The Netherlands - Oranje Leeuwinnen & Eredivisie

Too bad Spain does not respect the player's wishes in the same way!

 

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— OranjeLeeuwinnen (@oranjevrouwen) October 31, 2022

This is a great, lighthearted video, but it got me into a petty mood.

Everybody pronounced "Jackie" the way she herself said her name was meant to be pronounced in an interview on YouTube with Kieran Theivam. Yes, she did accept/acknowledge the usual pronunciation right afterwards, but come on, "Shackie" is surely easier than "Siobhan". Also, so many United fans taking the time to address/learn about how to pronounce Batlle while not doing the same for Groenen's first or last name still confuses me.

 

Groenen as the lone holder and Spitse as part of a back 3 vs Denmark. Thought Groenen was largely excellent yesterday like she was in that role at the Olympics, and she even won a couple aerial balls. Spitse looked good/comfortable at right CB; it might be interesting to try out such a setup against a top rated team.

 

I saw the last 10 minutes of the first half. It was pretty even in those minutes.

 

Miedema has torn her ACL and, sadly for her and the Dutch national team, will miss the World Cup.

 

Oi, was hoping for a better outcome.
Six to eight months recovery, but how long if that Belgian docter Martens does it?
Oh, forget it, he retired.
https://fckruisband.nl/kniespecialisten/kruisband-operatie/marc-martens/

 

Good interview of Kerstin Kasparij by Ameé Ruszkai. I don't know which surprised me more — that Kasparij is only 22, or that she already had 7 years of experience in the Dutch Eredivisie before heading over to Manchester City

This week, for @indivisa_fc, I sat down with Man City defender @CasparijKerstin 🇳🇱

We talked a lot about football - from watching the Euro 2017 final on a plane to facing Lauren Hemp in training.

And we also talked about Dutch supermarkets and judo.https://t.co/yncCkQ1imH

— Ameé Ruszkai (@ameeruszkai) March 23, 2023

 

So, judo lost two Dutch NT starters/regulars to football. Is being good/very good at both judo and football something more common for youth in the Netherlands?

 

Not only judo, karate as well

 

So what newcomers should we expect to make a big impact at the World Cup — newcomers being those who weren't starters or key players at 2017 Euros and 2019 World Cup? The "can't miss" answer is, of course, GK van Domselaar, and the lazy answer (I think, tee-hee!), Pelova and Roord, but what about Brugts, Casparij, Nouwen, Damaris, Snoeijs?

I don't see anyone from the last U-20 World Cup on this new roster, not even Samantha von Dieman

 

https://www.welingelichtekringen.nl...rug-bij-oranje-geblesseerde-groenen-ontbreekt

Voetbalster Roord terug bij Oranje, geblesseerde Groenen ontbreekt
Door anp 28 maart, 2023 // 18:00
ZEIST (ANP) - Voetbalster Jackie Groenen ontbreekt in de selectie van het Nederlands elftal voor de oefeninterlands tegen Duitsland en Polen. De speelster van Paris Saint-Germain is vanwege een blessure niet inzetbaar. Bondscoach Andries Jonker heeft Jill Roord wel weer opgeroepen.


Roord miste vanwege een blessure de interlands tegen Costa Rica en Denemarken in november en in februari het tweeluik met Oostenrijk. De bondscoach heeft voor de selectie van 26 speelsters met Wieke Kaptein een debutante opgeroepen. Sisca Folkertsma keert terug in Oranje na een lange afwezigheid. Haar laatste interland dateert van oktober 2021. Een maand later liep ze een zware knieblessure op.

"Kaptein is nu al een van de motoren van FC Twente", zegt Jonker over de 17-jarige speelster. "Ze is piepjong maar als je iedere week goed speelt, dwing je een uitnodiging voor het Nederlands elftal af. Folkertsma ken ik nog niet, maar de beelden die ik van haar heb gezien, zagen er veelbelovend uit. Ze is nog op de weg terug na haar blessure, maar we zijn heel benieuwd naar waar ze nu staat."

