Orange Lionesses year in numbers: https://www.ed.nl/nederlands-voetba...zeges-miedema-op-dreef-en-wk-succes~afc7df15/ Oranje tijdens de laatste interland van 2019, de zege op Slovenië (4-1). © BSR Agency Leeuwinnen-jaar in cijfers: 15 zeges, Miedema op dreef en WK-succes Het succesvolle Leeuwinnen-jaar is na twintig interlands, waarvan gisteren tegen Slovenië (4-1) als afsluiter, ten einde. Een terugblik op 2019 aan de hand van vijf cijfers. Sportredactie 13-11-19, 12:09
Lieke Martens makes her first 30 minutes after the World Cup 🎥 [HIGHLIGHTS] @FCBfemeni - Deportivo Abanca (6-1) #PrimeraIberdrola pic.twitter.com/R5ysUWrlca— FC Barcelona Femení (@FCBfemeni) November 24, 2019
Barcelonareports she has completely recovered from her toe injury. 👍 @liekemartens1 & @losada_vicky get medical all-clear ▶ https://t.co/Mau12LEEuG 😆 Tens ganes de veure-les diumenge (12h) a l'Estadi Johan Cruyff? 👉 https://t.co/z7BodYhhCl #FCBFemeni pic.twitter.com/UeyBE4a8lD— FC Barcelona Femení (@FCBfemeni) November 22, 2019
Miedema unstoppable at Arsenal: 6 goals and 4 assists https://www.ad.nl/buitenlands-voetb...-arsenal-zes-goals-en-vier-assists~a42a89213/ Miedema niet te stoppen bij Arsenal: zes goals en vier assists VideoVivianne Miedema scoort er al anderhalf jaar op los voor Arsenal, maar vandaag was ze helemaal niet te stoppen. Toen ze in de 69ste minuut bij een 10-0 tussenstand naar de kant werd gehaald, had ze zes goals en vier assist achter haar naam staan. Minne Groenstege 01-12-19, 14:54 Laatste update: 15:54
Lol that's insane. So she either scored or assisted all of the first 10 goals and after being subbed Arsenal only scored one more. That's nuts.
Article about the gap between the talents and the top players: https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2019/11/1...t-tussen-talent-en-toppers-nog-groot-a3979823
Numbers 10 to 1: https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...otballers-in-the-world-2019#comment-136134615 1 Sam Kerr Chicago Red Stars 2 Lucy Bronze Lyon 3 Megan Rapinoe Reign FC 4 Ada Hegerberg Lyon 5 Amandine Henry Lyon 6 Vivianne Miedema Arsenal 7 Rose Lavelle Washington Spirit 8 Pernille Harder Wolfsburg 9 Wendie Renard Lyon 10 Eugénie Le Sommer Lyon
https://www.ad.nl/nederlands-voetbal/succescoach-wiegman-verkiest-oranje-boven-vs~ab93250d/ Succescoach Wiegman verkiest Oranje boven VS Ondanks interesse van de Amerikaanse voetbalbond blijft Sarina Wiegman (50) tot en met het EK van 2021 in Engeland bondscoach van de Leeuwinnen. De succesvolle coach van de Oranjevrouwen heeft haar contract met één jaar verlengd. De oude verbintenis liep tot en met de Olympische Spelen in Japan van aankomende zomer. Daniël Dwarswaard 09-12-19, 17:20 Laatste update: 18:43
Off-topic, but I didnt know where else to put this. Dutch women make the handball WC final against Spain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_World_Women's_Handball_Championship
I've got immense respect for the women handball players, whatever nation they present. Their speed and in the air change of the strike option they can deploy is simply awesome. Plus their stamina is incredible. If our male soccer attackers could copy that last millisecond change of how to pull the trigger we would be the nightmare of the defenses.
