Newcastle United had a wobble at the weekend with a 2-0 loss to Walter Zenga’s Wolves.
The loss was contributed to by Vurnon Anita’s red card, with Newcastle United manager Rafa Benitez saying they would appeal the card and three match ban.
Anita may be feeling a little sorry for himself, but he’s just received a boost from Netherlands manager Daley Blind. Having not been involved in the last Dutch squad, Anita could well have thought he’d not be included again, but he’s got into the preliminary selection.
Blind has called up 29 players, and there’s every chance Anita could eventually drop out, but at least he’s aware Blind still very much has him in the Netherlands’ plans.
The Netherlands are to face Belarus and France in crucial World Cup Qualifiers in October, and they really need to turn things around after the last international break saw a loss to Greece and a draw with Sweden.
The full squad, via De Telegraaf, is:
‘Vurnon Anita (Newcastle United), Steven Berghuis (Feyenoord), Daley Blind (Manchester United), Jeffrey Bruma (VfL Wolfsburg), JasperCillessen (FC Barcelona), Jordy Clasie (Southampton), Virgil van Dijk (Southampton), Bas Dost (Sporting CP), Jorrit Hendrix (PSV), Vincent Janssen (Tottenham Hotspur), Luuk de Jong (PSV), Rick Karsdorp (Feyenoord), Davy Klaassen (Ajax), Terence Kongolo (Feyenoord), Luciano Narsingh (PSV), Quincy Promes (Spartak Moskou), Davy Pröpper (PSV), Bart Ramselaar (PSV), Wesley Sneijder (Galatasaray), Maarten Stekelenburg (Everton), Kevin Strootman (AS Roma), Kenny Tete (Ajax), Joël Veltman (Ajax), Ron Vlaar (AZ), Michel Vorm (Tottenham Hotspur), Stefan de Vrij (Lazio), Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), Jetro Willems (PSV) and Jeroen Zoet (PSV).
