It's interesting that
Marco van Basten will be sc Heerenveen's new coach! sc Heerenveen has some great players with
Djuricic, Assaidi, Dost, Narsingh, Gouweleeuw. But even though v. Basten might help to keep them stay for another year, it will be very difficult to keep them much longer.
Another little guy I would love to mention is defensive midfielder
Clasie, this little kid has been massive for Feyenoord this year and v. Marwijk admitted he is following him.
Strootman will probably be a starter at the Euro's and is still vital for PSV, but hasn't been as great as he was before the winterbreak.
v. Bommel will probably return to PSV Eindhoven next season, but he won't if PSV signs
Louis v. Gaal as their new coach.
With an average of
3.25 goals/match (Highest in Europe) and with 6 teams who are able to win the league it's a joy to watch. It's the youngest league in Europe, what makes it unpredictable and often incredibly naïve, but that's why it's fun to follow. (Tip: If you want to buy a striker, divide the amount of goals scored by 3.3 and multiply it by 2.5. That gives a more realistic amount. And even then you still have to correct for the difference in league level between the PL and the Eredivisie)
Vitesse wants to win the league in a few years, making them the laughing stock of the Eredivisie. They did however manage to improve significantly and they will be a serious force in Dutch football soon if that crazy guy keeps investing money in them.
The Dutch League is stronger than it was around 2008, but we'll never be a major force in Europe as long we don't merge with Belgium. But it's more balanced than ever, every team can beat every team. Almost every team is younger than 24 years (avg. age), consisting mainly of Dutch players and we have strict financial rules, hopefully that will pay off in the future. It's crazy that Sporting needs 30 million money in a few weeks to survive from the state (have a dept of 265 million euro's) while they are still able to attract Eredivisie players since they pay much more. While according to Dutch financiel rules, they wouldn't even exist anymore.
Talking about the Eredivisie, midfielder Adam Maher (AZ, 18) and wingers Ola John(FC Twente, 19) and Narsingh(Heerenveen, 21) got a call-up for the pre-selection (first time) for the friendly against England. Might be Eredivisie kids to watch.