Miedema 200 goals in 215 club matches Miedema na twee treffers nu op 200 goals: ‘Ik hou dat allemaal niet bij’ 'Wintertitel' met ArsenalVivianne Miedema is pas 23 jaar, maar heeft weer een nieuwe mijlpaal bereikt in haar glansrijke carrière. Ze maakte vandaag tegen Everton (1-3) haar 199ste en 200ste goal in clubverband. Daar had de doelpuntenmachine uit Hoogeveen slechts 215 wedstrijden voor nodig. Statistieken Vivianne Miedema SC Heerenveen: 83 goals in 74 wedstrijden Bayern München: 52 goals in 78 wedstrijden Arsenal: 65 goals in 63 wedstrijden
It's an old article, but still interesting. https://www.aipsmedia.com/index.html?page=artdetail&art=21508& Netherlands’ five winning pillars of footballing wisdom The Netherlands team form a huddle ahead of the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 Semi Final match between Netherlands and England at De Grolsch Veste Stadium on August 3, 2017 in Enschede, Netherlands. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) Jeroen Adriaanse - AIPS Young Reporter - the Netherlands ENSCHEDE, August 6, 2017 - Julius Caesar could not haveput it better, as the Netherlands came, saw, and conquered on a historic lastThursday evening. The Netherlands, after reaching the UEFA Women's Eurofinal for the first time, have captured the attention of the nation. Fivepillars have underpinned Sarina Wiegman’s side to today's encounter withDenmark in Enschede. Supporters' Orange madness Much has been written on the importance of home advantageso picture the scene: Some 30,000 fans, including at least one passionatesteward and two excited policemen were chanting the Dutch national anthem andmaking themselves heard to inspire the Netherlands to greater heights againstEngland in the semi-final. The Netherlands' support throughout their Europeancampaign has been impressive. The semi-final between the hosts and Englandattracted 27,093, a record for a women’s football game in the Netherlands. Itwas also the highest ever for a UEFA Women’s EURO semi-final. Pierre van Hooijdonk, tournament ambassador and formerDutch international, had praised the Orange madness before the match againstEngland. He told AIPS: “The Netherlands have truly fallen in lovewith the ‘Orange Lionesses’ and I am convinced the incredible support will onlygive the players more energy.” Professionalisation of women’s football It has been a long road since the Royal Dutch FootballAssociation (KNVB) decided to lift its ban on women’s football in 1971. Aftersuffering from a lack of visibility, women’s football is now thefastest-growing sport in the Netherlands. Minke Booij, head of women’s football at the KNVB said:“When I arrived at the KNVB in 2015, someone suggested to house the departmentof women’s football somewhere else on the campus and to paint it pink.” Booij was driven by the motivation to create a worldwhere women are seen, taken seriously and involved. The pink office never sawthe light of day. Instead, women’s football in the Netherlands started todevelop into a sport where every player could show her talent and be ambitious. Maturity makes the difference History repeated itself as the Netherlands and Englandfaced each other in the Euro semi-final. In 2009 England reached the finalafter a 2-1 victory over the Netherlands. A lot has however changed in the intervening eight yearswith the women’s game growing and professionalism increasing. Dutch players nowhave greater experience under their belt at a higher level, either abroad or inthe Netherlands. Captain Sherida Spitse acknowledged, after the 3-0 defeatof England, that quality within the Dutch side has grown a lot. She said: “We showed that we are capable of beating afantastic opponent like England. Everyone gave everything during the match andit is great to get rewarded for that.” Dutch attacking trio The Netherlands have one of the most exciting attackingtridents in women’s football, with Shanice van de Sanden on the right flank,Lieke Martens on the other and Vivianne Miedema in the middle. A combined fivegoals and four assists in five games is no small output. This has been a tournament in which Miedema has not beenat her brilliant best, scoring twice in five games. But she delivered when itmattered. The 21-year-old put the Netherlands in front against England with abrilliant header. Both Van de Sanden and Martens had already made theirmark. The former put on a brilliant performance against Norway while Martenshas been showing her qualities during all of her five appearances. One team, one goal The Netherlands have always tried to capture the heartsand minds of the Dutch public. Success is an important element to sustain women’sfootball, as victory can only encourage more girls and women to start playingfootball. It is in the end the desire to leave a lasting legacy that hasbrought Wiegman’s side to the final. Already the Netherlands have made an immeasurable impactthroughout the competition and created heroes and role-models for a newgeneration to idolise. One objective remains in mind: today the Netherlands aredetermined to lift the trophy on home soil. Follow Jeroen Adriaanse on Twitter @J_Adriaanse
