Dour Oranje coach Louis van Gaal erupted in cheers after narrow victory over Latvia
3 years, 2 months ago

Dour Oranje coach Louis van Gaal erupted in cheers after narrow victory over Latvia

NL Times  

Louis van Gaal is often critical. You just have to win these kinds of matches that’s what it’s about,” Van Gaal said who saw competitors Turkey and Norway draw and took an important step together with Oranje towards participation in the WC next year in Qatar. Where many assumed a somewhat larger victory, Van Gaal said that he had already taken into account the difficult course of the match development in Riga. “I’ve already predicted it all,” Van Gaal said. “He made a good save, so I’m happy about that,” Van Gaal said who again repeated the goalkeeper battle at Oranje is not yet over.

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Zirkzee leads charge as Oranje cruise to Nations League victory
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Zirkzee leads charge as Oranje cruise to Nations League victory

Dutch News  

The Netherlands opened their Nations League campaign with a comfortable 5-2 win in Eindhoven against Bosnia and Herzegovina. Joshua Zirkzee crowned his international debut with the opening goal after just 13 minutes when his header crept inside the post, after a shot by Xavi Simons was diverted into his path. Cody Gakpo extended the lead from close range after 56 …

Zirkzee leads charge as Oranje cruise to Nations League victory
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Zirkzee leads charge as Oranje cruise to Nations League victory

Dutch News  

The Netherlands opened their Nations League campaign with a comfortable 5-2 win in Eindhoven against Bosnia and Herzegovina. Joshua Zirkzee crowned his international debut with the opening goal after just 13 minutes when his header crept inside the post, after a shot by Xavi Simons was diverted into his path. Cody Gakpo extended the lead from close range after 56 …

Thousands of Dutch supporters march through Munich to Oranje vs Romania Euro 2024 match
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Thousands of Dutch supporters march through Munich to Oranje vs Romania Euro 2024 match

NL Times  

Thousands of Dutch football fans marched through Munich on Tuesday to the Oranje vs. Romania match in the round of 16 of the European Football Championship 2024. While the number of supporters is much lower than the around 40,000 Dutch fans who went to watch the group matches, the Oranje fever is palpable in Munich today, RTL Nieuws reporters said …

Dutch media: Oranje defeat "desecrated" anniversary of Euro 88
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Dutch media: Oranje defeat "desecrated" anniversary of Euro 88

Dutch News  

Laid bare.” The Dutch media were unsparing in their analysis of the Dutch football team after they slumped to a 3-2 defeat to Austria in their final Euro 2024 group match in Berlin. “It was a moment that symbolised the match as a melodrama for Oranje and for its captain individually.” The Volkskrant’s veteran football writer Willem Vissers said the …

Dutch media: Oranje defeat "desecrated" anniversary of Euro 88
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Dutch media: Oranje defeat "desecrated" anniversary of Euro 88

Dutch News  

Laid bare.” The Dutch media were unsparing in their analysis of the Dutch football team after they slumped to a 3-2 defeat to Austria in their final Euro 2024 group match in Berlin. “It was a moment that symbolised the match as a melodrama for Oranje and for its captain individually.” The Volkskrant’s veteran football writer Willem Vissers said the …

FIFA World Cup: Netherlands manager Louis van Gaal says exit on penalties 'incredibly painful'
2 years ago

FIFA World Cup: Netherlands manager Louis van Gaal says exit on penalties 'incredibly painful'

Firstpost  

Van Gaal was also coach of the Netherlands when they were beaten on penalties by Argentina in the semi-finals of the 2014 World Cup. Doha: Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal said his team’s loss to Argentina on penalties in the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Friday was “incredibly painful”. FIFA World Cup: Fixtures | Results | Points Table | …

