Frenkie de Jong don return to Oranje squad after injury, and coach dey look at midfield pairing with Joey Veerman. Chance dey say the two go play together, partly because Ryan Gravenberch no dey selected due to injury. De Jong, wey play for FC Barcelona, dey back with the national team.
Xavi Hernandez tok for press conference say De Jong and Veerman fit play together. Voetbal International quote am say the two fit play in same team and say na possibility, while e also praise Veerman for how e dey play for Borussia Dortmund and for Oranje. The coach tok say all players fit play together.
De Jong agree with the idea. E tok say good players fit always play together, and e describe Veerman as player wey dey see football well. According to am, Veerman dey tactical and technical, and na generally easy to play with that kind player. But De Jong add say the coach go decide in the end.
Report also tok say Xavi Hernandez see Frenkie de Jong, Teun Koopmeiners and Joey Veerman as option for Oranje midfield. The same report mention Jurriën Timber as option for central midfield or defensive midfield.
Veerman dey enjoy strong adaptation at Borussia Dortmund, and Xavi call am up for Oranje. E likely to start for the game against Greece, according to the report. Bert van Marwijk, former coach, dey happy with the development and e talk am for De Telegraaf.
Van Marwijk tok say Xavi Hernandez look set to play De Jong and Veerman together against Greece, and e believe say the two fit work. E point to how Andrès Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez work together before, but e warn say make nobody compare dem too much. For Van Marwijk, Veerman na the player wey dey give pass forward and find depth, while De Jong na the control man, like Busquets. E add say Veerman no be number ten; when you pass ball to am, most times e don already see where depth dey, and e fit control and release pass quick.
Van Marwijk explain say Veerman complement De Jong well, but if you put Veerman for team, you must put fast players in front of am. E also tok say Veerman development for Bundesliga dey help Oranje, and people for Borussia Dortmund dey satisfied with am. According to am, German football don develop and teams dey want ball more, and that fit suit Veerman qualities.