Oefeninterland

Het Nederlands elftal speelt op 7 april in Sittard een oefeninterland tegen Duitsland, de nummer 2 op de wereldranglijst. "Met Duitsland treffen we een top tegenstander", kijkt Jonker vooruit. "Ze staan hoger aangeschreven dan wij, en dus is dit voor ons een ideaal testmoment om te zien waar we staan. Daarnaast hebben we met Sittard een gunstige speellocatie voor zowel Nederlandse als Duitse fans, dus we hopen op een uitverkocht stadion." Vijf dagen later is Polen de opponent in het stadion van Sparta in Rotterdam.

De Leeuwinnen bereiden zich voor op het WK, dat vanaf 20 juli wordt gehouden in Australië en Nieuw-Zeeland. Oranje treft dan in de groepsfase achtereenvolgens Portugal, de Verenigde Staten en Vietnam.

 

Yet, no news yet (at least none that I've found) on Groenen's exact injury and how long she's expected to be out for.

 

Roord was a regular starter at the Olympics (where the Dutch were a Martens PK away from the semifinals) and Euro 2022; she'd definitely be a lazy answer. (She also got decent time off the bench at the 2019 World Cup.)

Nouwen just hasn't been good/consistent since the start of the Olympics, and Snoeijs doesn't even get playing time as a sub. Damaris looks set for a starting role at the Olympics based on the Austria matches, but I don't expect her to make a big impact. Brugts as a LB (based on the Austria matches again) and Casparij could be impactful at the World Cup. Given Martens' form, I maybe would go with Casparij at LB, Brugts at LW, and Wilms at RB, which would maybe make it even more likely for Brugts to make a big impact.

 

Anybody know what the Groenen injury is? Hope it's not too serious.

As for WC impact, it's hard to say but certainly if Brughts and Casparij start at the outside back positions, as I think they might, they and Van Domselaar give this team a very nice injection of youth, athleticism and talent. I'm excited about what they can bring to the team. Casparij will have to beat out Wilms for the right-back spot; both are playing as subs currently, for ManCity (Casparij) and Wolfsburg (Wilms), respectively. Wilms had the starting right back spot before Casparij emerged,and now Jonker seems to favor the ManCity player, who runs extremely well and, like Wilms, has competitive streak that one likes to see. I think Brugts was only recently tried at left back in the most recent friendly, and the coach seemed pleased with her performance. She might be able to give Martens some much-needed help on the left side. I don't know what kind of defender Brughts is, or Caparij for that matter, but I think they've got bright futures and will help this team.

Pelova has been playing as a forward for Arsenal and winning praise from Coach Eidevall for her work rate, ball skills, physicality and overall play. She had an excellent game against Tottenham a few days ago. I expect her to have a positive impact--probably playing up front on the right with Beerensteyn moving in the CF role in Meidema's absence. She is certainly not a classic outside forward, but she drifts inside and can be quite effective. Demaris has been playing regularly for Lyon and seems poised to nudge Spitse out of her longtime starting role. That would help in some ways but hurt the Dutch with respect to free kicks--Spitse is an excellent free-kick specialist--and not sure who would take that role in Spitse's absence--maybe Janssen or Pelova? Janssen takes PKs and free kicks for Wolfsburg. Roord, back from injury, will certainly compete for a starting job in either midfield or forward. It may be that she comes in for Pelova, or vice versa. Snoejis has a real nose for goal and it's nice to see her in the selection again but it may be hard for her to get playing time. And the same applies to Kalma and Folkertsma: A couple of talented players but can they break into the lineup?

Nouwen looks set to back up Janssen and Van der Gragt at centerback.

 

That could be because of the very harsh privacy laws of the EU, that come with very unpleasant fines. You basically are only allowed to publish such things when she tells you it in an interview and gives you permisson to publish it.

 

Debutant in the selection Wieke Kaptein received the NXGN9 Award as one of the 9 best talents in the world.
https://www.telegraaf.nl/sport/190394680/prestigieuze-prijs-voor-twente-talent-wieke-kaptein-17

 

Why do I feel like this sort of delayed/slow update is far more representative/present in women's football vs men's football though?

 

I've no idea why that could be the case.

 

A lot of clubs don't want to give away information about available players.
Plus it is also a case of medical data that cannot be shared without the patient's content.
During Covid clubs were reluctant to share that kind of information.