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Originally Posted by pokkeherrie
I guess right now the most likely midfield for 2014 would look something like this:
Strootman - Sneijder/Van der Vaart - de Guzman/Nigel de Jong
... but other than Strootman it's still anyone's guess really.
Van Gaal has said several times that only Robben, Van Persie and Strootman are guaranteed a place in the squad for 2014, the rest still have to prove themself. No less than 21 players have made their international debut in the past 15 months and there hasn't even been a 1st goalkeeper... he has played 5(!) different ones.
The central duo in defense (there are about 6-7 candidates I suppose) are really vulnerable everytime an opponent puts them under pressure. That was also the case in Van Marwijk's teams, but at least Mathijsen and Heitinga had plenty of Primera Division/Bundesliga/Premier League experience and Nigel de Jong/Van Bommel provided an extra (brutal) lock on the door. The current central defenders pretty much all play in the Dutch league and are neither mega-experienced or ultra-talented.
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Thanks for all this, pokkeherrie.
It doesn't look too promising. Let's hope the stars don't clash with one another if things don't turn their way.