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Van Marwijk sticks to Madrid quartet
4 August 2009
Despite their uncertain situation at Real Madrid Klaas
Jan Huntelaar, Wesley Sneijder, Arjen Robben and Rafael
van der Vaart shall not have to fear for their position
in Oranje.
Bondscoach Bert van Marwijk will select the
four on Friday for the upcoming friendly against England.
Huntelaar and Van der Vaart are on a derelict siding
at Real and Sneijder and Robben aren't undisputed either.
"But to leave them out straight away would go
to far," Van Marwijk told Dutch weekly Sportweek.
"Especially now they need confidence. I have always
said it will not be easy to make the team, but once
you have achieved that you have some credit."
"There isn't much they can do about their situation.
I have a good feeling about this squad. We have had
a stainless qualification campaign, we are on the right
track. I will not let them down," said Holland's
coach.
Van Marwijk did emphasize that the players should find
a solution for their precarious situation before the
end of August.
"Of course I would have liked to see Huntelaar
sign a contract with VfB Stuttgart. The Bundesliga is
a decent league and Stuttgart isn't just any club. They
are in the qualification round of the Champions League
and with the departed Mario Gomez they hosted the center
forward of the German national team. We will have to
see where Huntelaar and Van der Vaart end up. In a pre-World
Cup season it is key that they play games at a high
level."
Holland vs. England:
Have
a look at the head-to-head record.
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