Andries Noppert, Jeremie Frimpong and Xavi Simons also make their way to Van Gaal’s squad, despite not yet making their international debut
Frenkie de Jong and Memphis Depay are two of the 26 players called up by Louis van Gaal for the World Cup in Qatar. The Barca midfielder and striker are on the list provided by the Netherlands this Friday, ahead of a date when the ‘Orange’ will be framed in Group A, which it shares with Ecuador, Senegal and host country Qatar. On the other hand, Arnaut Danjuma does not appear, another representative of the Spanish League who has taken its toll due to physical problems that prevented him from maintaining his great performance at Villarreal from last season.
In the summons from the Netherlands, players with a long career as international players stand out, such as Virgil van Dijk, Daley Blind, Denzel Dumfries, Stefan de Vrij, Steven Berghuis or Luuk de Jong, but there are also budding stars such as Xavi Simons, in his A young talent from La Masia who, after emigrating to PSG without much luck, has found a perfect ecosystem to grow at PSV. While he has not yet made his debut with the ‘Oranje’, as is the case with others being called up such as Andries Noppert, Jeremie Frimpong, Van Gaal believes the Amsterdam-born midfielder 19 years ago could be an important asset in the lead up to a date. in which the Netherlands is certain to reach the top.
The ‘Orange’ classification for the next League of Nations Final Four, where it will host and compete for the title with Spain, Croatia and Italy, has boosted the morale of the Tulips, who return to a World Cup after he was forced to watch from home the one Russia received four years ago, after he succumbed in the qualifying stage.
Now, hand-in-hand with a Van Gaal who led them to third place at the 2018 World Cup in Brazil, the ‘Orange’ aims to once again green the laurels and take another competitive leap compared to the team that crashed against Czech Republic in the round of 16 of the last European Championship, where he left good feelings in the first phase.
With the defensive leadership of Van Dijk, the creative ability of Frenkie De Jong in a midfield that also includes the presence of Steven Berghuis and the punch of Cody Gakpo, Memphis Depay or Luuk de Jong, the Netherlands has enough spice. Anything other than getting out of the first stage as leader of their group would be a big surprise.
Source: La Verdad
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