The Netherlands team trainer has revealed his choice behind the attacker’s exclusion from the first-team, citing that he was not physically fit to take part in the friendly fixture
Schalke star striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Netherlands-c753 head coach Louis van Gaal. Therefore,
he was not named in the squad for their home game against fierce rivals in mid-week.
The manager backed his decision not to play the attacker in the non-competitive game, as the player would have suffered in the long term. Moreover, the prolific frontman has been in superb form since the start of the season for
the Royal Blues. He has netted seven goals in all competitions until now and looks in good touch.
However, this did not convince the trainer who decided against his inclusion for Die Mannschaft game. He stated that the forward needs to regain full fitness in order to be considered for the Flying Dutchmen. He admitted that when
he told this to the 29-year-old he failed to comply, but that is very natural for a footballer.
"Huntelaar is currently not in good shape. Of course, he did not understand when I explained that to him, it's logical,” the 2010 UEFA Champions League runner-up was quoted as saying in an interview.
The tactician revealed that when Huntelaar gets back to his Bundesliga side, he will definitely feature in their league clash over the weekend. Schalke will take on Bayer Leverkusen in an away match on Saturday, and they will be
looking to close the gap with league leaders Bayern Munich.
“When he returns to Schalke, then he might. It's hard for him," the former Ajax, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sparta-Rotterdam-c40567 player added.
"Right now it is difficult to beat Kenneth. Krul has still not fully regained his form since his injury," the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/AZ-c38571 Alkmaar and Bayern Munich head coach finally concluded.
On the other hand, he also justified http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kenneth-Vermeer-c20618 starting in place of Tim Krul, and said that the latter lacks fitness.
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