UEFA Euro 2012 Poland & Ukraine
Group E - Qualifications
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Kuyt and Boulahrouz out with injury
7 September 2010
Dirk Kuyt and Khalid Boulahrouz
are not available for tonight's Euro 2012 qualification
game against Finland in Rotterdam. Both players got
injured during the last training session. Especially
Kuyt's injury looks serious.
Kuyt fell on his shoulder awkwardly
during training yesterday and sprained the ball-and-socket
joint between his collarbone and his upper arm. Bondscoach
Bert van Marwijk said. There's a possibility he also
tore some ligaments in his shoulder. Kuyt flew back
to Liverpool yesterday and will probably be out for
several weeks.
The injury of Khalid Boulahrouz
seems less serious,although he will miss the game against
Finland because of it. The defender sustained a groin
injury during training. "He first felt it when
the training session had already finished," said
Van Marwijk.
The injury of Dirk Kuyt means that
Holland are without the entire forward line of the team
that played the World Cup as Arjen Robben and Robin
van Persie are injured as well. "It's a major setback.
But we've known for a while now that Robin and Arjen
wouldn't play. A number of players have quietly secured
themselves a place with the team, like Elia, Jeremain
Lens and even Ruud van Nistelrooy. That is good. But
fact of the matter is that our entire World Cup-offense
is missing."
John Heitinga will most likely
return to the starting lineup against Finland, after
a one game suspension. It's unsure who will replace
Dirk Kuyt. Jeremain Lens is the only true right-winger
in the team, but Ibrahim Afellay and Rafael van der
Vaart can play there as well.
Presumable lineup: Stekelenburg,
Pieters, Mathijsen, Heitinga, Van der Wiel, Van Bommel,
De Jong; Afellay, Sneijder, Elia, Huntelaar
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