Following Louis van Gaal, Erwin van de Looi has also announced his final selection. The national coach of Jong Oranje sees two players return with Devyne Rensch and Kjell Scherpen for the upcoming European Championship qualifiers. In addition, the name of Anthony Musaba stands out. The sc Heerenveen attacker makes his debut in the selection.
The Dutch Juniors will play the next European Championship qualifier in Lausanne on Friday, October 8 in Switzerland. Four days later, the opponent is Jong Wales in Nijmegen. In total, Van de Looi’s selection consists of 23 players. Van de Looi surprised with his pre-selection by calling up no less than 22 (!) new names. “We are starting with a new batch of players who were born after January 1, 2000 and for this we had to say goodbye to a generation of players,” Van de Looi explained on the KNVB website in August.
Euro 2023 is jointly organized by Romania and Georgia. The tournament will be held in June and July 2023. Sixteen countries will participate in the final tournament, with Georgia and Romania automatically qualifying as host countries. 53 countries participate in the European Championship qualifying cycle, which are divided into eight groups. The group winners and the best number two qualify directly for the European Championship. The other best numbers two also have a chance to win the remaining four European Championship tickets via a play-off.
The Netherlands is in Group E with Switzerland, Wales, Bulgaria, Moldova and Gibraltar. To date, Van de Looi’s team has played one qualifying match against the Moldaves, which was won 3-0. Switzerland and Wales have already played two group matches, which puts them above the Netherlands. The Dutch Juniors are in third place with three points from one game.
The final selection of Young the Dutch
Target: Jay Gorter (Ajax), Fabian de Keijzer (FC Utrecht), Kjell Scherpen (Brighton and Hove Albion)
Defense: Mitchel Bakker (Bayer Leverkusen), Sepp van den Berg (Preston North End), Melayro Bogarde (TSG Hoffenheim), Sven Botman (Lille OSC), Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), Ki-Jana Hoever (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Neraysho Kasanwirjo ( FC Groningen), Devyne Rensch (Ajax)
Midfield: Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Hertha BSC), Kenzo Goudmijn (Sparta Rotterdam), Daniël van Kaam (FC Groningen), Ian Maatsen (Coventry City), Ludovit Reis (Hamburger SV), Kenneth Taylor (Ajax), Quinten Timber (FC Utrecht)
Attack: Myron Boadu (AS Monaco), Brian Brobbey (RB Leipzig), Anthony Musaba (sc Heerenveen), Daishawn Redan (PEC Zwolle), Joshua Zirkzee (RSC Anderlecht)