Frank de Boer is still looking for his first win at the helm of the Dutch team and his first opportunity in this national team break will be Spain next Wednesday. To try it, he has made a selection of twenty-five players in which, with respect to the preliminary list of thirty-four, names such as Dumfries (positive for COVID), Sinkgraven or De Roon (injured).
From the theoretically titular eleven, only the two centrals Van Dijk and De Ligt are missing due to injury and the aforementioned De Roon in the center of the field. Aké and De Vrij could replace the former. The unknown will be seeing who is De Jong and Wijnaldum's escort and if you choose por the usual 4-3-3 or 3-5-2 seen against Italy.
“You always want to do well against a country with such prestigious football”De Boer said of the rotations. “But it is a friendly and there are other interests, so you can let other guys who have seen little in the national team play, and that will surely happen.”
Some of the novelties are Van Aanholt (had not been summoned since November 2019), Klaassen (October 2017) and Vilhena (November 2018). Strootman is out by technical decision. This is the full list:
GOALKEEPERS: Bizot, Cillessen and Krul.
DEFENSES: Hateboer, Veltman, De Vrij, Aké, Blind, Wijndal and Van Aanholt.
MEDIOCENTERS: Frenkie De Jong, Vilhena, Koopmeiners, Klaassen, Wijnaldum, Van de Beek and Ihattaren.
FRONT: Babel, Berghuis, Bergwijn, Promes, Stengs, Memphis, Malen and Luuk de Jong.