Louis van Gaal has confirmed his Netherlands squad for the final two World Cup qualifiers against Montenegro and Norway.
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Netherlands are currently top of the qualifying group and will look to seal their place in next year’s tournament when they face Montenegro (13th) and Norway (16th).
Cody Gakpo, Steven Bergwijn, Luuk de Jong, Devyne Rensch, Tim Krul and Owen Wijndal are all missing from the squad announced by Van Gaal on Friday.
Arnaut Danjuma is included after impressing during the last international break.
The full squad can be seen below.
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I had hoped to see Jasper back in the squad.
Hope Jetro willems and Rick karsdop can be selected next time
Despite his age, I think Remko Pasveer deserves his chance. He was amazing in the Champions League, including against Haaland in Ajax’s first meeting with Dortmund
Can’t really have any complaints about the selection, but I do hope to see Danjuma start. He deserves it and is capable of causing defenses all kinds of problems.
Hope the Dutch don’t take Montenegro away lightly. They weren’t great in their last away match vs Latvia, and if they drop points this time the pressure will increase massively. Going into the last matchday they would not yet be sure of even a playoff spot in that case.
Just want to see this
Bijlow
DeLight De Vrij Virgil
Koopmeiners Malacia
Wijnaldum Frenkie
Lang Depay Danjuma
De Light Wijnaldum and Koopmeiners covering the right might just be the solution to getting this team playing
And open up interplay between lang and depay, with either in play with Danjuma. Frenkie can play that sort of supporting role to them with verve.
Malacia becomes the mark; and can give better orientation than Blind. Let the kid go and have Blind to come on.
Koopmeiners, for me, offers the team a style that would suit.
With Danjuma and Lang out wide, I’d also like to see De Wit, Frenkie and Koopmeiners (or Til).
I think Karsdorp deserves to have a place to be a substitution for Dumfries. Timber is a good player but not as a right-back.
I believe Karsdorp should be back in the squad and Cillessen has really fought hard to come back into the picture (Drommel being dropped, not an easy choice). The rest I am pretty ok with, would like to see an upgrade on de Roon, but not a lot of choices, unless you drop him, move Berghuis to the 10 and bring in Bergwijn or Gakpo! Not sure what happened to El Ghazi, he was playing well and was dropped to the bench over the last little bit!!
Frimpong should be the right back because he is superior defensively and offensively to every other Dutch player in that position in a very good Leverkusen team. HANDS DOWN.