Krul on goal: The Netherlands vs Bulgaria

Dutch news agency ANP stated Krul will be on goal in the friendly between The Netherlands versus Bulgaria in the Amsterdam Arena.
The game will start at 19:00 GMT in perfect weather conditions: 18-21 degrees, sunny clear sky.

This will be Krul's third cap of his career which ranks him third and last in the current Dutch National Team. Stekelenburg is first with 45 and the EPL familiar face Vorm is currently on 9. Krul is now fighting for his spot in the Dutch team with Erwin Mulder, goalie from Feyenoord, but it's extremely likely that Mulder will drop out of the team tomorrow.

Allthough many national teams have already announced/registered their 23 players for the EC, The Netherlands is going to announce it tomorrow, one day before the deadline. The announcement will take place before the match.

And this is all i got for now.

Enjoy the game tomorrow if you're able to watch it!

Source:http://www.nu.nl/sport/2819846/stekelenburg-traint-volledig-mee-bij-oranje.html

 

Go Timmy K!

 

Bump, game starts in 4 hours.

Earlier this afternoon head coach Bert van Marwijk just released his list of the 23 players that will go to the EC.
Here is the full list:

Goalies:
-Maarten Stekelenburg (AS Roma)
-Tim Krul (Newcastle United)
-Michel Vorm (Swansea City)

Defenders:
-Khalid Boulahrouz (VfB Stuttgart)
-Wilfred Bouma (PSV)
-John Heitinga (Everton)
-Joris Mathijsen (Malaga)
-Ron Vlaar (Feyenoord)
-Jetro Willems (PSV)
-Gregory van der Wiel (Ajax)

Midfielders:
-Ibrahim Afellay (Barcelona)
-Wesley Sneijder (Inter)
-Mark van Bommel (AC Milan)
-Nigel de Jong (Manchester City)
-Kevin Strootman (PSV)
-Stijn Schaars (Sporting)
-Rafael van der Vaart (Tottenham Hotspur)

Strikers:
-Luuk de Jong (FC Twente)
-Dirk Kuijt (Liverpool)
-Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Schalke 04)
-Robin van Persie (Arsenal)
-Luciano Narsingh (sc Heerenveen)
-Arjen Robben (Bayern München)

 

Crikey, that looks strong

 

I posted this on the Euro2012 part of Not606 here: http://www.not606.com/showthread.php/147884-Dutch-23-player-setup-for-the-EC

You can read the main problems bout the dutch defense there, and add your own thoughts while youre at it


1 hour 30 minutes till kick off!!

 

And we're live with the pre-match broadcast of The Netherlands vs Bulgaria, kick off at 7PM


Link: http://www.wiziwig.tv/broadcast.php?matchid=158711&part=sports

 

Defence looks suspect however

 

Check my thread in the euro2012 for more on the Dutch defense.

On Topic: game starts in 3 minutes, lets hope Krul can keep a clean sheet

 

Wow that is suspect. Good analysis, forgot about van Bronkhorst

 

And **** just got real, Mathijsen injured, 12 minutes into the game.
Sub-in Wilfried Bouma.

 

Absolute beauty of a goal. Sneijder sends in a high pass in the box and Van Persie strikes it hard and with one touch its 1-0 for The Netherlands.

Holland got lucky though, a free kick 2 meters outside of the box hits the bar hard. Krul would have been nowhere if the ball dipped a little further down.

 

Penalty for Bulgaria. Van der Vaart slides over the ground inside the penalty box to block the cross in. His hand hits the ball and the whistle was blown.

Krul has the chance to prove himself and he dives to the right. But the ball goes through the middle, wee bit to the left. It's 1-1 in the Amsterdam Arena.

 

92nd minute 1-2 Bulgaria,
Krul didnt look too sharp there, but the entire defense was crap. Both Mathijsen and Bouma were nowhere to be found in the air.
Van der Wiel wasnt even near the box.