The story of Euro 2012 and a look ahead to 2021 The Clockwork Oranje Podcast

In 2012, the Netherlands had one of their best squads in years, with key players in form and at their peak. On paper, they looked set to win their first trophy in 22 years. Sadly, football isn't played on paper...

Finley Crebolder and Peter McVitie kick the episode off by discussing what shape the side was in pre-tournament and what their own expectations were for Oranje, before going through each match in-depth.

They then discuss the various factors that contributed to the team's meltdown and try to figure out how things went so downhill so quickly for Bert van Marwijk and this group of players. 

Once all is said and done about that campaign, they jump ahead to present day and look ahead to Euro 2021. Is the year delay a good thing for the Dutch? How far will they go? Will Koeman stay afterwards and if not, who will replace him?

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