Van Gaal: For Oranje, this is the real start to the World Cup
2 years ago

Van Gaal: For Oranje, this is the real start to the World Cup

NL Times  

The World Cup is really going to start for the Netherlands now, said national men’s football team manager Louis van Gaal on Thursday. "I obviously can’t say what he told me about Argentina," said Van Gaal, who worked with Schweinsteiger at Bayern Munich and Manchester United. That was the first time I thought about it differently and developed a different …

Goals by Gakpo and Klaassen gives Oranje a winning start at the World Cup
2 years, 1 month ago

Goals by Gakpo and Klaassen gives Oranje a winning start at the World Cup

NL Times  

A header from PSV winger Cody Gakpo and a late goal by Davy Klaassen gave the Netherlands a winning start in their 2022 FIFA World Cup campaign. Oranje made a good start as Vincent Janssen’s clever pass found Cody Gakpo, but his cross was not accurate enough to reach Steven Bergwijn, who was ready to slide home. Frenkie de Jong …

Louis van Gaal tests positive for Covid with Oranje friendlies days away
2 years, 9 months ago

Louis van Gaal tests positive for Covid with Oranje friendlies days away

NL Times  

Louis van Gaal, the Dutch national football team coach, tested positive for the coronavirus. The positive Covid-19 test comes just a day after Van Gaal gave an in-person press conference in which he called it "ridiculous" that the FIFA World Cup was being held in Qatar and spoke about Ronald Koeman being his successor. Although the World Cup doesn't start …

World Cup: Oranje without keeper Bijlow in “can’t lose” match against Norway
3 years, 1 month ago

World Cup: Oranje without keeper Bijlow in “can’t lose” match against Norway

NL Times  

The Dutch national team knows where it stands when it kicks off in an empty Kuip stadium at 8:45 p.m. for the decisive game against Norway in the World Cup qualifier. A draw is enough for a ticket to the World Cup at the end of next year in Qatar, unless Turkey wins by 14 goals difference against Montenegro. Louis …

Oranje stunned with Montenegro draw; Additional point needed in World Cup qualifiers
3 years, 1 month ago

Oranje stunned with Montenegro draw; Additional point needed in World Cup qualifiers

NL Times  

Before the match of Oranje against Montengeo, head coach of the Dutch football team Louis van Gaal waved cheerfully to the crowd. "De Vrij was injured and Wijnaldum and Danjuma were not longer fit and Frenkie de Jong also asked for a substitution," Van Gaal said. "In principle, it can't go wrong anymore," Van Gaal said before the game. Oranje …

Oranje announces final selection for World Cup qualifiers
3 years, 3 months ago

Oranje announces final selection for World Cup qualifiers

NL Times  

Tyrell Malacia and Devyne Rensch were included in the final selection of the Dutch national team for the first time. National coach Louis van Gaal invited the defenders from Feyenoord and Ajax to the upcoming matches with Norway, Montenegro and Turkey in the World Cup qualifiers. From the European Championship selection of previous national coach Frank de Boer, Patrick van …

International media lyrical about Oranje's Euro 2020 win; Watched by 5.5 million in NL
3 years, 6 months ago

International media lyrical about Oranje's Euro 2020 win; Watched by 5.5 million in NL

NL Times  

Various international media praised the Dutch men’s football team for securing its first victory at EURO 2020. The British broadcaster described the match as a well-needed distraction from the incident involving Danish football player Christian Eriksen, who suffered a cardiac arrest on the field on Saturday night during the game against Finland. "Perhaps the exciting 3-2 win of the Netherlands …

Oranje fever is building as the Dutch kick of their Euro 2020 campaign
3 years, 6 months ago

Oranje fever is building as the Dutch kick of their Euro 2020 campaign

Dutch News  

The Dutch kick off their Euro 2020 football campaign on Sunday with a match against Ukraine. There are some genuine stars and exciting prospects in the Dutch squad, but the general feeling is that the team lacks strength in depth and is constricted by De Boer’s cautious style. After the 2-2 draw with Scotland in Portugal last Wednesday, when only …

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