Mark Diemers was one of Fortuna Sittard’s standout performers this season, and he is now the subject of lots of transfer speculation. But what was precisely his role in the squad of Fortuna Sittard? And in which circumstances does he perform best? Mark Diemers gave us some insight into the way he likes to…
Left-winger of Waasland Beveren, Beni Badibanga is just 24 years old, but he has already played for 4 different clubs in his professional career. How did he deal with starting his career as a talent at one of the biggest clubs in Belgium, Standard Luik, and now playing for a club that fights against relegation?…
Setting and accomplishing goals is an important skill to have as a professional footballer. Amsterdam-born Marc Klok is currently working on his craft at Persija Jakarta in Indonesia. How are you able to set and reach goals? And how do you stay motivated? In this interview, Marc Klok tells you all about it. Setting…
Playing football in different countries means adapting to a variety of playing styles. One player who can tell us more about that is the central defender of Vfl Osnabrück Joost van Aken. He started his professional career in the Dutch Eredivisie at Sc Heerenveen. After 89 appearances he moved to Sheffield Wednesday in the…
How does Lech Poznan-goalkeeper Mickey van der Hart prepare himself for games? What are the important habits of a professional goalkeeper? And what is the role of a goalkeeper in the tactical aspect of the game? To know more about his routine we sat down with him to discuss how he manages his own development. …
Nigerian international William Troost-Ekong started his career in England by playing in the youth teams of Fulham FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC. The center-back started his senior career at FC Groningen in the Netherlands. How did this start in England and the Netherlands influence his career and his path to the national team of…
This article is the first in a series where we interview several professional footballers. We do this with the purpose to gain insight into the way they look at football on a tactical level. The series starts off with the Dutch International Jetro Willems. Unfortunately, Jetro Willems already played his last match this season.…
Introducing radars Hi everyone! It’s been a while since our last blog, but we have been very busy developing and improving our services. One of our new services is Data Science. You may have seen some statistics being displayed on our Twitter account (for example, see this tweet), and our main focus has been visualizing the…
The curious case of Bas Dost Bas Dost has announced his retirement from international football. The marriage between him and the Dutch national team was never a happy one, and now he has officially ended it. The Sporting CP striker is arguably the best goal-scorer the Netherlands has ever seen. He is the only player…
Analysis of England’s winning goal against the Netherlands A new erea for Dutch football has begun. With Ronald Koeman as the new coach of the national team, the Netherlands was hoping for a promising start to his tenure. Instead, Oranje lost 0-1 to England in a rather boring game. Even though Koeman’s approach to the…