The former Bayern Munich boss has explained his decision to name the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/PSV-c40281 Eindhoven midfielder as the Oranje captain for the upcoming 2014 World Cup qualifiers.
Netherlands head coach, Louis van Gaal, has confirmed that PSV Eindhoven star midfielder, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kevin-Strootman-c20775, will wear the armband in his side’s upcoming 2014 World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Romania.
The Oranje will lock horns against Andorra at De Kuip Stadion on October 12, before taking on Romania at Arena Nationala four days later.
Van Gaal, who took over the Flying Dutchmen’s managerial hot seat earlier this summer, recently announced Strootman as his side’s captain for the upcoming games.
The Dutch mentor’s decision to appoint the 22-year-old, who has thus far only played 11 games for Netherlands, as his side’s skipper surprised many, but the veteran Dutch tactician explained his decision of naming the PSV star as the Oranje’s captain.
“Strootman is an example, on and off the pitch, especially inside the lines. On the pitch you see that he stands up for his team, outside the pitch this can improve. The fact that [Wesley] Sneijder is from the new generation and [Dirk] Kuyt is from the old
generation made this decision. I needed someone from the youngest generation. You can see it as an education to become a captain”, Van Gaal was quoted as saying to Goal.com.
The 61-year-old went on to reveal that he will be using http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Robin-van-Persie-c31380.
The former Ajax Amsterdam boss believes that his side will be having a lot of chances, and the Schalke striker is a far better choice than the Manchester United ace in such matches.
“We're expecting to enter the box a lot, in matches like that you can expect Klaas-Jan will play. I see him [Van Persie] as a striker and won't put him on another position so fast”, Van Gaal concluded.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Netherlands-c753 are currently sitting second in the Group D, level on points with the table-toppers, Romania.
The Flying Dutchmen comfortably won against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Romania-c2990.
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