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Wave of injuries at Oranje: Robin and Heitinga out!

October 7th, 2008 | By: Jan | 15 Comments »

Damn, that Robben is stealing my thunder again!

Robin van Persie and John Heitinga presented themselves at the Oranje training camp. With injuries. Both players won’t be fit for Iceland.

Van Persie is suffering a hamstring injury, while Heitinga hasn’t recovered from his knee injury. Both players were unable to participate in Oranje’s first training session.

Nigel de Jong has an elbow injury but did train. Henk Timmer hopes to be fit later in the week. Wesley Sneijder is still coming back from his injury but will miss Iceland.

Stekelenburg is old with a bad shoulder, Robben is plagued by his hamstring and he lost his teddy bear and Vennegoor, Boulahrouz and Bouma are out as well.

Bert van Marwijk will decide later this week if and who he will call up to replace the injured players.

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Comments

By Michel-Olivier | October 7th, 2008 at 7:36 pm

Seedorf should get a call

Posted from United States

By Carlos | October 7th, 2008 at 9:16 pm

Well maybe Marcellis and Kuyt will get a start

Posted from Singapore

By dirk v.d. Berg | October 7th, 2008 at 9:27 pm

————van der sar————–
marcellis–mathijsen–ooijer–van bronkhorst
———–de jong—van bommel———
affellay——van der vaart——–babel
—————-huntelaar——————

Maybe Kuyt instead of Afellay, and maybe Sneijder moving into the middle and pushing van der Vaart out wide.

Posted from Canada

By Jan | October 7th, 2008 at 10:01 pm

Kuyt will get a nod before Babel. Afellay will play.

By Alex | October 8th, 2008 at 4:34 am

Seems like we’ll have a tough 2 matches. Up front the injuries are managable; Huntelaar, Babel, Afellay, v.d.Vaart and Kuyt are good enough to score some goals, but with Mathijsen and Ooijer in the back. I think V.d.Sar will have plenty to do.
I think V.Marwijk could try V.Bommel as a Libero, too bad Heitinga is injured though. Don’t think Sneijder is fit enough to start.
V.d.Sar
Marcellis-V.Bommel-Mathijsen-Gio
De Jong-(De Zeeuw or Engelaar?)
Kuyt-Afellay-V.d.Vaart
Huntelaar

Posted from Netherlands

By Carlos | October 8th, 2008 at 4:59 am

Some News : Kromkamp has been called into the squad and perhaps Wesley may play against Iceland. I think Wesley will come in for 20-30 min in second half !

Posted from Singapore

By Miguel Rosado | October 8th, 2008 at 10:54 am

I am so happy for Kromkamp he deserves to be in the national team.

By Carlos | October 8th, 2008 at 6:06 pm

Miguel..here is a clip of Holland training last night featuring Kromkamp mainly.

http://www.telegraaf.nl/video/telesport/2145599/__Avondtraining_Oranje__.html?p=1,1

Posted from Singapore

By ferenc | October 9th, 2008 at 3:54 am

good news that kromkamp is back. anyway,i think that after such a disaster performance made by heitinga last saturday psychologically is better if he doesn’t play now. even if he wasn’t injured.
i’m a little bit nervous because our two opponents do not play good football but they are very physcic. it will be two battles and oranje doesn’t perform very well in this kind of games.

Posted from Hungary

By goose | October 9th, 2008 at 3:57 am

he ferenc! still alive my friend?

i have always believed in Kromkamp but to be fair, last few times i saw him play he was terrible, hes crosses were very poor and his alround passing was pathetic…he does seem to make fewer defensive mistakes

Posted from Netherlands

By ferenc | October 9th, 2008 at 12:37 pm

hi goose! yes,still alive… but have less time,so i write less often… sad to read that about kromkamp. anyway psv don’t look like to be in good shape. they should sack their new coach.

Posted from Hungary

By Jan | October 9th, 2008 at 5:00 pm

Hi Ferenc, great to see you again here! Are you still following the blog, despite the time strain?

By ferenc | October 10th, 2008 at 6:04 am

Jan. it’s obvious that i follow the blog. even when i was in quebec for two weeks in september(btw the plane passed nearby goose beach:-)) i did. this is part of my life. but unfortunately i really do not have too much time in this and the coming months for writing.

Posted from Hungary

By ferenc | October 10th, 2008 at 6:05 am

sorry - goose bay instead of goose beach

Posted from Hungary

By goose | October 10th, 2008 at 6:20 am

hehe .. im slowly taken over the world ferenc! next up; Germany will be called ‘goose - land’

Posted from Netherlands

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