https://www.aipsmedia.com/index.htm...andsVera-PauwWEURO-2017Chibuogwu-Nnadiegbulam Oranje masterplan: meet the woman that transformed Dutch women’s football Vera Pauw, the woman that transformed Dutch women's football. (Photo: Getty Images) Chibuogwu Nnadiegbulam - AIPS Young Reporter - Nigeria PORT HARCOURT, August 30, 2017 - TheNetherlands have never had it this good in women’s football. From claiming amaiden UEFA Women’s EURO title - on home soil, to securing first-timequalification for the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup, before dominating nominationsfor this year’s UEFA and FIFA Women’s Player of the Year awards, of which theformer has already been bestowed on an Orange Lioness, Lieke Martens. It has been a storied summer to remember forDutch football fans who have had every reason to smile and celebrate. But, asthe saying goes, ‘Rome was not built in a day’ and with regards to women’sfootball in the Netherlands, no one understands this better than Vera Pauw, aformer national team player and coach, whose legacy is etched in its growth anddevelopment. Pauw told AIPS: “It was the picture that wehad when we created the policy in 2004.” The 54-year-old was coach of the Netherlandsfrom 2004 to 2010 and in that time she led her side to the last four of theUEFA Women’s EURO 2009 on their debut at a major final tournament despite beingthe lowest ranked of the 12 qualifiers. A feat for which the squad earnedprofessional contracts from the Dutch government. The former Oranje captain,who played between 1986 and 1998, became the first Dutch female to achieve theprofessional coaching licence in 2005 and is the visionary behind the women'sEredivisie. _F2_ ‘It’s been a huge fight’ The Jeugdplan Nederland (Netherlands YouthPlan) policy saw the introduction of mixed gender football. A grassroots systemthat allows talented boys and girls play together till they are 19 years old.“We changed even the name of the leagues, it was not boys’ leagues anymore butit was youth leagues so girls and boys were playing together at a level thatsuited them,” Pauw explained further. However, the transition from mixed genderfootball to women’s football brought about yet another challenge. “[It] was the moment that they droppedactually from five times training a week and highly qualified coaches back totwo times in a week in a corner of the pitch late at night and volunteers,”Pauw revealed. “So we had to do something on the top level and in 2007 torestore that part we set up a premier league with teams connected to seniormen’s clubs. “All the (female) players were playing inamateur clubs and they were all deprived from any expertise of internationalfootball because all that expertise was in men’s football in the men’sprofessional football leagues so that is why we wanted to connect to thosemen’s professional teams and that has been the crucial bit. It’s been a hugefight but connected to that we had set up talent teams next to the professionalclubs… so it was a total package from six to top level.” In recognition of her contributions, Pauw wasnamed ‘Knight of the Royal Dutch Football Association’ in the opening match ofthis year’s UEFA Women’s EURO. “Every generation is preparing the ground forthe next one. When Vera was coach, she created a platform at the KNVB that hasmade it possible to improve the conditions for women’s football. That’s thereason why she ultimately led the national team to the EURO for the first timein its history,” said this year’s title-winning coach, Sarina Wiegman, toUEFA.com. Pauw then told AIPS: “I think with the successof 2009 we had aimed on players winning contracts abroad in the top leagues andthat is exactly what happened … the top players gained experience at theinternational top leagues and that brought it all together.” Recently crowned UEFA Women’s Player of theYear, Lieke Martens is currently at Barcelona following her move from FCRosengård. Vivianne Miedema and Daniëlle van de Donk are at Arsenal whileShanice van de Sanden plies her trade for Liverpool. In all, 12 players inWeigman’s UEFA Women’s EURO final squad were attached to clubs in England,Germany, Sweden, France and Spain. _F3_ ‘This legacy will last forever’ There are 153,000 women and girls currentlyregistered as players with the KNVB football department, which is almost doubleof the approximately 88,000 registered in 2006. The number is expected to riseeven more following a memorable UEFA Women’s EURO. The Netherlands’ six games sold out for anaggregate attendance of 110,897 - a record for a single nation at a UEFAWomen's EURO - breaking the record Dutch attendance for a women's footballmatch three times. Meanwhile millions tuned in for broadcasts and got involvedvia social media. “It’s amazing. It’s really even a bit over thetop but it’s fantastic for women’s football,” Pauw enthused. “The celebrationsduring the games and after the games were immense and overwhelming and everygame the whole stadium was sold out, it was like a seas of orange in thestadiums.” “The day after they grabbed the title therewere about 25,000 people celebrating their win together with them in a specialevent where they showed the trophy and there were still celebrations of theindividual players in their individual villages and still ten thousand tofifteen thousand people showing up to just celebrate it with the players. “So this legacy will last forever it wouldnever ever be anymore that anyone would say that girls or women cannot playfootball or it’s not meant for them… because this was just fans and playerstogether and that showed it all. There was an energy that nobody had everexperienced in the stadium so the legacy will last forever and I think that fornow the key sport that players will choose will be football, girls andboys," Pauw concluded. Apart from the Netherlands, Vera Pauw has alsobeen coach and Technical Director of Scotland women's national team(1998-2004), Technical Director of the Russian Football Union (2010-2012) andmost recently, coach of South Africa women's national team (2014-2016).
