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Ryan Babel eyeing a place in Dutch squad for Euro 2012

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The Hoffenheim attacker is hoping to find a place in the Dutch national side for the upcoming European championships in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Poland-c2983 and Ukraine.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032 later this year. Babel is confident that national team manager, Bert van Marwijk, will consider him after
his impressive form with the German outfit this season.
Babel has been a first team regular for Hoffenheim so far this season, and has four goals to his name from 17 league appearances until now. The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 attacker confirmed that he is fully fit and wants to be part of Oranje
in the continental championship.
The striker stated that Hoffenheim’s unsatisfactory form is because of a poor team combination. He mentioned that his form cannot be blamed for the club’s poor results and is confident of consistent displays in the remaining course
of the season.
While talking to sports website, Goal.com, the 25-year-old striker further added:
"I don't fear that Hoffenheim's poor results will cost me my place in the Dutch squad. That shouldn't be a problem as long as I deliver the goods, and I have plenty of confidence."
On the other hand, Babel insisted that there are a number of players who are injured, and the manager does not have enough time to introduce new faces ahead of such an important event. He claimed that Marwijk will certainly not
test new names with just six months remaining in the competition. He stated that the Netherlands squad has immense quality and are definitely capable of winning the tournament.
"Things are not looking very good at the moment at the national side regarding the fitness of some players. A number of players are being plagued by injury. I don't think that the national team coach will experiment and test new
players. There's not enough time for that," Babel concluded.
Netherlands have been placed in Group-B alongside, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Denmark-c2884. The Clockwork Orange will get their campaign underway against Denmark on June 9.
 

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