Uncapped Narsingh and John in Dutch squad against England
February 24th, 2012 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
The Hague (Netherlands), Feb 24 (IANS) Luciano Narsingh and Ola John received their first call-up for the Netherlands national football team Friday for next Wednesday’s friendly against England at Wembley Stadium in London.
Compared to the pre-selection, which was announced last week, Jeremain Lens (PSV), Vurnon Anita (Ajax) and Adam Maher (AZ) were dropped by head coach Bert van Marwijk. Both 19-year-old John (FC Twente) and 22-year-old Narsingh (sc Heerenveen) are wingers.
“In the past period I have tried many players on that position, like Roy Beerens, Ryan Babel, Ibrahim Afellay and Derk Boerrigter. This is one of the last friendly matches before Euro 2012, so I wanted to see Ola and Luciano as well,” Van Marwijk was quoted as saying by Xinhua.
Van Marwijk also named star players Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben, who are both under pressure at their respective clubs Inter Milan (Italy) and Bayern Munich (Germany).
“If I compare the situation to the pre World Cup phase, it was looking better back then,” Van Marwijk said. “Anyway, form can return at once. I hope everyone will at least play as much as possible in the final months of this season.”
Netherlands squad:
Goalkeepers: Tim Krul (Newcastle United), Maarten Stekelenburg (AS Roma), Michel Vorm (Swansea City).
Defenders: Khalid Boulahrouz (VfB Stuttgart), Jeffrey Bruma (HSV), Urby Emanuelson (AC Milan), John Heitinga (Everton), Joris Mathijsen (Malaga), Erik Pieters (PSV), Ron Vlaar (Feyenoord).
Midfielders: Mark van Bommel (AC Milan), Nigel de Jong (Manchester City), Stijn Schaars (Sporting Portugal), Wesley Sneijder (Internazionale), Kevin Strootman (PSV), Rafael van der Vaart (Tottenham Hotspur), Georginio Wijnaldum (PSV).
Forwards: Klaas Jan Huntelaar (Schalke 04), Ola John (FC Twente), Luuk de Jong (FC Twente), Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool), Luciano Narsingh (sc Heerenveen), Robin van Persie (Arsenal), Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich).
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