A 38-man provisional Netherlands squad was named on Sunday for the upcoming international matches in October.
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On the 7th of October, Netherlands face Mexico in a friendly before they continue their UEFA Nations League campaign against Bosnia and Herzegovina (11th) and Italy (14th).
Dwight Lodeweges has picked a 38-man provisional squad which sees Werder Bremen midfielder Davy Klaassen and Manchester United defender Timothy Fosu-Mensah earn recalls.
PSV duo Donyell Malen and Pablo Rosario are both included as well after missing this month’s matches.
The squad, which you can see below, will be whittled down next week.
This list is repetitive and 70 % OF this players are weak; when do you want give a chance to young talents.
How very constructive you aren’t. Caps are not, and should not, be handed out like sweets. They must be earned.
To which “young talents” are you referring? The squad contains quite a few players that are both young and talented. And the best of those players, Matthijs de Ligt, is not available for selection.
Are there 26 better “young talents” or other alternatives you can suggest? Because if 70% of these players are not of the required standard, that is how many need to be replaced.
If cannot suggest 26 better options, which you cannot, or even half as many, what is the point of your comment?
Are you just a whiny child who thinks the “next big thing” is always going to be better than what they have?
Nobody cares about opinions such as yours. Nobody. Unless it irritates them enough to post a comment just to insult you.
If you say nothing people might still suspect you are a fool. If you post a comment such as yours, and you confirm that suspicion.
And I do mean you specifically.
Their are 2 players that deserved a call up to the national team.
They are Joey Veerman and Mitchel Van Bergen of Heerenveen
Yes please some make the provisional squad but not the final. Koopmeiners imo 💯 deserves a chance. Yes stacked in mid but he is underrated imo great left foot real terrier & versatile
dutch should improve after the loss to italy, i think they should name a squad that would deliver at the end of the day.
Would like to Ludovit Reis in that squad.
First of all, I would like to thank Samson, may have saved me a lot of time, although, in Mahdi’s FIFA 20 profile, maybe, all the young Dutch talents have surpassed the Cillessens, the van Dijks, the Wijnaldums and, dare I say, the Strootmans. Also, people have to remember the diversity that a team requires to be successful. A mix between young and old. Imagine a team without leadership. And maybe the leaders (ie Strootman) have to settle for a bench role, but he may still do more for the team, than a younger player who also will not see any game time given the depth of the squad. Still, I’m a big fan of Cruijff’s 3-4-3 diamond and, given the quality of our centre backs and our lack of quality at full back, this may be a solution to the issue. De Jong at the beginning of every attack a la Guardiola would be fantastic to see.
Squad is only as good as their tactics and direction. Doesn’t matter how good the selection, they require guidance. New era, new trainer (maybe). Let’s see how it goes.