If the analysts of Studio Football Marco Bizot, Jeremiah St. Juste, Joël Veltman, Kenny Tete, Tonny Vilhena and Quincy Promes will in any case drop out of the preliminary European Championship selection of the Dutch. In the talk show of the NOS The names of Rick Karsdorp, Hans Hateboer and Teun Koopmeiners also sound when it comes to the dropouts of Oranje. National coach Frank de Boer is also advised to play in a 5-3-2 formation.
The analysts agree on Bizot, St. Juste, Veltman, Tete, Vilhena and Promes. Theo Janssen would not take Karsdorp and Hateboer with him. Pierre van Hooijdonk also chooses to let the fullback of Atalanta lose and would not include Koopmeiners in the final selection. “I wouldn’t include Koopmeiners, because there are much better alternatives. Gravenberch, Van de Beek, Klaassen, Frenkie de Jong ”, Ibrahim Afellay joins Van Hooijdonk.
Van Hooijdonk, Afellay and Janssen were to play in a 5-3-2 formation at the European Championship. Van Hooijdonk would choose Luuk de Jong and Memphis Depay in the front line. “I find Luuk de Jong the most surprising, because he has a moderate to weak season. At Sevilla he plays little or no, he hardly scores. And we have other people banging on the door. I wouldn’t take it with me at all ”, Kees Jansma responds.
“Luuk de Jong has played an important role in the last international matches that have been played,” says Van Hooijdonk. Jansma points out that there is little speed on the field with De Jong. “France has been playing with Giroud in the point for years,” Van Hooijdonk emphasizes. “It’s not that fast, is it? It’s about what you have next to it. If you have standing next to De Jong Weghorst, I say: that is not a good combination. They do not complement each other. But with Memphis, who can then come and go wherever he wants. ”
“I think it is a dilemma for Frank de Boer. In his heart he wants to start with Memphis and Malen, but the figures are a bit better for Luuk de Jong in the Dutch national team ”, concludes Van Hooijdonk. Janssen, on the other hand, would post Donyell Malen next to Memphis Depay. “When you look at the players you have, it makes sense to choose 5-3-2. In the back you have De Ligt, De Vrij and Blind, that’s just fine. With Dumfries and Wijndal two backs that are very strong attacking, so they can play the sides. You have two strong midfielders and two good strikers, because Memphis is used to playing in a free role in the striker and Malen can play around that. ”