Finley Crebolder
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News Editor at @Flashscore.com | Dutch Football expert, or at least that's what the BBC say | Also run @ClockworkOranje.com
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Pains me to say #FM26 is my least favourite FM in a while so far, the UI is just so slow & clunky & cumbersome 😭 The tactics & match engine are better, but given you spend a pretty small portion of the game actually in matches, the pros don't come close to outweighing the cons
October 29, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Pains me to say #FM26 is my least favourite FM in a while so far, the UI is just so slow & clunky & cumbersome 😭 The tactics & match engine are better, but given you spend a pretty small portion of the game actually in matches, the pros don't come close to outweighing the cons
I've said it before, but Bosz's work at PSV is SO underappreciated. On top of two league titles, he's got key results against tons of Europe's biggest clubs. They were so far away from those kinds of results before he joined.
Who cares if he doesn't play many youth players?
Who cares if he doesn't play many youth players?
October 21, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I've said it before, but Bosz's work at PSV is SO underappreciated. On top of two league titles, he's got key results against tons of Europe's biggest clubs. They were so far away from those kinds of results before he joined.
Who cares if he doesn't play many youth players?
Who cares if he doesn't play many youth players?
Things can sometimes go pretty badly wrong, but I'll never get bored of watching Peter Bosz coach. Such bold and creative ideas and solutions.
He's rocked up to a match vs the Italian champions with a CB at RB, a DM at CB and a LB/RB at DM, and it's working.
He's rocked up to a match vs the Italian champions with a CB at RB, a DM at CB and a LB/RB at DM, and it's working.
October 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Things can sometimes go pretty badly wrong, but I'll never get bored of watching Peter Bosz coach. Such bold and creative ideas and solutions.
He's rocked up to a match vs the Italian champions with a CB at RB, a DM at CB and a LB/RB at DM, and it's working.
He's rocked up to a match vs the Italian champions with a CB at RB, a DM at CB and a LB/RB at DM, and it's working.
Sent this during the summer when talking about Liverpool's transfers, ageing well 😏
Just don't get why they changed so much in a team that had won the league, Kerkez and Bradley/Frimpong aren't a good FB pair and they really miss Diaz's off-the-ball work
Just don't get why they changed so much in a team that had won the league, Kerkez and Bradley/Frimpong aren't a good FB pair and they really miss Diaz's off-the-ball work
October 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Sent this during the summer when talking about Liverpool's transfers, ageing well 😏
Just don't get why they changed so much in a team that had won the league, Kerkez and Bradley/Frimpong aren't a good FB pair and they really miss Diaz's off-the-ball work
Just don't get why they changed so much in a team that had won the league, Kerkez and Bradley/Frimpong aren't a good FB pair and they really miss Diaz's off-the-ball work
Thinking lots right now about the many people who said Gakpo would be dropped to make room for Isak and Ekitike... So key to Slot's system and their best attacker this season by a long long way
October 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Thinking lots right now about the many people who said Gakpo would be dropped to make room for Isak and Ekitike... So key to Slot's system and their best attacker this season by a long long way
I spoke to two of Tijjani Reijnders' former coaches to find out what he was like as a youth player and why he made it to the top
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Hear from the coaches who helped Tijjani Reijnders reach the top | Flashscore.com
With Tijjani Reijnders now an important player for Manchester City and the Netherlands, Flashscore's Finley Crebolder spoke to two of his former coaches about his journey to the top.
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October 13, 2025 at 11:18 AM
I spoke to two of Tijjani Reijnders' former coaches to find out what he was like as a youth player and why he made it to the top
www.flashscore.com/r/?t=5&id=rJ...
www.flashscore.com/r/?t=5&id=rJ...
In the press box at Stamford Bridge for Chelsea vs Benfica tonight, v excited to tick two big things off the career bucket list: covering a major Champions League game in person, and going to a Jose Mourinho press conference 🙏
September 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
In the press box at Stamford Bridge for Chelsea vs Benfica tonight, v excited to tick two big things off the career bucket list: covering a major Champions League game in person, and going to a Jose Mourinho press conference 🙏
So so happy Lowry was the man to do it after all the abuse he got from Americans, and that he did in front of a stand full of them too 😋
September 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
So so happy Lowry was the man to do it after all the abuse he got from Americans, and that he did in front of a stand full of them too 😋
PSV's injury luck this season is just insane. Plea and Van Bommel, the two really exciting signings, both likely to miss most of the campaign now 🙃
September 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
PSV's injury luck this season is just insane. Plea and Van Bommel, the two really exciting signings, both likely to miss most of the campaign now 🙃
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get that he's a great striker in a lot of ways, but it's still mad to me that a club would pay that much for maybe the worst finisher I've ever seen 😭 And he's only gotten worse as he's gotten older
Good morning.
