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Formerly at the forefront of football innovation, the sackings of De Boer and Koeman have highlighted how quickly the Netherlands’ coaches are being left behind
Despite their disastrous early season under Frank de Boer showed up Eagles’ shortcomings but reverting to a familiar style is slowly working
There was little sympathy for the losing finalists in South Africa. Derek Brookman laments an effective but aggressive approach
Holland’s first World Cup final for 32 years left a lasting impression, but unfortunately not for the right reasons. Johan Cruyff described his compatriots’ football as “ugly and vulgar”. In Spain, El País talked of “an unrecognisable Holland” and “intimidating behaviour”, while France’s Le Figaro said it “had all the characteristics of anti-football and was of unprecedented brutality”.