Louis van Gaal sends warning to Frenkie de Jong over Netherlands World Cup spot

Frenkie de Jong’s World Cup spot is underneath risk (Image: Getty)

Louis van Gaal has warned Frenkie de Jong he should show his health if he’s earn a spot within the Netherlands’ World Cup squad.

The Dutchman’s choice to remain at Barcelona angered Van Gaal, who needs the midfielder to play common soccer earlier than the World Cup begins in November.

De Jong is a crucial a part of how Van Gaal needs to play, with the previous Ajax star the one one able to beating the opponents’ press from the bottom of midfield.

However De Jong’s brittleness was uncovered by his withdrawal within the aspect’s Nations League conflict towards Poland on Saturday.

The midfielder needed to be eliminated at half-time with a hamstring problem and with only a month to go earlier than Van Gaal has to call his 26-man squad for the event, it’s unclear when De Jong will return.

Van Gaal says he'll give De Jong so long as attainable to show his health however warned the midfielder that he'll discover one other participant to fill his function if can’t.

Van Gaal is determined for De Jong to show his health (Image: Getty)

‘I've let go of that dogma [only selecting players that play for their club] for a very long time, in any other case I'd not have chosen Steven Bergwijn, for instance,’ mentioned Van Gaal.

‘Memphis and De Jong are two crucial gamers who've left. I've inspired them: I'll maintain a spot for you for so long as attainable. free, however it's important to be match.

‘The truth that the Dutch nationwide staff shouldn't be a rehabilitation heart actually applies to the World Cup, however I've to belief that they're match after they say that. They've meant a lot to this Dutch staff, I've to order a spot for that. As a result of we're 26 I can simply choose gamers.”

‘In 2014 I did the identical with Wijnaldum. One has earned extra pluses than the opposite. Memphis has scored objectives and offered assists and has been so vital, similar to De Jong. His qualities to have the ability to deal with the stress of the opponent We aren't the one ones who put stress on the ball, a number of nations do this. Frenkie de Jong is a figuring out issue.”

‘That’s why I have a look at being complementary to De Jong, however I additionally see if I can discover another person for it, as a result of we've to be ready. You by no means understand how a hamstring damage will prove.”

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