Reuters, Amsterdam, August 18 – The Netherlands’ preliminary team for the European Championship qualifiers against Greece and Ireland has been called up, including Chelsea defender Ian Maatsen and new Tottenham Hotspur addition Micky van de Ven.
Following their poor performance as hosts of the Nations League finals in June, where they lost to both Croatia and Italy, coach Ronald Koeman announced the team on Friday, turning to younger players.
While the 21-year-old Maatsen is being called up for the first time, Van de Ven, who was acquired by Tottenham from VfL Wolfsburg, was a member of a preliminary group of 39 players chosen by previous coach Louis van Gaal ahead of last year’s World Cup but did not make the final squad.
Maatsen, a left defender who spent last season on loan at Burnley, has since returned to Chelsea and last weekend made his Premier League debut as a substitute against Liverpool.
Ian Maatsen
Ian Maatsen
This season he played in total once for 9 minutes for Premier League.
Ian Maatsen didn’t score any goal for Chelsea. He procured no assists. He received no yellow cards and no red cards.
His team is currently 10th in Premier League. In the last match Chelsea drew 1-1 against Liverpool.
Chelsea performance and stats
Chelsea is currently 10th in the Premier League with 1 points.
It has a even goal difference after scoring 1 goals and conceding 1.
Chelsea will play the next match in Premier League against West Ham United on Sunday 20th of August in London. The prediction is Chelsea winning the match.