Erik Pieters was Wednesday set to his own surprise in the preliminary selection of Orange for the friendly match against Italy and the European Championship qualifying round match against the Czech Republic next month.
The defender Stoke City was passed by the previous coach Louis van Gaal, but gets a chance of Guus Hiddink.
“Yes, I was surprised, at least I did not count,” said Pieters at Football International . “After training at Stoke was my phone full of text messages of congratulations. My first reaction? Especially happy to sit by. Again”
“However, while the preliminary roster”, realizes Pieters. “But it’s a chance to show what I’ve got.”
The 26-year-old former player of FC Utrecht and PSV at the time that he was not held in a heap at Orange invitation.
“Of course I regretted that I did not qualify for the World Cup squad., but the Dutch team, I always kept in mind. A new season means new opportunities and other coach.”
Pieters begins in any case confident his new opportunity in Orange. “Last season at Stoke City, I played almost all the games. Perhaps my election a signal that the next time I will be held. Monitored by technical staff”
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By: NU.nl
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