Cempaka Belanda: Dutch duel for South African football glory

"A Summary" – Apr 2, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Religion, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Intelligent/Benevolent Design, EU, South America, 5 Currencies, Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Middle East, Internet, Israel, Dictators, Palestine, US, Japan (Quake/Tsunami Disasters , People, Society ...), Nuclear Power Revealed, Hydro Power, Geothermal Power, Moon, Financial Institutes (Recession, Realign integrity values ..) , China, North Korea, Global Unity,..... etc.) - (Text version)

"The Timing of the Great Shift" – Mar 21, 2009 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Text version)

“ … Here is another one. A change in what Human nature will allow for government. "Careful, Kryon, don't talk about politics. You'll get in trouble." I won't get in trouble. I'm going to tell you to watch for leadership that cares about you. "You mean politics is going to change?" It already has. It's beginning. Watch for it. You're going to see a total phase-out of old energy dictatorships eventually. The potential is that you're going to see that before 2013.
They're going to fall over, you know, because the energy of the population will not sustain an old energy leader ..."

"Update on Current Events" – Jul 23, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Subjects: The Humanization of God, Gaia, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Benevolent Design, Financial Institutes (Recession, System to Change ...), Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Nuclear Power Revealed, Geothermal Power, Hydro Power, Drinking Water from Seawater, No need for Oil as Much, Middle East in Peace, Persia/Iran Uprising, Muhammad, Israel, DNA, Two Dictators to fall soon, Africa, China, (Old) Souls, Species to go, Whales to Humans, Global Unity,..... etc.)

"The Recalibration of Awareness – Apr 20/21, 2012 (Kryon channeled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Old Energy, Recalibration Lectures, God / Creator, Religions/Spiritual systems (Catholic Church, Priests/Nun’s, Worship, John Paul Pope, Women in the Church otherwise church will go, Current Pope won’t do it), Middle East, Jews, Governments will change (Internet, Media, Democracies, Dictators, North Korea, Nations voted at once), Integrity (Businesses, Tobacco Companies, Bankers/ Financial Institutes, Pharmaceutical company to collapse), Illuminati (Started in Greece, with Shipping, Financial markets, Stock markets, Pharmaceutical money (fund to build Africa, to develop)), Shift of Human Consciousness, (Old) Souls, Women, Masters to/already come back, Global Unity.... etc.) - (Text version)

“… The Shift in Human Nature

You're starting to see integrity change. Awareness recalibrates integrity, and the Human Being who would sit there and take advantage of another Human Being in an old energy would never do it in a new energy. The reason? It will become intuitive, so this is a shift in Human Nature as well, for in the past you have assumed that people take advantage of people first and integrity comes later. That's just ordinary Human nature.

In the past, Human nature expressed within governments worked like this: If you were stronger than the other one, you simply conquered them. If you were strong, it was an invitation to conquer. If you were weak, it was an invitation to be conquered. No one even thought about it. It was the way of things. The bigger you could have your armies, the better they would do when you sent them out to conquer. That's not how you think today. Did you notice?

Any country that thinks this way today will not survive, for humanity has discovered that the world goes far better by putting things together instead of tearing them apart. The new energy puts the weak and strong together in ways that make sense and that have integrity. Take a look at what happened to some of the businesses in this great land (USA). Up to 30 years ago, when you started realizing some of them didn't have integrity, you eliminated them. What happened to the tobacco companies when you realized they were knowingly addicting your children? Today, they still sell their products to less-aware countries, but that will also change.

What did you do a few years ago when you realized that your bankers were actually selling you homes that they knew you couldn't pay for later? They were walking away, smiling greedily, not thinking about the heartbreak that was to follow when a life's dream would be lost. Dear American, you are in a recession. However, this is like when you prune a tree and cut back the branches. When the tree grows back, you've got control and the branches will grow bigger and stronger than they were before, without the greed factor. Then, if you don't like the way it grows back, you'll prune it again! I tell you this because awareness is now in control of big money. It's right before your eyes, what you're doing. But fear often rules. …”

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Dutch duel for South African football glory

RNW, 6 May 2011, by Elles van Gelder

(Photo: Elles van Gelder)

Two Dutch football coaches are in with a chance of winning South Africa’s premier league title this season. Foppe de Haan and Ruud Krol have succeeded in raising the level of play in the country that hosted the 2010 World Cup.

“Faster, faster! C’mon! C’mon!” yells Foppe de Haan, out on the pitch with the young players of Ajax Cape Town, a satellite club of its Amsterdam namesake. With only two matches left to play, the club is top of the South African premier league. Depending on how its rivals fare, Ajax could even snatch victory this weekend. Not bad for a club that only managed seventh last season.

Timid bunch

De Haan (67) is in his second season with the South African club. Standing on the training field with its magnificent view of Table Mountain, he recalls “The players weren’t used to using their own initiative. The previous coach told them what to do and if they didn’t do it, they were reprimanded. They were a timid bunch. Now they’re much more independent.”

Formerly coach of Friesland’s SC Heerenveen and the Netherlands’ national under 21s squad, De Haan has a reputation for nurturing talent and teambuilding. He brought Heerenveen up from the lower regions of the Dutch competition and made double European champions of the Dutch national under 21 squad. He describes coaching in South Africa as a working holiday, thanks to the lovely weather and the beautiful landscape.

Before his arrival, De Haan explains, the team mainly played kick and rush football. “They kicked long balls to the front and chased after them in the hope of getting a shot at goal. That’s changed dramatically in the past year. Instead of a running match, now it’s all about passing. On a good day we can play very attractive football.”

Krol’s Pirates

Orlando Pirates coach Ruud Krol
(Photo: Elles van Gelder)

De Haan is not the only man to inject more structure and style into South African football. At Orlando Stadium, in Johannesburg’s largest township Soweto, you can find Dutch coach Ruud Krol on the touchline, gesticulating wildly. It looks like he’s trying to shout the ball into the back of the net. The fans blow with all their might on their vuvuzelas. But Soweto’s Orlando Pirates lose the match.

Krol’s team are currently second in the league. “We still have a shot at the title, but we no longer have the lead,” says Krol. “We have to win, but our fate also depends on what the other teams do.” He paces over the training ground, grumbling. The premier league is now in its crucial phase but the training ground is doubling as a car park for a rugby match. In English with a heavy Amsterdam accent, he urges his players on: “We have to stay positive. We have to keep on fighting!”

Krol (61) has been coaching the Pirates since 2008. His team is riding high in the premier league and South Africa’s cup tournaments. They also used to play individualistic football, with long lobs to the front of the pitch. Krol, who played for Ajax during the Amsterdam club’s 1970s heyday, introduced them to what he calls “appealing combination football”.

Another calibre

South African sports journalist Carlos Amato says his country needs coaches like the Dutchmen. He believes De Haan has brought unprecedented tactical discipline to South Africa. “It’s usually the has-beens or the young novice coaches we get over here. De Haan is another calibre altogether.”

When Ajax Cape Town and the Orlando Pirates met last season, De Haan’s team romped to a 3-0 victory. Krol’s lads had no answer to Ajax’s attacking style of play. Although the chances are slim, Krol still believes his team can take the championship. But if it doesn’t, he hopes the title will go to his fellow Dutchman. “It would be a well-deserved victory,” he says.

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