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Nov 10, 2023 at 12:04 Update: 36 minutes ago

National coach Ronald Koeman included Ajax defender Jorrel Hato in his final selection for the European Championship qualifiers against Ireland and Gibraltar on Friday. PSV midfielder Jerdy Schouten has also been selected.

It is a surprise that seventeen-year-old Hato has been called up. He was not part of the provisional selection, but is now part of the final group, which consists of 25 players.

Matthijs de Ligt (Bayern Munich), Ian Maatsen (Chelsea), Nick Olij (Sparta Rotterdam) and Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) have been dropped from the provisional selection. In the case of De Ligt and Van de Ven, this is due to an injury.

Schouten’s return was as expected. As a player for Bologna, he made his international debut under Louis van Gaal in June 2022, after which he disappeared from the picture. He has made a strong impression at PSV this season and has earned a place in the Dutch squad again.

The Dutch team is certain of the European Championship if they win against Ireland

Justin Bijlow, Mark Fleken, Cody Gakpo and Teun Koopmeiners are also back with the Dutch team, after missing the previous international matches due to injury.

The question is who will be the first goalkeeper after Bart Verbruggen was given the opportunity against France and Greece. Bijlow and Fleken also played two international matches under Koeman. Andries Noppert has not been called up. Memphis Depay and Frenkie de Jong, who have been injured for some time, are also missing.

The Dutch selection gathers in Zeist on Monday. The match against Ireland is on Saturday, November 18 in the Johan Cruijff ArenA. Three days later, the qualifying series ends against Gibraltar in Faro, Portugal.

The Dutch team must win one more time to secure European Championship qualification. Even if the Netherlands loses to both Ireland and Gibraltar, direct qualification is possible. Greece must then lose to France.

The 25-man Dutch squad

Keepers: Mark Fleken (Brentford), Justin Bijlow (Feyenoord), Bart Verbruggen (Brighton & Hove Albion).
Defenders: Nathan Aké (Manchester City), Daley Blind (Girona), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan), Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), Lutsharel Geertruida (Feyenoord), Quilindschy Hartman (Feyenoord), Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan) ), Jorrel Hato (Ajax).
Midfielders: Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta), Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan), Marten de Roon (Atalanta), Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), Joey Veerman (PSV), Mats Wieffer (Feyenoord), Jerdy Schouten (PSV).
Attackers: Steven Bergwijn (Ajax), Brian Brobbey (Ajax), Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund), Wout Weghorst (Hoffenheim), Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), Calvin Stengs (Feyenoord).

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Oct 10, 2023 at 2:08 PM Update: 22 minutes ago

Bart Verbruggen hopes to make his debut under the bar for the Dutch team on Friday. The Brighton & Hove Albion goalkeeper seems to have the best credentials for the match against France.

The Dutch goalkeeper issue is causing headaches for national coach Ronald Koeman. Justin Bijlow is injured and Mark Flokken pulled out at the last minute. Verbruggen seems to be the right man for the upcoming European Championship qualifiers against France and Greece, as Nick Olij has been called up for the first time and Andries Noppert is out of form.

“I don’t know anything yet,” says Verbruggen. “But it would be very nice. Playing against Liverpool on Sunday and against France and Kylian Mbappé on Friday. I am ready for it. I dreamed about such matches as a little boy.”

Verbruggen made a nice transfer from Anderlecht to Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion last summer. Since then he has played five matches for Roberto De Zerbi’s team. The trainer has chosen to have Verbruggen and Jason Steele take turns keeping two matches in a row for the time being. “I’m almost used to it. It’s fine, as long as I can keep improving myself,” says Verbruggen.

Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen drew 2-2 against Liverpool on Sunday. Photo: Pro Shots

Koeman wants less dangerous play from Verbruggen

Verbruggen had only just arrived at the Dutch national team training camp on Monday when he had to report to Koeman. “I understand that your coach at Brighton & Hove Albion sometimes wants you to take risks when you build up the game,” said the national coach. “But under me you sometimes just kick the ball far forward.”

Koeman saw on Sunday how Verbruggen caused a teammate such trouble that Liverpool were allowed to take a penalty. A few weeks earlier, Bournemouth also benefited from a daring ball from Verbruggen.

“At Brighton we often benefit from building up the game in this way,” says Verbruggen. “But of course we have to ensure that things don’t go wrong. For me it is no problem if another trainer wants me to play differently. That is not difficult. I do what they ask of me.”

The Dutch team is preparing for the European Championship qualifiers against France (Friday) and Greece (Monday) in Zeist. Both matches start at 8:45 PM.

Standings group B

France 5-15 (+11)
Netherlands 4-9 (+3)
Greece 5-9 (+5) Ireland 5-3 (-2) Gibraltar 5-0 (-17)

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Sep 22, 2023 at 1:06 PM Update: 38 minutes ago

Ronald Koeman included Nick Olij in his pre-selection for the Dutch national team on Friday. It is the first time that the Sparta Rotterdam goalkeeper has been on that list. Jeremie Frimpong also has a place in the pre-selection for the European Championship qualifiers in October.

Olij excelled at Sparta last season and is also a permanent fixture for the Rotterdam team this season. The 28-year-old Haarlemmer is one of the four goalkeepers in the pre-selection, alongside Bart Verbruggen, Andries Noppert and Mark Fleks.

The place in the pre-selection is a nice reward for Olij, who played goalkeeper for three seasons at NAC Breda in the Kitchen Champion Division before his period at Het Kasteel. Before that, the goalkeeper was under contract with AZ and TOP Oss.

For Frimpong it means a return to the provisional list. The Bayer Leverkusen defender was absent from the previous international match due to a penalty from the association. He had received that punishment because he had refused to go to the European Championship with the Dutch Juniors.

Despite his punishment, Frimpong was determined to go for his chance with the Netherlands, while he can also choose Ghana or England. Then-national coach Louis van Gaal already took the wing defender to the World Cup, but he does not yet have an international match to his name.

Maatsen, Bijlow and Memphis are not on the list

The injured Justin Bijlow and Memphis Depay are not on the provisional list. They can nevertheless still be called up. National coach Koeman does not only have to draw from his pre-selection for his final selection.

Compared to the recent international match, in which the Dutch team took a big step towards the European Championship with victories over Greece and Ireland, Ian Maatsen is not there. The wing defender did not play in either match and has hardly played for Chelsea.

The final selection will be announced on October 6. The Netherlands will play a home match in the Johan Cruijff ArenA against France in the European Championship qualification on October 13. The away match against Greece is scheduled for three days later.

Preselection Orange:

Keepers: Mark Fleken (Brentford), Andries Noppert (sc Heerenveen), Nick Olij (Sparta Rotterdam) and Bart Verbruggen (Brighton & Hove Albion).
Defenders: Nathan Aké (Manchester City), Daley Blind (Girona FC), Sven Botman (Newcastle United), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Denzel Dumfries (Inter), Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Lutsharel Geertruida (Feyenoord), Quilindschy Hartman (Feyenoord), Matthijs de Ligt (Bayern Munich), Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) and Stefan de Vrij (Inter).
Midfielders: Frenkie de Jong (FC Barcelona), Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta), Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan), Marten de Roon (Atalanta), Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), Joey Veerman (PSV) and Mats Wieffer (Feyenoord).
Attackers: Steven Berghuis (Ajax), Steven Bergwijn (Ajax), Brian Brobbey (Ajax), Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), Noa Lang (PSV), Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) and Wout Weghorst (TSG Hoffenheim).

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