As the International games are upon us, I have decided to do a top 10 feature every week for the view from the stands blog. As the Netherlands were the first European team through to World Cup 2010, I will review their top 10 stars of today.10)Joris MathijsenJoris Mathijsen is one of Hollands first choice centre backs, and also the Hamburg star can play left back aswell. Mathijsen was called up to the Netherlands squad for Euro 2008, and hopefully Bert Van Marwijk will pick the Centre Back for World Cup 2010.9)Ibrahim AfellayAfellay could well be the next big star in the Netherlands international set-up. The Dutch winger can play on the left wing and the right wing, giving Netherlands options if they do decide
Washington Capitals Jersey to pick him for the World Cup. Afellay currently plays for PSV Eindhoven and has also appeared for Holland seventeen times since 2007.8)Giovanni Van BronckhorstVan Bronckhorst is 34 years old, and he is still getting capped for the Netherlands international team. Van Bronckhorst plays in the left-back position, as we well remember his days with Arsenal. He first made an appearance for Holland in 1996. He has also been chosen in a number of international tournaments including Euro 2004 and World Cup 2006. Giovanni Van Bronckhorst is
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7) Demy De ZeeuwDemy De Zeeuw is the new strong man of the Midfield for the Netherlands national team. De Zeeuw is 26 years oldand plays for famous Dutch team Ajax. De Zeeuw is known as a strong tackler and a player with a killer pa s. De Zeeuw has featured twenty times so far the Holland; however there are surely some more caps to come for the midfielder. On the other hand the defensive midfielder has a lot of competition for a starting place,with the likes of Mark Van Bommel and Nigel De Jong who also can play as a defensive midfielder.6)Johnny HeitingaHeitinga is one of Hollands best defenders and he will surely be chosen for World Cup 2010. Heitinga, who has recently signed for Everton, can play Centre Back, Right Back and as a Defensive Midfielder. Heitinga has played in a number of International tournaments for the Netherlands. The defender appeared in Euro 2004 and 2008, aswell as World Cup 2006.5)Robin Van PersieVan Persie is one of the best strikers in the Premier League, and he is also
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