oranje XI Dutch players are adventurers was Dennis Bergkamp's take on why his compatriots travel well. We go abroad, adapt to a new culture whilst maintaining our Dutch mentality. No fewer than 13 players in Guus Hiddink's 23-man Netherlands squad – for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Turkey...

Player Focus: Villa Must be Prepared to Receive Concrete Offers for Vlaar

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Player Focus: Villa Must be Prepared to Receive Concrete Offers for Vlaar Netherlands were defensively one of the best teams at the World Cup. Louis van Gaal’s side conceded only 4 goals in 7 games at Brazil 2014, with Bruno Martins Indi, Ron Vlaar and Stefan de Vrij all performing admirably in denying the likes of Lionel Messi and Alexis Sánchez from scoring...

Team Focus: Teams Must Resist Dominating Van Gaal's Manchester United Next Season

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Team Focus: Teams Must Resist Dominating Van Gaal's Manchester United Next Season The first day in a new office can be daunting for even the most steadfast individual. Unfamiliar surroundings, the pressure to make a good first impression - these factors, and more, are enough to unsettle anyone. However, one man who is unlikely to be unnerved by the task ahead of him is Louis van ...

Player Focus: De Vrij's World Cup Displays Will Have Impressed Potential Suitors

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Player Focus: De Vrij's World Cup Displays Will Have Impressed Potential Suitors With the World Cup now over, attention turns to the transfer window and the return of the domestic season across Europe. The Russian Premier League kicks off in just 17 days, while Ligue 1, the Championship and the Eredivisie all begin within a month. The latter league may well be light on a number ...

Team Focus: Who Are Germany's Main Rivals For Euro 2016?

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Team Focus: Who Are Germany's Main Rivals For Euro 2016? If Germany were fourth favourites for the World Cup behind Brazil, Spain and Argentina at the start of the tournament, then they are unlikely to occupy a similar position in the stakes for Euro 2016 – and not only due to the absence of the South American pair. Joachim Löw had not only the...

Team Focus: Van Gaal's Stubbornness Hinders Van Persie's World Cup Impact

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Team Focus: Van Gaal's Stubbornness Hinders Van Persie's World Cup Impact ‘SuperVan’ was the nickname given to Robin van Persie after his wonder header against Spain last month. Daley Blind’s perfect cross-field ball was met by the Manchester United striker to draw Netherlands level, setting them on their way to an eventual 5-1 win over the world champio...

Match Focus: 5 Talking Points from Argentina's Stalemate with the Netherlands

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Match Focus: 5 Talking Points from Argentina's Stalemate with the Netherlands The second of the semi-finals was never going to live up to the standards set by the first, but it was not excessive to expect something mildly more exciting than the dire goalless draw and ensuing penalty shootout victory for Argentina over the Netherlands. Nonetheless, with a World Cup Final set u...

Team Focus: Dutch Must Repeat Group Stage Gameplan to Defeat Argentina

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Team Focus: Dutch Must Repeat Group Stage Gameplan to Defeat Argentina First impressions last. That has certainly been the case for the Netherlands in this World Cup, and it is entirely understandable. The jaw-dropping 5-1 victory over Spain was less than four weeks ago, but already feels like it is part of the competition’s legend, given both its style and its c...

Player Focus: Rampaging Robben Leading the Dutch Charge in Brazil

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Player Focus: Rampaging Robben Leading the Dutch Charge in Brazil Much has been said of Arjen Robben's exploits in the aftermath of Netherlands’ 2-1 win over Mexico. Wesley Sneijder dragged the Oranje back into the tie with a thumping volley in the 88th minute, before Klaas-Jan Huntelaar fired the Dutch into the quarter-finals of the World Cup from the spot....

Match Focus: Key Components to Van Gaal's Gameplan vs Spain

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Match Focus: Key Components to Van Gaal's Gameplan vs Spain It's perhaps the glamour tie of the first round of fixtures - arguably the group stages as a whole - and on just the second day of the World Cup no less. Spain face Netherlands in a repeat of the 2010 final, with the Dutch looking to thwart the reigning champions in 90 minutes once more.In what will...