When you think of the Dutch midfielders currently mainstays in the national team, names like Gini Wijnaldum at PSG, Frenkie de Jong at Barcelona and Teun Koopmeiners at Atalanta come to mind. One name that has not yet entered the fray but may do soon is Luuk Brouwers at Go...
Ajax is world-renowned for finding and producing some of the best talents in world football. Their famous academy, partnered with shrewd recruitment, allows them to have a never-ending conveyor belt of talent. This current Ajax side is no different, with the likes of Jurrien Timber, Ryan Gravenberch, and Antony all...
Last week’s Eredivisie had one of the biggest games of the season as PSV took on Ajax at Philips Stadion. It was a potential title decider as the two teams were only separated by a one-point margin before the match, although Erik ten Hag’s men had a huge goal differences...
Against all odds, Feyenoord are in a title race this season in the Eredivisie. The Dutch giants have gone through rather lacklustre spells in recent memory ever since winning the league in 2017. When the former AZ Alkmaar head coach Arne Slot was appointed in Feyenoord's dugout, the 43-year-old knew...
Joey Veerman is now a PSV Eindhoven player. After rumours linking him with both Rangers and Feyenoord over the January transfer window, he completed the move to PSV on Tuesday evening. The 23-year-old Dutch midfielder arrived from Heerenveen where he played for the club for three seasons. Veerman has been...
Jesper Karlsson is having another strong year in the Eredivisie with his club AZ Alkmaar. Karlsson arrived at AZ Alkmaar from Elfsborg in 2020, following a couple of strong seasons in the Allsvenskan, which caught the Dutch side's attention. Karlsson has continued his progression and is now maintaining those performances and numbers...
Arne Slot was relieved of his duties from his role as AZ Alkmaar’s head coach in December of last year. The Dutch coach ended his tenure at the AFAS Stadion with 2.11 points per game in the Eredivisie, the most of any AZ coach in history, even more than legendary...
Within the last two decades, generational talents such as Marc Overmars of Arsenal, Ruud Gullit and Marco van Basten of AC Milan and Arjen Robben Bayern Munich have left their mark on the football world and will never be forgotten. Another element that should not be forgotten is where they...
Under Erik ten Hag tactics, Ajax have been playing attractive football and achieving good results in recent years, such as entering the UEFA Champions League semi-final in 2018/19. Some great players, including Barcelona's Frenkie de Jong and Matthijs de Ligt of Juventus, emerged from the Dutch side, but their replacements...
Ajax is known for always giving youngsters a chance and developing them into players who can compete at the highest level and are wanted by the top European teams. In the summer of 2020, they invested in another young player, Antony, who arrived from the Brazilian São Paulo at 20. They...
Ajax wouldn’t be Ajax if not for how well their academy is set up. It wouldn’t be possible for the team to end up Eredivisie champions year after year if not for the amount of talent they constantly keep producing to fill in the shoes of players who move out...
PSV Eindhoven failed to win the Eredivisie title in Roger Schmidt’s first season on charge, with Ajax absolutely dominating the league and finishing 16 points clear. There were many positives in their season though, and the improvement that came with the new manager was evident. A crucial part of their...
There are many players that start to impress at a very young age, scoring double figures and playing pivotal roles for their teams. There are also players who have been out of the spotlight for so long that they chase every opportunity and take advantage of their chances. Players who...
Ligue 1 has been a hotbed of footballing talent over the past few years, with numerous young players emerging at various French clubs before going on to make their mark elsewhere in Europe. One of those players is Ibrahim Sangaré, who moved from Toulouse FC to PSV in the Eredivisie...
The AZ Alkmaar academy has proven to be one of the best academies in Europe lately and quite a few players have had the chance to play and impress in the first team. A name that came under the radar last year is Myron Boadu. The 20 year old striker...
With just 195 minutes played for Ajax’s first team, Brian Brobbey has become one of the most interesting young footballers in the world. Despite the very limited playing time he has enjoyed, this Dutch striker of Ghanian descent born in 2002 has registered 1.78 goals plus assist per 90, quickly...
Noni Madueke is a young English forward who currently plays for PSV Eindhoven in the Eredivisie. This scout report will contain a tactical analysis of Madueke’s attributes and playing style. Madueke has already impressed this season as an integral part of the PSV squad, having scored eight goals and made eight assists in 24...
COVID-19 cancelled not only matches but a lot of transfers that could have been completed but were not due to financial fragilities. You would imagine, after his stellar first season at SC Heerenveen, Joey Veerman would have been on the shortlist of many European clubs if it were not for...
West Ham and the club’s record signing Sébastien Haller parted ways after a €22.50m deal with Ajax who were keen on adding the striker to their already impressive attacking set-up. The Hammers, who spent €50.00m on the Ivory Coast international in 2019, weren’t satisfied with their investment after he only...
The 52-year-old German coach Thomas Letsch is very much a part of the new breed of football coaches. He has secured opportunities in first-team settings without ever playing the game professionally. That does not mean, however, that his current position as head coach of Vitesse Arnhem in the Dutch Eredivisie...
