We’ll line up like this

————–Stekelenburg————-
van der wiel–mathijsen–ooijer–van bronkhorst
———-van bommel–de jong—————
kuyt————sneijder———–robben
————–huntelaar——————-

Macedonia will be playing a 5-4-1, and just hoping for a draw, so playing with a lot of men behind the ball, and trying to cause traffic infront of their own box. Eventually we’ll get the breakthrough around 20′ with Sneijder putting Huntelaar through. At this point Macednoia will realize that they need to get a goal in order to get something out of this, so they’ll go on the offensive, and from there they’ll fall apart. Robben/Kuyt will destroy them on the counter attack, and the game will finish 3-0 or 4-0.

Huntelaar
Robben
Sneijder 1 or 2, depending on form.

@Wob: I agree with you. Whatever Bert’s decision is I hope he keeps playing the same XI from now to the World Cup so they can gel as a team and not only be individuals. Of course change some position if needed but mainly have the basis of the team already.

——–Stekelenburg———–
vdWiel-Ooijer-Boulahrouz-Gio—
——Bommel–De Jong———-
Kuijt—Sneijder—Robben——
———-Hunter—————

This is also our team to win the World Cup, but in 2010 Ooijer and Gio will be too old so replace them by Heitinga and Braafheid (or someone else)

Vd Vaart is a player to have on the bench for injuries. Van Persie could play for Kuijt, sneijder or Robben if one of them is out of form and Van Persie is in form.

I am not saying Vd Vaart is not a good player, but Sneijder, Kuijt and Robben are better especially against stronger opponents. Against weaker opponents Vd Vaart could play for Bommel or De Jong but I think is a better idea to keep the team the same from now to the World Cup so they can practice playing together in this formation.

But there’s a point: as I wrote, Vaart is definitely our playmaker IN FORM. And he’s not in form. OK, we can discuss if his benching at Madrid is fair, we can think even that Juande Ramos is a dumb guy, but the fact is Raf is not playing. And Bert already said: if one’s not playing, one will not be among the first choices.

If playing, it would be unfair. I have a Brazilian example: Ronaldinho was also an artist. Everyone know what that guy can do with a ball. But the question is: he just can’t be playing by now at Brazil, as Dunga is doing. He’s pretty bad, he looks like a guy who doesn’t have the desire to reach what he reached some years ago…

But I do hope Vaart finds his way on Chelsea. I’m absolutely sure Guus will line-up him constantly. And he will recover to return to our midfield – and to do all those marvellous things he did at EC.

I think Sneijder has a right to be pretty pissed off too – the guy’s the best passer of the ball Oranje have, and sat in that Libero role he mentioned he’d be great. One player to break up play (I’d prefer De Jong, but Van Turncoat isn’t going anywhere with daddy in law about) and one guy to distribute – Sneijder being the number one candidate by a mile. Schaars can back up Sneijder then, no worries, while VdV and Van Persie can fight it out for the AMF role (only one winner in my book). Either way, no team in the world can afford to leave out Wesley Sneijder, the guy’s magic. Play him at right or left back if you have to Bert, unlike your idiot son-in-law he’s clearly to fight for Oranje wherever he’s put.