I didn't see an official Oranje thread so i thought i'd start one. So put all your Oranje-related stuff in here. Maybe we can make this sticky?
I know i'm really early with this but after seeing the last friendly and taking all previous matches from San Marco into account, what should be the starting line-up against Romania? I was thinking about something like this:
Defence:
van der Sar is no issue, he starts, simple as that.
Kromkamp is on fire right now, he gets that spot ahead of Melchiot or Ooijer. Bouhlarouz is no question either, he did a great job against England and with some luck he could become the next Jaap Stam. Mathijssen also did pretty good against England and for AZ also. I choose him over Bouma because to me Bouma isn't consistent enough for Oranje. He's a good backup though. Gio is a 'zekerheidje' too.
Midfield:
Davids belongs in Oranje, simple as that. Since EC96 he never ever let the team down, he's a real fighter, very technical, strong, and still able to dominate a midfield. I really don't understand why Mancini doesn't see this. San Marco is right, he should play more at his club because every player needs rhythm. Van der Vaart is his backup for Oranje.
The other two need no discussion either. I choose Landzaat as the man in front of the defence because i think he's more of a dm than van Bommel. Van Bommel gets the nod before Sneijder though.
Attack:
Kuijt has done really well in Oranje so he deserves a starting spot, but i'd rather see RvN at the 9 and considering the fact i'm not really convinced about Castelen (allthough he did pretty good against england), i put Kuijt at right wing. Somehow i hope van der Meijde will get back in shape and find the right club because imo he should be the real 7 for Oranje. No need to discuss Robben, he starts, simple as that.
I know i'm really early with this but after seeing the last friendly and taking all previous matches from San Marco into account, what should be the starting line-up against Romania? I was thinking about something like this:
Code:
van der Sar
Kromkamp Bouhlarouz Mathijssen Gio
Landzaat
van Bommel Davids
Kuijt RvN Robben
van der Sar is no issue, he starts, simple as that.
Kromkamp is on fire right now, he gets that spot ahead of Melchiot or Ooijer. Bouhlarouz is no question either, he did a great job against England and with some luck he could become the next Jaap Stam. Mathijssen also did pretty good against England and for AZ also. I choose him over Bouma because to me Bouma isn't consistent enough for Oranje. He's a good backup though. Gio is a 'zekerheidje' too.
Midfield:
Davids belongs in Oranje, simple as that. Since EC96 he never ever let the team down, he's a real fighter, very technical, strong, and still able to dominate a midfield. I really don't understand why Mancini doesn't see this. San Marco is right, he should play more at his club because every player needs rhythm. Van der Vaart is his backup for Oranje.
The other two need no discussion either. I choose Landzaat as the man in front of the defence because i think he's more of a dm than van Bommel. Van Bommel gets the nod before Sneijder though.
Attack:
Kuijt has done really well in Oranje so he deserves a starting spot, but i'd rather see RvN at the 9 and considering the fact i'm not really convinced about Castelen (allthough he did pretty good against england), i put Kuijt at right wing. Somehow i hope van der Meijde will get back in shape and find the right club because imo he should be the real 7 for Oranje. No need to discuss Robben, he starts, simple as that.