https://nos.nl/artikel/2316810-oranje-en-ajax-worden-weer-bewonderd-totaalvoetbal-5-0-of-zoiets.html David Winner about Miedema: 'Vergeet de mannen, mijn favoriet is Miedema' De wereld ziet er bijna twintig jaar na het verschijnen van Brilliant Orange anders uit, maar ook het voetballandschap. Geen woord over vrouwenvoetbal in het boek. Dat zou nu wel anders zijn, erkent hij. "Vergeet de mannen, mijn favoriete speler van dit moment is Vivianne Miedema", zegt Winner. "Ze is op dit moment de beste speelster van de wereld. Geen twijfel. Vergelijkingen zijn belachelijk, maar ze is een combinatie van Marco van Basten en Dennis Bergkamp. Ze is geen van beiden natuurlijk, maar wel een genot om naar te kijken." "Daniëlle van de Donk is ook fantastisch. Ik kijk als fan van Arsenal momenteel liever naar de vrouwen dan naar de mannen van mijn club. Ze spelen een beetje op de Ajax-manier." Past het Nederlandse vrouwenteam ook in onze traditie? "Zeker. Ze lijken me ook intelligent. Daar houd ik van. Ze zijn beleefd, aardig en zichzelf. Binnen en buiten het veld. Dat ervoer ik ook bij het schrijven van mijn boek. De mannen van de jaren zeventig kwamen in gesprekken met mij net zo over als hoe ze speelden. Zo waren ze. En Sarina Wiegman lijkt me een topcoach. Ik heb haar nog voorgesteld als nieuwe coach van de mannen van Arsenal." "Forget the men, my favorite is Miedema" The world looks different almost twenty years after the release of Brilliant Orange, but also the football landscape. No word about women's football in the book. That would be different now, he acknowledges. "Forget the men, my favorite player at the moment is Vivianne Miedema," says Winner. "She is currently the best player in the world. No doubt. Comparisons are ridiculous, but she is a combination of Marco van Basten and Dennis Bergkamp. She is neither of course, but a pleasure to watch." Vivianne Miedema after her 1-0 against Italy during the World Championship in France Pro Shots "Daniëlle van de Donk is also fantastic. As an Arsenal fan, I prefer to look at the women rather than the men from my club. They play a little in the Ajax way." Does the Dutch women's team also fit in with our tradition? "Certainly. They also seem intelligent to me. I like that. They are polite, kind and themselves. Inside and outside the field. I also experienced that when writing my book. The men of the seventies came to talk to me just like how they played. That's how they were. And Sarina Wiegman seems to be a top coach. I did suggest her as the new coach of the Arsenal men. "
https://www.ad.nl/nederlands-voetba...aal-was-mijn-afwezigheid-heel-zwaar~ab777323/ Lieke Martens is terug bij Oranje: ‘Mentaal was mijn afwezigheid heel zwaar’ Tournoi de FranceHet ging tijdens het WK enorm vaak over de teen van Lieke Martens. Nu is de buitenspeler terug bij Oranje. Morgen beginnen de Leeuwinnen aan een oefentoernooi in Frankrijk, als voorbereiding op de Olympische Spelen in Tokio. Brazilië is de eerste tegenstander. Daniël Dwarswaard 03-03-20, 16:22 Laatste update: 16:41
Discussion who's the best, Martens or Miedema? Use google translate if interested. https://www.ad.nl/nederlands-voetba...l-miedema-met-de-fenomenale-cijfers~a48b89db/
Former Orange captain Liesbeth Migchelsen, and former Orange team mate of coach Wiegman, died at the age of 49.
'Stilstand is achteruitgang' as we say here... (sitting idle is falling behind). Fairly damaging development this, but inevitable in any commercial sport... The FIFA and sponsors also want this to happen. The men's team can use some continuity as well.