Player Focus: Can Well-rounded De Jong Transfer Club Form to Country?
by Mohamed Moallim
at Jumatatu, Nov 23 2015 15:30
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...
Team Focus: Comeback Kuyt Leading Feyenoord Bid to Return to Former Glory
by Mohamed Moallim
at Jumatatu, Okt 26 2015 12:06
Next month Ernst Happel, one of the most celebrated and influential managers in football history, would have been celebrating his 90th birthday. Aside from Vienna toasting one of their greatest sons they'll be raising a glass or two in Rotterdam. In a four-year spell with Feyenoord (1969-73) he won ...
Team Focus: New Midfield Partnership Key to Unbeaten Start for Ajax
by Mohamed Moallim
at Jumanne, Sep 29 2015 10:29
Not a day goes by without the word 'philosophy' being uttered. And for good reason, identity is everything in football, which brings us to Ajax; an institution that has influenced the modern game to a degree that few other clubs have. It's no surprise then that custodians of the 'Amsterdamsche Schoo...
Player Focus: Important Season Ahead for New AZ Captain Gouweleeuw
by Mohamed Moallim
at Ijumaa, Ago 21 2015 12:15
An unfortunate ramification of football's globalisation and its ongoing commercialisation, accelerated by the infamous Bosman ruling, has been the systematic decline of those competitions outside of Europe's biggest television markets effectively turning them into feeder leagues. One such example is...
Player Focus: Stardom Beckons but Ziyech Vision is to Remain at Twente for Now
by Mohamed Moallim
at Jumanne, Mei 19 2015 12:35
For every cloud there's a silver lining. In the case of FC Twente, whose season (due to financial mismanagement) turned into a nightmare, it's been Hakim Ziyech. There will be no continental football in Enschede after the summer, and the chances of star players leaving are high, but supporters have ...
Team Focus: Calculating Van den Brom has AZ on the Right Path
by Mohamed Moallim
at Jumanne, Mei 5 2015 14:01
To say the last few years for the club from Alkmaar have been eventful is an understatement. AZ, crowned Dutch champions in 2009, ended last season eighth, 16 points behind third-place FC Twente. With two games remaining there's a possibility they can make their highest finish since winning the titl...
Team Focus: Champions PSV Have Cocu to Thank For Eredivisie Success
by Mohamed Moallim
at Jumatatu, Apr 20 2015 12:24
Team Focus: Bosz Inspiring Resurgence at In-Form Vitesse
by Mohamed Moallim
at Jumanne, Apr 7 2015 15:01
Player Focus: The Best Eredivisie Oranje XI
by Mohamed Moallim
at Jumatatu, Mac 23 2015 12:58
Player Focus: Kongolo & Van Beek Pairing Providing Solid Feyenoord Foundations
by Mohamed Moallim
at Jumatatu, Mac 9 2015 12:24