Huge deadline day ahead with #SAFC in advanced talks to sign Brian Brobbey and Lutsharel Geertruida...
If you're out and about/at work today, I'm running this live blog all day and will collate everything 🔴⚪️ in there
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Huge deadline day ahead with #SAFC in advanced talks to sign Brian Brobbey and Lutsharel Geertruida...
If you're out and about/at work today, I'm running this live blog all day and will collate everything 🔴⚪️ in there
www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/footba...
Sunderland transfer news: Deadline day latest as Black Cats work on late deals
Sunderland look set to be very busy on transfer deadline day
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September 1, 2025 at 8:29 AM
get that he's a great striker in a lot of ways, but it's still mad to me that a club would pay that much for maybe the worst finisher I've ever seen 😭 And he's only gotten worse as he's gotten older
Arsenal stealing Eze suddenly looks less funny and more stupid given Spurs have ended up with a better player
August 29, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Arsenal stealing Eze suddenly looks less funny and more stupid given Spurs have ended up with a better player
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Some interesting insights from the book:
August 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Some interesting insights from the book:
Wild to me that Robben, Sneijder, Kuyt and Huntelaar ALL chickened out from taking the first penalty, not even they're immune from the nation-wide generational trauma 💀
Really makes me respect Van Dijk more for always having the balls to go first
Really makes me respect Van Dijk more for always having the balls to go first
Some interesting insights from the book:
August 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Wild to me that Robben, Sneijder, Kuyt and Huntelaar ALL chickened out from taking the first penalty, not even they're immune from the nation-wide generational trauma 💀
Really makes me respect Van Dijk more for always having the balls to go first
Really makes me respect Van Dijk more for always having the balls to go first
Has blown my mind that so many people are saying he needs to be dropped to make space for Isak and Ekitike, has been Liverpool's second-best attacker by a long way since Slot took over and is only getting better
August 15, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Has blown my mind that so many people are saying he needs to be dropped to make space for Isak and Ekitike, has been Liverpool's second-best attacker by a long way since Slot took over and is only getting better
Main takeaway from that is that the focus needs to be on replacing Tillman rather than Bakayoko, Perisic was great but wasn't impressed by Saibari, could definitely find a better number 10 on the market
PSV pakt 15de Johan Cruijff Schaal in clubhistorie dankzij late comeback tegen Go Ahead
PSV pakt 15de Johan Cruijff Schaal in clubhistorie dankzij late comeback tegen Go Ahead
De Eindhovenaren komen in de eerste helft op achterstand tegen bekerwinnaar Go Ahead Eagles, maar buigen de wedstrijd in het laatste kwartier om in een 2-1 zege.
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August 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Main takeaway from that is that the focus needs to be on replacing Tillman rather than Bakayoko, Perisic was great but wasn't impressed by Saibari, could definitely find a better number 10 on the market
I was pretty neutral on the topic when I started writing the piece but was fully convinced she's a great option by the end of it, after taking a closer look at how well Herdman did with Canada
Some people are wayyy too rattled by the idea of Wiegman being our next manager and by the fact that she's a very popular option, so for my day job, I did the research for those who haven't 😅
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Why Sarina Wiegman deserves a chance in men's football | Flashscore.com
Sarina Wiegman has been a revelation in women's football, leading both the Netherlands and England to European Championship glory in the last six years, which begs the question: should a men's nationa...
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August 3, 2025 at 11:47 AM
I was pretty neutral on the topic when I started writing the piece but was fully convinced she's a great option by the end of it, after taking a closer look at how well Herdman did with Canada
First Hulkenberg and then Dimitrov - an unbelievable few days for ageing unlucky perennial Nearly Men, please let this have a happy ending too 🥺
July 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
First Hulkenberg and then Dimitrov - an unbelievable few days for ageing unlucky perennial Nearly Men, please let this have a happy ending too 🥺
Wrote about why Hulkenberg finally scoring a podium is so deserved and means so much 👇👇
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Nico Hulkenberg: An ode to the F1 veteran, who finally has a fraction of what he deserves | Flashscore.com
In the latest edition of his regular Formula 1 column, Flashscore's Finley Crebolder pays tribute to Nico Hulkenberg after the German finally ended his record-breaking wait for a podium at the British...
