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Assist king Ziyech settling well at Ajax

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Assist king Ziyech settling well at Ajax Every transfer is essentially a gamble. You can never really predict how a player will settle into his new environment. Some, though, are tailor-made for their new club and seamlessly assimilate. One such individual is Hakim Ziyech, a supremely gifted playmaker, who is quietly establishing himself i...

WhoScored speaks with Eric Botteghin on Feyenoord's perfect start

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WhoScored speaks with Eric Botteghin on Feyenoord's perfect start It’s been a sensational start to the season for Feyenoord; a faultless one, in fact, with recent wins over Manchester United and PSV Eindhoven standing out for the Rotterdammers. Key to both results, and their superb form as a whole, has been centre-back Eric Botteghin, who, after a frustratin...

Eredivise 2016/17 Season Preview

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Eredivise 2016/17 Season Preview It's not been the easiest of times for those who see the world through orange tinted glasses. The national team ignominiously failed to qualify for this summer's European Championship while their domestic clubs have fallen by the wayside at continental level and now face the distinct reality of the ...

Ambitious Van Ginkel Reigniting Career With Title Challenging PSV

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Ambitious Van Ginkel Reigniting Career With Title Challenging PSV Sometimes you have to take a step back to move forward. That was the thought running through Marco van Ginkel's head when joining Dutch champions PSV on loan from Chelsea in January. The hope for all parties involved is for Van Ginkel to rediscover the form that initially led to his transfer in a fa...

Player Focus: Can Well-rounded De Jong Transfer Club Form to Country?

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Player Focus: Can Well-rounded De Jong Transfer Club Form to Country? It felt right at the time, leaving a modest division after three seasons - yielding 41 goals in 89 games - to continue his development in one of Europe's most illustrious, and testing himself against the very best. But it did not turn out the way he'd expected. Nevertheless, if he could turn the clo...

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...

Team Focus: Ajax Should Look Back to Past Formations in Order to Move Forward

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Team Focus: Ajax Should Look Back to Past Formations in Order to Move Forward 1984 is not only a great novel but also the year Johan Cruyff retired as a professional footballer. His decision to go into management forever altered thefortunesof his boyhood club Ajax and other love FC Barcelona – both competitively meeting for a third time on Tuesday – no individual ...

Player Focus: Jóhannsson Excelling in Altidore's Absence

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Player Focus: Jóhannsson Excelling in Altidore's Absence It's funny how a song can remind you of someone. Born in the USA, for example, in one part of the Netherlands is now synonymous with Jozy Altidore. Bruce Springsteen's anthem was heard a total of 20 times at the AFAS Stadion – home of AZ – last season, one for each goal. Replacing him, h...

Team Focus: Verbeek Ready to Lead AZ to Europe

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Team Focus: Verbeek Ready to Lead AZ to Europe It takes a lot to dampen the spirits of Gertjan Verbeek. His AZ side finished 10th – 37 points behind the champions – last season. A poor start, with three wins from 16 games, sealed their fate. It would have driven a lesser manager to insanity and closer to the exit, but not Verbeek. He...