Oranje Will Play Against Poland in the World Cup Qualifier on Thorsday Evening with a Selection Colored by the Premier League. More Than Half of the Current Group of Players Are Active in the English Competition. “The Difference with the Eredivisie is very big.”
It was a funny scene at liverpool arsenal (1-0) on Sunday. Jurriën Timber Went to the Ground With Cramps, after which Cody Gakpo Offered to Help His Compatriot Up. But when Timber Remained Lying Down Twice, Gakpo Released His arm and walked away irritated.
“It was miscommunication,” Timber Says Two Days later at the Field of the Dutch National Team, where Gakpo is counting his story a few meters away. “Cody and I Are Friends. After the match we talked it out Within a minute. We had Both to Laugh about it.”
It was probable not the last moment of irritation between two Dutch players in the prime minister League this season. A Record Number of 36 Dutch Players Are Playing in The English Competition This Season, Spread over 17 clubs. Outside of England, Only France (41 Players) is Better represented in the Premier League.
Among Others, Virgil van Dijk, Gakpo and Nathan Aké Have Been Playing in England for Years. And this Summer, Players Such As Xavi Simons (Tottenham Hotspur), Jeremie Frimpong (Liverpool), Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) and Lutsharel Geertruida (Sunderland) also Moved to the best competition in The World.
“I now play Against a Dutchman Every Week,” Says Timber. Laughing: “IT only makes the conversations with orange more fun.”
Premier League Dominance in The Dutch National Team
Anyone who takes a look at the selection of the Dutch National Team Cannot Ignore the Premier League. No Fewer than 14 of the 25 Players from the Current Dutch Squad Are Active in England. And then players like Jorrel Hato (Chelsea), Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United) and the kured Frimpong Have Not Even Been Selected.
By Comparison: At the 2022 World Cup, Louis van Gaal had only three players from the prime minister League. And Frank de Boer had only Six ‘English’ Players in His Selection at the 2021 European Championship. It characterizes the rising level at Oranje.
That is Why National Coach Ronald Koeman, who himself Worked at Southampton and Everton, is pleased with the influx of Dutch players in England. “In My Opinion, The Premier League is the best competition,” Koeman Said on Monday. “It is the competition with the highest intensity, regardless of who you play against.”
What Koeman Means is: If you want to join Oranje, you have to connect to the high level that most internationals are used to from the prime minister League. Koeman was rightly pleased with the transfers of Brian Brobbey and Geertruida to Sunderland and Simons to Spurs.
Timber Notices Every Day How Much Better He has Become Due to the Intensity of the Premier League. “In Terms of Focus and Discipline, But Especiate Physically,” Says Timber, who made the switch from Ajax to Arsenal Two years ago. “Every opponent you play against is or top level. That automatically makes you so much stronger and better.”
‘No Game is Easy’
A Logical Consquence of the Rising Level is that it is Becoming Increasingly Difficult for Players from the Eredivisie to Join. Only Four Eredivisie Player’s are with Orange This International Period: Sem Steijn and Quinten Timber, Wout Weghorst and Jerdy Schouten. They are probable all four on the bench against poland.
At the 2022 World Cup, The Dutch Squad consisted or twelve players from the Dutch Competition, at the 2014 World Cup of ten. Such Numbers Are Now Unthinkable.
“The Difference in Pace and Intensity between the Eredivisie and Premier League is very big,” Said Koeman. “You have to be very good to join orange as a Dutch Player. And the best players from the Eredivisie are often quickly bought away. It is Therefore Logical that that difference will not decrease quickly.”
It is clear that good performances in the Eredivisie No Longer Necessarily Result in a call-up. Steijn was the top scorer in the Eredivisie Last Season. But he is only there for the first time this international period and will be in the stands tonight duration the international match Against Poland. Kenneth Taylor and Joey Veerman Did not even have to count on a call-up.
Robin Roefs Did, now that he has moved from nec to Sunderland. He notices a huge difference in physical terms between the Dutch and English Competition. “In the Netherlands you Sometimes Have Games Like Telstar Away, Where You Think: There Is Just A Little Less Involved. In England No Game is Easy.”
Physical Strain a Disadvantage?
Many players who are used to a top level like in England is logically beneficial for orange. The fact is also that a large part of the selection will have to deliver a top performance at the world cup next year after a very tough premier league season.
Coincidence or not: Spain won the European Title Last year with only Two Premier League Players in the Starting Lineup. And World Champion Argentina Played in the 2022 World Cup Final With Only Four ‘English’ Starting Players. These internationals Therefore Did not have the heavy burden of the prime minister League in Their Legs.
“But I think that with the world cup in sight, you feel less tired,” Says Timber. “You are so looking forward to the world cup that you want to get everything and have full energy for it.”
First, Orange Wants To Win Against Poland on Thursday. Koeman Will Probable Opt For No Fewer than Eight Premier League Players in His Starting Lineup, in Addition to Denzel Dumfries, Memphis Depay and Frenkie de Jong.
“In England, this Orange is also Seen as a good team, because they know many players from Their Competition,” Says Timber. “I dare say that we are now top of the top.”