THE HAGUE, May 22
(Xinhua) -- Dutch head coach Louis van
Gaal on Wednesday named four debutants
in the Netherlands squad for the
Asia trip to Indonesia and China
in June.
Heracles Almelo
midfielder Lerin Duarte, Feyenoord leftback
Miquel Nelom, Swansea City defender
Dwight Tiendalli and FC Utrecht
midfielder Jens Toornstra are all part
of the squad.
Ajax reserve
goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen, who did
not earn a cap yet, was part
of the squad as well. However,
for Cillessen it was not his
first call-up, because he also was
part of the Dutch team which
played internationals in Brazil and
Uruguay in 2011.
The Dutch
squad for the Asia trip is not
the strongest possible, because the
Dutch football association KNVB preferred
all eligible players to play at
the European U21 championships from June 5
to June 18 in Israel. Twelve players
who already played for the first
team, like Kevin Strootman, Stefan de
Vrij, Bruno Martins Indi and Adam
Maher, are part of the Under 21
squad.
Experienced stars like
captain Wesley Sneijder, Robin van
Persie, Dirk Kuyt, Rafael van der
Vaart and Arjen Robben are part
of the squad of 21 players. 'Oranje'
will play Indonesia on June 7 in
Jakarta and China on June 11 in
Beijing.
Netherlands squad for
Indonesia and China
Goalkeepers:
Jasper Cillessen (Ajax), Kenneth Vermeer
(Ajax), Michel Vorm
(Swansea)
Defenders: John Heitinga
(Everton), Daryl Janmaat (Feyenoord), Miquel
Nelom (Feyenoord), Erik Pieters (PSV),
Dwight Tiendalli (Swansea City), Ron
Vlaar (Aston Villa)
Midfielders:
Lerin Duarte (Heracles Almelo), Jonathan
de Guzman (Swansea City), Siem de
Jong (Ajax), Wesley Sneijder (Galatasaray),
Jens Toornstra (FC Utrecht), Rafael
van der Vaart (HSV)
Forwards:
Dirk Kuyt (Fenerbahce), Jeremain Lens
(PSV), Robin van Persie (Manchester
United), Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich),
Ruben Schaken (Feyenoord), Ricky van
Wolfswinkel (Sporting CP).
