Clarence Seedorf not in Holland's World Cup squad!

What is wrong with Marco van Basten? He has announced 33 players that will eventually form Holland's 23 man squad for the World Cup. And guess what, there's no Seedorf or Makaay!

Personally I think Clarence Seedorf is better than all of the midfielders in this pool of players, don't you agree? I'm starting to think that van Basten has personal problems with Seedorf and Makaay, does anyone know anything about this? And it all gets even more weird when van Basten some time ago said that there was a lack of experience in the Holland squad...

Here is the players he announced:

Goalkeepers: Patrick Lodewijks (Feyenoord), Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United), Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax), Henk Timmer (AZ Alkmaar).

Defenders: Khalid Boulahrouz (HSV Hamburg), Wilfred Bouma (Aston Villa), Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Barcelona), Tim de Cler (AZ), Urby Emanuelson (Ajax), Kew Jaliens (AZ), Jan Kromkamp (Liverpool), Joris Mathijsen (AZ), André Ooijer (PSV), Barry Opdam (AZ), Ron Vlaar (Feyenoord).

Midfielders: George Boateng (Middlesbrough), Mark van Bommel (Barcelona), Phillip Cocu (PSV), Edgar Davids (Tottenham Hotspur), Nigel de Jong (HSV Hamburg), Denny Landzaat (AZ), Hedwiges Maduro (Ajax), Wesley Sneijder (Ajax), Rafael van der Vaart (HSV Hamburg).

Attackers: Ryan Babel (Ajax), Romeo Castelen (Feyenoord), Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Ajax), Dirk Kuyt (Feyenoord), Martijn Meerdink (AZ), Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United), Robin van Persie (Arsenal), Arjen Robben (Chelsea), Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (PSV).

No surprise really seedorf has never got picked under van basten, i heard something about them falling out and that seedorf will reveal it all after the world cup.

Ok, I didn't know that. Anyway, too bad for the dutch as their team are weakened...

WTF they have cocu and davids and there ain't the unsung hero! definitely something wrong. bad for a player like seedorf, i feel really sad for him.

abt makaay too, he can come into form anytime and the number of goals he scores is pretty impressive too. anyway seedorf not being in was a big a$$ disapointment! three cl medal and hopefully he will add another one to his tally

Maybe there is something going on with Seedorf and MVB, or maybe MVB is just picking players who are in form, which would exclude Seedorf right now.

man, even the old Dennis Bergkamp could be in that team the way he plays with Arsenal when he's required... MVB is playing a lot of young players, mixed with a few veterans...

if he came to Milan, you could expect a big transformation in the line up...

that's why I am happy Carlo stays... at least for the next 2 seasons...

I think that would be a good thing though. Players wouldn't be in any sort of comfort zone, because they know that MVB will pick players in form rather than by reputation. Plus MVB won't be afraid of tough decisions in getting rid of a few players, which would give the squad the refreshing it badly needs.

does MVB think he can win the WC with that team??.. holland are the type of team that aims to win the tournament...

they might get 3rd or 4th probably QF's ... but u need experience to win big matches, and nothing is bigger than the WC

Originally Posted by Jim_UK

Plus MVB won't be afraid of tough decisions in getting rid of a few players, which would give the squad the refreshing it badly needs.

Badly needs? you would think that just because of the age, but not because of poor performance, or bad inner relations... we don't need refreshing, although we need to gradually replace some veterans... there's a big difference

People in Holland don't really like Seedorf because of his personality and they'll think that he has a bad influence on the other players. I personally don't understand this I think Seedorf is one of the best players in Holland at the moment. Forza Seedorf!!

Originally Posted by mk18

does MVB think he can win the WC with that team??.. holland are the type of team that aims to win the tournament...

they might get 3rd or 4th probably QF's ... but u need experience to win big matches, and nothing is bigger than the WC

I agree, plus...where's Heitinga anyway?

My answer to his pick is: ???

Hardly a surprise to me, since Seedorf never really produced his club form (and it can vary from stunningly superb to sheer stinkers) for the national team. Anyway, we should look at Seedorf's lack of involvement in international football as a positive sign for Milan.

Originally Posted by mk18

does MVB think he can win the WC with that team??.. holland are the type of team that aims to win the tournament...

they might get 3rd or 4th probably QF's ... but u need experience to win big matches, and nothing is bigger than the WC

I predict 3'd place for them, knocked out by champions Italia in the semis.

Well i disagree Sant, i think the squad does need badly refreshing. I personally believe that some players right now just go through the motions and i believe it's time we had at least one new player in the starting line up in midfield. Yes age is a factor, but so is performance, some players just aren't cutting it and it's time a few people took off their rose tinted glasses and started looking at the team objectively.

Take out all the 'old' players, the players leaving and the squad players that offer us nothing and you're left with a good 5 or 6 people that we don't need, which is about 1/4 of the squad ... which in my book means it's time for a shake-up to get some urgency back into our team.