Posts tagged “PSV Eindhoven”

BAYERN MUNICH joined the illustrious list of teams that have won the treble of domestic league and cup and Champions League when they beat Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in Lisbon. The Bavarians’ success is remarkable given they changed manager earlier in the campaign, appointing Hans-Dieter Flick as head coach. Flick had been the number two at Bayern and had filled similar roles with RB Salzburg and the German national team. Prior to that, he was coach of Hoffenheim in the regional league. While Flick inherited a team, he rekindled the fire at Bayern and won three major prizes. Bayern Munich join eight previous winners of the “treble”: Bayern Munich 2020 IT should be noted that Bayern Munich had won the previous seven Bundesligas when they…

Categories: Europe

Tagged: Ajax Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Celtic, featured, Inter Milan, Manchester United, PSV Eindhoven

Can Bayern or PSG join the list of treble winners this season?

GOTP Editorial Team

Posted on July 7, 2020

SURPRISINGLY, only eight teams have managed to win a comparable trio of competitions, although many have gone close. Some of this select group have been built around outstanding individuals, such as Lionel Messi and Ajax’s Johan Cruyff, while others – like Celtic in 1967 – were founded on the team ethic. Inevitable comparisons will be made about “who is the greatest?”, but it’s an impossible exercise. A team can only beat the opposition in front of it and in all cases, the treble winners have done just that. This season, only two teams, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain could join this illustrious list. Celtic 1967 Jock Stein’s team actually won five cups in 1966-67: the European Cup; the Scottish League; the Scottish League Cup;…

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Tagged: Ajax Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Celtic, featured, Inter Milan, Manchester United, PSV Eindhoven

Great teams take the treble chance

GOTP Editorial Team

Posted on April 17, 2019

SURPRISINGLY, only eight teams have managed to win a comparable trio of competitions, although many have gone close. Some of this select group have been built around outstanding individuals, such as Lionel Messi and Ajax’s Johan Cruyff, while others – like Celtic in 1967 – were founded on the team ethic. Inevitable comparisons will be made about “who is the greatest?”, but it’s an impossible exercise. A team can only beat the opposition in front of it and in all cases, the treble winners have done just that. Celtic 1967 Jock Stein’s team actually won five cups in 1966-67: the European Cup; the Scottish League; the Scottish League Cup; the Scottish FA Cup; and the Glasgow Cup. Critics will look at Scotland today and…

Categories: Europe

Tagged: Ajax Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Celtic, featured, Inter Milan, Manchester United, PSV Eindhoven

GOTP Country Special: The Netherlands

GOTP Editorial Team

Posted on December 11, 2015

HERE AT GOTP Towers, we are big fans of the Dutch – Total Football, Cruyff, Ajax, Feyenoord and PSV. No surprise that we’ve written quite a few pieces on our friends from across the Channel. February 2015: Feyenoord – ‘cause Rotterdam is anywhere In the 1960s, a geography field trip (if you lived in Thurrock) was a trip to Tilbury docks to look at one of the biggest container ports in Europe. At the time, Tilbury was in competition with Rotterdam, which gave the Essex town a slightly continental element to it. But while Rotterdam was a city with a port, Tilbury was most definitely a dock with a town, in the loosest sense of the world. Read more February 2015: Great Reputations: Feyenoord…

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Tagged: Ajax Amsterdam, Cruyff, Feyenoord, Netherlands, PSV Eindhoven

United might find walking with Memphis fun

GOTP Editorial Team

Posted on May 11, 2015

The barman of my hotel in Eindhoven was clearly captivated. “He lives just by the hotel,” he said. “Manchester United are supposed to be interested in him, we see scouts from English clubs here every week.” After the game, a 3-1 win for PSV Eindhoven against Utrecht, the bar was buzzing. “Memphis did it again,” beamed the barman. “He won’t be here next season, I think.” Memphis Depay was a local celebrity in Eindhoven. “You might see him walking around on Sunday morning,” added the hotel receptionist. “He is often seen in town.” True to form, I saw him walking towards Eindhoven central early that February day. He won’t be next season, for Depay has already signed for Manchester United, costing his former national…

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Tagged: Manchester United, Memphis Depay, PSV Eindhoven

PSV Eindhoven…still part of the family

GOTP Editorial Team

Posted on February 9, 2015

The Netherlands has three globally recognisable teams: Ajax, Feyenoord and PSV Eindhoven. Popular opinion suggests that Ajax and Feyenoord dominated Dutch football for decades, but while it is certainly true that the Amsterdam-Rotterdam axis stood astride the Netherlands in the 1960s, the 1970s belonged to Ajax. The Cruyff-led side won 12 major prizes in that decade, with Feyenoord winning four and PSV six. And in the 1980s, PSV won four Eredivisie, two KNVB Cups and of course, the European Cup. From the 1960s to 1990s, Ajax won 34 prizes (League, Cup and Europe) to 19 apiece by PSV and Feyenoord. But for most onlookers, the trio is: Ajax, Feyenoord and PSV, in that order. It works “They’re just a glorified works’ team,” said one…

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Tagged: Eredivisie, Netherlands, PSV Eindhoven

Posts tagged “PSV Eindhoven”

Bayern Munich make history – treble winner number nine

GOTP Editorial Team

Posted on August 29, 2020

Can Bayern or PSG join the list of treble winners this season?

GOTP Editorial Team

Posted on July 7, 2020

Great teams take the treble chance

GOTP Editorial Team

Posted on April 17, 2019

GOTP Country Special: The Netherlands

GOTP Editorial Team

Posted on December 11, 2015

United might find walking with Memphis fun

GOTP Editorial Team

Posted on May 11, 2015

PSV Eindhoven…still part of the family

GOTP Editorial Team

Posted on February 9, 2015