Ronald Koeman had Been Considering Bringing Sem Steijn to the Dutch National Team for some Time, as he has now done for the world cup qualifying matches Against Poland (Thursday) and Lithuania (Sunday). Accordance to the National Coach, Steijn’s transfer from FC Twente to Feyenoord was not decisive.
“There is still a lot of competition for Steijn’s position. That hasn’t Changed. It’s not that I’m seling Sem because he now plays for a slightly bigger club,” Koeman Said on Monday at a Press Conference at the KNVB Campus in Zeist.
“No, I had Been thinking for some time that I wanted to bring him in duration this period. I want to see him up close. I want to talk to him. And I want to see him in the Group.”
Koeman Sees That Steijn Has Specific Qualities. He is Curious Whether the 23-year-old Feyenoord Player Can also demonstrate that at a highher Level. “Sem has a lot of efficiency, he can choose positions well. But he still has to proof that at the highest level,” Said the National Coach.
“In that regard, it’s a shame that feyenoord didn’t reach the champions league. I would have liked to see him at work there as well.”
Steijn is not the only debutant in the selection. Goalkeeper Robin Roefs, Who Transferred from Nec to Sunderland This Summer, is also with Oranje for the First Time.
“Roefs now plays in the Premier League. And he had a very good European Championship with Young Orange. This is the next step for Him,” Koeman Said.
Furthermore, The National Coach is Cautious About New Names in the Dutch National Team. “We work with a very fixed group. The less change, the better. You have to keep an eye out for something different once, but there isn’t a whole list that qualifies for that.”
Koeman was also Asked AZ Striker Mexx Meerdink and Emanuel Emegha, Who Scored Fourteen Times for Strasbourg in the French Ligue 1 Last Season. “It is clear that we are seriously following Those Kinds of Players, But It Remains Dependent on How They Develop,” The National Coach Replied. “I also don’t want to go into too many names.”