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July 7, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Wrote about why Hulkenberg finally scoring a podium is so deserved and means so much 👇👇
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One of my fave sporting moments ever. Not sure I've ever been watching an F1 race as I was watching him hold off Hamilton in those last few laps 😅
Deserves wins, maybe even titles, let alone podiums, but so glad a bit of justice has been served 🥲
Deserves wins, maybe even titles, let alone podiums, but so glad a bit of justice has been served 🥲
July 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
One of my fave sporting moments ever. Not sure I've ever been watching an F1 race as I was watching him hold off Hamilton in those last few laps 😅
Deserves wins, maybe even titles, let alone podiums, but so glad a bit of justice has been served 🥲
Deserves wins, maybe even titles, let alone podiums, but so glad a bit of justice has been served 🥲
Best overseas player: Reijnders
Best Eredivisie player: Lang
Best young player: Gravenberch
Most improved: Kluivert
Most pleasant surprise: Van Hecke
Biggest disappointment: Brobbey
Best Eredivisie player: Lang
Best young player: Gravenberch
Most improved: Kluivert
Most pleasant surprise: Van Hecke
Biggest disappointment: Brobbey
With the club season all but over, it's time for some awards. Reply or quote with the Dutch players you think deserve the accolades below🙏
Best overseas player:
Best Eredivisie player:
Best young player (under 23):
Most improved:
Most pleasant surprise:
Biggest disappointment:
Best overseas player:
Best Eredivisie player:
Best young player (under 23):
Most improved:
Most pleasant surprise:
Biggest disappointment:
May 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Best overseas player: Reijnders
Best Eredivisie player: Lang
Best young player: Gravenberch
Most improved: Kluivert
Most pleasant surprise: Van Hecke
Biggest disappointment: Brobbey
Best Eredivisie player: Lang
Best young player: Gravenberch
Most improved: Kluivert
Most pleasant surprise: Van Hecke
Biggest disappointment: Brobbey
Incredible turnaround. Played great football and showed unreal spirit - especially against Feyenoord - in that last run of games.
Think it's fair to say the best team won the title, were stronger than Ajax all campaign other than that dreadful run early this year.
Think it's fair to say the best team won the title, were stronger than Ajax all campaign other than that dreadful run early this year.
🇳🇱🏆 PSV are champions of the Netherlands for the second year running after holding their one point advantage on the final day.
Ajax did end a four-game winless run but this year will always be remembered as the season they blew a nine point lead in the last five games.
Ajax did end a four-game winless run but this year will always be remembered as the season they blew a nine point lead in the last five games.
May 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Incredible turnaround. Played great football and showed unreal spirit - especially against Feyenoord - in that last run of games.
Think it's fair to say the best team won the title, were stronger than Ajax all campaign other than that dreadful run early this year.
Think it's fair to say the best team won the title, were stronger than Ajax all campaign other than that dreadful run early this year.
He'd be a better replacement for Salah than Trent I think, is much more suited to RW than RB in their system unless they sign an elite RCB
Liverpool advancing in talks to sign Jeremie Frimpong according to Romano 👀
May 15, 2025 at 2:54 PM
He'd be a better replacement for Salah than Trent I think, is much more suited to RW than RB in their system unless they sign an elite RCB
*insert 'I used to pray for times like this' meme*
Life as a supporter, in regard to club football at least, may well have peaked today.
Life as a supporter, in regard to club football at least, may well have peaked today.
May 14, 2025 at 8:22 PM
*insert 'I used to pray for times like this' meme*
Life as a supporter, in regard to club football at least, may well have peaked today.
Life as a supporter, in regard to club football at least, may well have peaked today.
Never thought I'd see a bigger choke than Ajax's in 2016 but they're doing their best to outdo themselves fair play 👏
May 14, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Never thought I'd see a bigger choke than Ajax's in 2016 but they're doing their best to outdo themselves fair play 👏