Van Persie brought on 6ft 8in Andries Noppert, who gave away a penalty and conceded two goals after being brought on in the 80th minuteCredit: EPA But, bizarrely, the former Manchester United and ...

Robin van Persie's 'illogical' tactical gamble failed to pay off as his SC Heerenveen side crashed out of the KNVB Cup at the hands of amateur opponents last night. Heerenveen, ninth in the ...

SC Heerenveen were knocked out of the KNVB Cup after a 3-2 extra-time defeat An ill-fated tactical change left Robin van Persie red-faced after the final whistle LISTEN NOW: It's All Kicking Off!

They also brought in a very tall boy, so based on that I thought it was necessary to bring in Andries Noppert," Van Persie told reporters while putting up a defence. "The substitution was tactical.

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And we have discussed this often with Mickey (van der Hart) and Andries (Noppert) in recent months. “You can think of all kinds of reasons why that substitution was not a good choice.

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The draw will be made on Friday at 5:00 p.m. Goalkeeper Andries Noppert has taken the blame for sc Heerenveen being eliminated from the KNVB Cup. “I should be ashamed and I am. In my opinion, this is ...

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Luke Humphries does indeed secure his spot in an 11th major final after overcoming a slow start to defeat Danny Noppert 5-2. Going behind in truth was probably more due to Humphries being well off ...