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January 31st, 2009

We have to win points

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With Mario Been announced as the long term replacement at Feyenoord, caretaker manager Leon Vlemmings feels the stability will help the club and that it is time to get down to business, starting with today’s match against NEC Nijmegen:
“Thankfully it’s mostly settled down now.
“Secondary matters have been discussed a lot in the squad these past [...]

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January 28th, 2009

Mario Been to take over Feyenoord

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Rotterdam native Mario Been, presently in charge of NEC Nijmegen has been announced as the new coach for Feyenoord starting this July 1, signing a three year contract.
Upon signing he said:
“I’m not a magician, but I want to build something beautiful in these three years,” said Been. “I’m proud to have been allowed to [...]

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January 25th, 2009

Feyenoord earn last gasp draw to Willem II

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Leon Vlemmings earned his first point as Feyenoord manager but it did not come easy as they needed Andwélé Slory’s added-time goal to secure a 1-1 draw against Willem II. While the result will do little to stem the tide for a high profile manager, the match was not without controversy as the faithful [...]

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January 23rd, 2009

a victory is needed against Willem II

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Leon Vlemmings will be pleased to get his career at Feyenoord going against a club other than Heerenveen after losing his first two matches in a span of five days. While you can hunt for positive factors in both matches, the end result was two losses and being outscored 6-1.
A victory at De Kuip is [...]

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January 20th, 2009

KNVB Cup ends with loss to Heerenveen

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Feyenoord’s KNVB Cup ended with a 3-0 loss to Heerenveen at Feyenoord’s attempt to win the KNVB Cup for the second year in succession floundered against Heerenveen at De Kuip. Giovanni van Bronckhorst and Diego Biseswar both threatened early but could not find the finishing touch. Trond Sollied’s squad took the lead with eight minutes [...]

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January 17th, 2009

Feyenoord lose close match to Heerenveen

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Leon Vlemmings first match in-charge since taking over for Gertjan Verbeek ended in defeat as Feyenoord lost to Heerenveen 3-1. While victory was on the mind of Feyenoord, it started in disaster as Trond Sollied’s side scored only four minutes in as Roy Beerens cross was nodded in by Kristian Bak Nielsen. Down by one [...]

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January 15th, 2009

Leon Vlemmings first match in-charge of Feyenoord against Heerenveen

By: Jackson | Comments 1 Comment

Feyenoord return to play after the break against Heerenveen with Leon Vlemmings taking over for Gertjan Verbeek. It has been only two days since the managerial shakeup and de Kuip is far from being on steady ground.
For Vlemmings, he comes in with the club in a near mutiny state and looking for leadership but equally [...]

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January 14th, 2009

Gertjan Verbeek out at Feyenoord

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After a disappointing first half of the season, which has seen Feyenoord languish twelfth in the table, the club has parted ways with Gertjan Verbeek, assistant coach Wim Jansen and technical director Peter Bosz.In a prepared statement the club said,”the chemistry between players and coach totally vanished.”
Feyenoord general director Eric Gudde said, “It’s a low [...]

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January 14th, 2009

Gertjan Verbeek fired?

By: Jackson | Comments 1 Comment

Unconfirmed by the club but Sportwereld is reporting the Gertjan Verbeek has been fired and the players have been made aware of it. I am attempting to substantiate this and as soon as I have clarification I will release additional information.

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January 7th, 2009

problems in first friendly match in Turkey

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While I don’t get too concerned with friendlies, Feyenoord’s 3-0 loss to Gençlerbirliði in in Belek, Turkey was disturbing as Diego Biseswar was forced out of the match fifteen minutes after the start dazed. While Gertjan Verbeek used the match as a chance to experiment with his squad and as a conditioning work, Biseswar came [...]

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