The Dutch squad U-19 selection plays 11-15 october an EC-qualification tournament in Letland. KNVB-coach Wim van Zwam selected 18 players in the youth selection: GK: Boy Waterman (SC Heerenveen) en Willem Jan Thijssen (PSV). Def: Nigel de Jong (Ajax), Sergio Hellings (Anderlecht), Reinhard Breinburg (Feyenoord), Sebastiaan Hoftijzer (FC Twente), Arnold Kruiswijk (FC Groningen) en Michael Jansen (Vitesse). Midfield: Wesley Sneijder (Ajax), John Schot (PSV), Ruud Bruns (FC Twente) en Stijn Schaars (Vitesse). Attack: Daniel de Ridder (Ajax), Sherjill McDonald (Anderlecht), Collins John (FC Twente), Ralf de Haan (NEC), Samir El Gaaouri (Fortuna Sittard) en Eldridge Rojer (Vitesse). More info about these players needed ... Who knows ???
I've heard of a few of these kids (de Ridder, Sneijder) but don't know much about them. Sneijder is supposed to be VERY good, an attacking mid who some Ajax fans have said has the potetnial to be another van der Vaart (in other words, the potential to have the potential to be a fabulous player).
The Dutch National Team U-19 went through to the Second EC-qualificationround. After a draw against Turkey (1-1) and a sounding victory on Latvia (4-0) had bound Tuesday Finland with 3-0 to the triumph hamper. Reinhard Breinburg (Feyenoord), Michael Jansen (Vitesse) and Sergio Hellings (Anderlecht) signed for Orange-goals. In Riga which Turkey the first embarrassment niche for Orange under nineteen. Only which sharpens expired Friday the turnover: 1-1. Van Zwam: "After a difficult opening phase we got more and more seizure on the Turks. Also we got many chances. However the Turks who were opened the score from a countering. With celebrate man forward is we then still more on goes to play the attack. With result. Sherjill McDonald made the equalizer. Yes, we could see full faith the duel with Latvia. Especially concerning the beleving of my players I which thick". Latvia bleach Sunday thus an easy one. Although Orange piled up chance on chance, rested the plough with a miserable 1-0 projection. After the tea Vitesse-spits pricked Eldridge Rojer already fast within and Latvian resistance had break. The Netherlands left the stadion with 4-0 a score on the bord. Also against Finland Orange hardly came in the problems. The Fins gambled on the countering and offering with that it middenvelder Sergio slope all area. Orange grateful used the openings. After seventeen minutes which it already two time touches. The end cog had stipulated eight minutes for time: 3-0 ... The Dutch National Team U-19 is now through to the next round, which is played in the spring of 2003. To place considers himself plough eventual for EC-endround in Liechtenstein, in the middle of July 2003. Wim van Zwam: "Yes, I am a satisfied coach. This tournament was we the better plough. And particularly against Turkey have we let to see that we can our male stand also physical. This offers faith for the future ". Source: knvb.nl