The Netherlands: Foreign Players in the Football League – Part Four
Another look at Dutch players in the Football League during the 1980s, with the expert help of Jan Roskott: Johannes Franciscus ‘Hans’ van Breukelen – Nottingham Forest 1982-84 He was an up and coming keepers talent, very outspoken and Mr Positivo as he was called. He started his career at FC Utrecht where he was…
The Netherlands: Foreign Players in the Football League – Part Three
Jan Roskott continues a series looking in-depth at the Dutch players in the Football League during the 1980s. Franciscus Johannes ‘Frans’ Thijssen – Ipswich Town 1979-83 / Nottingham Forest 1983 Thijssen was a Gordon Strachan or Xavi type playmaker. Silent Frans, they called him. He talked with his feet. A very gifted passer of the…
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