Player Focus: Important Season Ahead for New AZ Captain Gouweleeuw
by Mohamed Moallim
at viernes, 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...
Team Focus: Calculating Van den Brom has AZ on the Right Path
by Mohamed Moallim
at martes, may. 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...
Player Focus: Remember the Name - Jeffrey Gouweleeuw
by Mohamed Moallim
at martes, nov. 5 2013 17:27
Defending, according to former midfielder-turned-analyst Jan van Halst, is almost a dirty word in the Netherlands. It's not surprising when the underlying coaching philosophy is attack-oriented, that when it comes to defenders they're expected to combine the art of defending with playmaking. A conte...