| Holland's
new manager/coach Louis van Gaal has wasted no time in revealing his
intentions by announcing the selection of five young and talented new
faces for the friendly against AGOVV next week. The former Ajax and
Barcelona coach has included Wilfred Bouma, Arnold Bruggink and Marc van
Bommel from PSV, along with Twente's up and coming star Jan Vennegoor of
Hesselink as well as the former AZ and recent transfer to Glasgow Rangers
Fernando Ricksen in the new squad. Van Gaal said this afternoon that even more young players will be given
a chance to show their worth in the near future, but that a balance of
youth and experience was still essential. Ruud Krol, until the Euro 2000
championship the most capped Dutch player, was also named as new
assistant-coach, replacing Johan Neeskens (who recently became the new
trainer at Utrecht FC).
The Squad
Van der Saar, Westerveld, Reiziger, Ricksen, Stam, Konterman, Frank de
Boer, Numan, Van Bronckhorst, Seedorf, Van Bommel, Davids, Bosvelt, Cocu,
Bruggink, Ronald de Boer, Overmars, Vennegoor van Hesselink, Zenden,
Kluivert and Bouma.
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