The Werder Bremen attacker was recently selected by the Oranje head coach Louis van Gaal for his squad, and the 25-year-old was extremely delighted to be the part of the team that will take on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Romania-c2990 in a 2014 World Cup qualifier.
Werder Bremen forward, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Netherlands-c753 squad by Louis van Gaal that will take on Romania in a 2014 World Cup qualifier on Tuesday, October 16.
The 25-year-old, who has thus far represented the Oranje in 26 games, has failed to feature for his national team since October 2011.
Following his inclusion in the Flying Dutchmen squad for the upcoming game, the former Juventus attacker has expressed his delight to be the part of the team.
“It's great to be back. I am happy with this reunification. It's something different I hadn't expected. I opted to join Werder Bremen this summer because I can play a lot of football. I did not expect it would take me back to the Oranje so soon, so it's
really a surprise”, Elia was quoted as saying to the media.
With the Oranje’s first-choice winger, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Andorra-c2837.
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Feyenoord-c39258 attacker had an impressive night at De Kuip Stadion on October 12, making his debut remarkable by netting a goal. However, the 30-year-old winger suffered a slight knee injury in a training session prior to his side’s clash against Romania.
Following Schaken’s injury, Van Gaal was forced to leave the Feyenoord star out if his squad, and replaced him by the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Twente-c39233 Enschede attacker.
Meanwhile, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Klaas-Jan-Huntelaar-c21175 has warned his teammates about the Romanians, and has insisted that his side’s upcoming game will certainly be a stern test.
“It will be a very different game against Romania [compared to the 3-0 victory over Andorra]. That was not fun at all. Andorra just came out to minimise the damage”, Huntelaar said while talking to journalists.
Reports indicate that Van Gaal will be dropping the Schalke talisman to the bench in place of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Robin-van-Persie-c31380 in the upcoming game. However, the former Ajax star has made it clear that he has faced situations like these before.
“It has happened to me before. We'll see on Saturday”, Huntelaar concluded.
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