Source: FOOTYMAD
Krul Cancels Holiday
Tim Krul has put his holiday on hold having received a maiden call-up into the senior Holland squad. Tim Krul has put his holiday on hold having received a maiden call-up into the senior Holland squad. Having previously represented his country at Under-21 level, Krul has been promoted to Bert van Marwijk’s 23-man squad for next month’s friendlies against Brazil and Uruguay. With first-choice goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg unavailable because of injury, the 23-year-old is poised to make his international debut at the end of a season that has seen him make 20 Premier League starts. The Dutch meet Brazil in Goiania on June 4 before facing Uruguay in Montevideo four days later in a repeat of last year's World Cup semi-final, which Holland won 3-2. DUTCH SQUAD: Michel Vorm, Tim Krul (Newcastle), Jasper Cillessen (NEC Nijmegen); Khalid Boulahrouz (Stuttgart), Edson Braafheid (Hoffenheim), Jeffrey Bruma (Chelsea), John Heitinga (Everton), Hedwiges Maduro (Valencia), Joris Mathijsen (Hamburg), Erik Pieters, Gregory van der Wiel (Ajax); Ibrahim Afellay (Barcelona), Nigel de Jong (Manchester City), Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich), Stijn Schaars, Wesley Sneijder (Inter Milan), Kevin Strootman, Demy de Zeeuw (Ajax); Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool), Robin van Persie (Arsenal), Klaas Jan Huntelaar (Schalke), Eljero Elia (Hamburg), Luuk de Jong.
