Official: Holland Make Nine Changes For Romania
Holland Coach Marco Van Basten has made nine changes for tonight’s final Group C game against Romania.
»Comments Print This Story Send To A Friend Contact Us galleria zoom There has been much conspiracy talk in the build up to the game, with claims that Holland will deliberately lose in order to eliminate France and Italy.
Van Basten’s decision to make nine changes to the team who thrashed France 4-1 is unlikely to impress either of the World Cup finalists.
The only two players to keep their places are right back Khaled Boulahrouz, and defensive midfielder Orlando Engelaar.
Maarten Stekeleburg starts in goal in place of Edwin Van der Sar. Johnny Heitinga partners Wilfred Bouma at centre half, with Tim De Cler at left back.
Demy De Zeeuw takes the place of Nigel de Jong, however the three attacking midfielders in front of him looks strong in the form of Arjen Robben, Robin Van Persie and young starlet Ibrahim Afellay. Klaas Jan Huntelaar starts as the lone frontman.
Holland team to play Romania:
Stekelenburg; Boulahrouz, Bouma, Heitinga, De cler; De Zeeuw, Engelaar; Van Persie, Afellay, Robben; Huntelaar
ცხრა ცვლილება გააკეთა ვან ბასტენმა წინა თამაშთან შედარებით.....

დაცვა სულ შეცვალა ვან დერ საარის ჩათვლით...

თავდასხმას კიდევ არა უშავს....

**************
აქაც დანარჩენების შემადგენლობებია....
Line-ups: Cassano faces France Tuesday 17 June, 2008
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Antonio Cassano will take on France in this evening’s crunch match with more changes in a Milan-Roma midfield.
Sampdoria starlet Cassano receives his first start of the competition, replacing Alessandro Del Piero as support for Luca Toni.
Simone Perrotta and Daniele De Rossi combine with Milan’s Gennaro Gattuso and Andrea Pirlo to forge an all-new midfield.
The only unchanged area of the team is the defence, where the back four is now a solid first choice.
In total Roberto Donadoni has made just two changes from the team that drew 1-1 with Romania on Friday, leaving out Juventus duo Mauro Camoranesi and Del Piero.
France go for Karim Benzema, Sidney Govou and Thierry Henry in a very attack-minded formation.
Meanwhile, the result of this game could be entirely academic if Romania defeat Holland, as that would automatically send Adrian Mutu’s men through.
Marco Van Basten insisted he would field the strongest side, but has retained only two players from the side that thrashed France and Italy – Khalid Boulahrouz and Orlando Engelaar.
There are still some star names, though, as Arjen Robben, Robin Van Persie, captain Johnny Heitinga and the impressive Klaas-Jan Huntellar get a starting place.
Italy: Buffon; Zambrotta, Panucci, Chiellini, Grosso; Gattuso, Pirlo, De Rossi, Perrotta; Cassano, Toni
France: Coupet; Abidal, Gallas, Clerc, Evra; Makelele, Toulalan, Govou, Benzema, Ribery; Henry
Holland: Stekelenburg; Boulahrouz, De Zeuww, Heitinga, Van Persie, Engelaar, Bouma, De Cler, Robben, Huntelaar, Afellay
Romania: Lobont; Contra, Rat, Tamas, Chivu, Codrea, Mutu, Cocis, Ghionea, Nicolita, M Niculae
This post has been edited by levan666 on 17 Jun 2008, 22:10