Players emerging as candidates for the big team are Maduro, Lens, Janssen, Fer and Vlaar. The Gio vacancy is still open. Bruma, besides my usual bitching, cannot be in the running without any serious playtime for a first club team. That would be a grave insult to all that play CD in a club.
Rather than highlight individual performances, to me the best news of last night was actually that most players on our third choice team looked more technically skilled and comfortable on the ball than the first choice Ukraine. That alone to me proves that the Dutch league still has the ability to produce good alround footballers. We're a relatively small country compared to most football power houses so we can't assume we'll always have a generation of world beaters. But the fact that the basic skill level of even Dutch league footballers is relatively high is very good news.
I completely agree. What if (I know it's a big if but still) Wisgerhof for example does well in the CL and Bruma gets called up before him while still in the reserves. That would be a travesty. It's already a bit of a travesty now if you ask me. And that's not saying I don't rate Bruma, I do. Give the boy some time though.
Great post, dude! I'm too lazy to do all the math but I'll take your word for its accuracy. Bommel had his best tournament age 33, if our key midfielders (Sneijder & Robben) can maintain their form in 4 years Holland can win the Euro or the WC. Some players tend to lose it pretty quick though, I hope thats not the case with them