#足球助力团 #
Although the stars are slightly dim compared to their peak, the Dutch team's preliminary squad for the World Cup still gives fans a lot of hope. Faced with the list of up to 39 players, Van Gaal also admitted that "the list is indeed a bit long", but on the other hand, he also said that it was a preparation for possible future changes, because no one can accurately predict whether factors such as injuries will bring about variables, and eventually the Dutch team's 26-man roster will be selected from these 39 players.
Overall, Van Gaal's roster shows that the old coach values ability and form, rather than fame and seniority, in addition to Van Dijk, Frenkie de Jong, Blinde and other old faces, Flimpeng, Kenneth Taylor, Harvey Simmons and van der Wing and other rising stars have all been selected, in addition to the starting 11 of 3412, the Orange Coats' substitute strength should not be underestimated.
In the goalkeeper position, a total of 5 players were selected: Birllow, Sillesen, Flicken, Nopert and Pasfel. Krul, who made his name for himself at the 2014 World Cup by making a save, is no longer on the Dutch squad and has played his last two Nations League games against Belgium and Poland in which Van Gaal chose the 39-year-old Ajax goalkeeper Pasfer, and the veteran has repaid van Gaal's trust with a high and low block. However, the Netherlands' starting goalkeeper in the World Cup is still not really certain, many public opinion analysis Van Gaal may bring 4 goalkeepers in the World Cup, recently the Dutch team even conducted a special penalty test for several goalkeepers, it seems that Van Gaal is still considering whether the goalkeeper position can bring some changes to the Dutch team.
In central midfield, the most important change for Van Galdui Holland is undoubtedly the establishment of a back three of Van Dijk-Acker-Timbel. The centre-back is considered to be the most talented position in the Dutch team at the moment, and van Gaal's move to put De Licht and De Fry on the bench may seem puzzling, but the presence of Acker and Timbel has proved to bring rare mobility and ball control to the Dutch backfield, while captain Van Dijk will be entrusted with the important role of playing as the Dutch central gate.
In addition, the central defense positions in the Dutch 39-man squad also include the younger Strujk, van der Ve and Portman, who joined Newcastle this summer, given that the Netherlands do not lack Van Dijk's replacement in a three-back formation, so Van Gaal may focus on selecting players for the other two positions in the back line when selecting the 26-man list, and in the game against Belgium, van Gaal even tried to let Malaysia try Acre's left central defensive position. Alkmaar defender Indy, who Louis van Gaal relied on earlier, will be unable to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar due to injury.
On both wings, the Netherlands will most likely continue Dumfries and Blind's main position. Both players have important tactical value: Blind's long balls are an important means of attacking the Dutch team, while Dumfries up front is a point that cannot be ignored by the Netherlands. Of course, Bayer Leverkusen teenager Flimpong has been particularly high-profile, he has excellent assists, and it is not clear whether Van Gaal can quickly find a way to make Flimpong work in the national team. In addition, the Netherlands include Ajax rising star Rensch on the right, while the two candidates on the left are Manchester United's Malaysia and Bayer Leverkusen's Barker.
In midfield, the core position of Frenkie de Jong is largely undisputed, and the rest of the players such as Boguis, De Jon, Klaassen, Klaassi, Kupmenas, Hrafinbech and Kenneth Taylor include three generations of old, middle-aged and young, and the 19-year-old Harvey Simmons, who plays a lot of spirit, has also been successfully selected. However, some happy and some sad, Wijnaldum was lost due to injury, and Donny van de Beek, who used to be in Ajax without a lot of scenery, is also not on the list, once again showing that Van Gaal values form more than fame and seniority.
On the offensive line, the Netherlands, which plays the 3412 formation, will most likely not be equipped with high strikers in the starting lineup, and the three main players will be Depay + Berwin + Gakpo, with Depay and Berwin as the forward, and Gakpo will move behind them. Depay and Berwyn have not been satisfactory at Barca and Tottenham, which seems to raise concerns that the Netherlands no longer have world-class attackers, but these two players have performed well in the national team, and the brave Gakpo, who has been in form in the Eredivisie this season, will have a chance to prove himself to more people at the World Cup.
Of course, Van Gaal also fully considers the complementary characteristics of players in the list, two high school strikers Luc de Jong and Weghorst are among them, Janssen, who was dismissed as a parallel commodity at Tottenham, is more in line with Van Gaal's tactical requirements, and the individual skills of Noah Lang and Danjuma are also worth paying attention to.
List of 39 Dutch squads:
Goalkeepers: Birlo (Feyenoord), Sillesen (Nijmegen), Fleken (Freiburg), Norpert (Heerenveen), Pasfield (Ajax)
Defenders: Ake (Manchester City), Barker (Bayer Leverkusen), Van Dijk (Liverpool), Dumfries (Inter), Blind (Ajax), Botman (Newcastle), Flimpen (Bayer Leverkusen), De Ligt (Bayern Munich), Malaysia (Manchester United), Strujk (Leeds United), Timber (Ajax), van der Wing (Wolfsburg), De Frey (Inter Milan), Lensch (Ajax)
Midfielders: Krasi (Alkmaar), Hrafenbech (Bayern Munich), Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), Klaassen (Ajax), Kupmenas (Atalanta), De Jong (Atalanta), Xavi Simmons (PSV Eindhoven), Kenneth Taylor (Ajax), Thiel (PSV Eindhoven)
Forwards: Berwin (Ajax), Brobey (Ajax), Danjuma (Villarreal), Gakpo (PSV Eindhoven), Vincent Janssen (Antwerp), Luc de Jong (PSV Eindhoven), Mullen (Borussia Dortmund), Memphis Depay (Barcelona), Weghorst (Besiktas), Noah Lang (Bruges)
(Santiago-Wang)