International Friendly: England vs Netherlands

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Venue: Amsterdam

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Paul Robinson (Tottenham), Chris Kirkland (Wigan), Ben Foster (Manchester United).

Defenders: Gary Neville (Manchester United), Phil Neville (Everton), Micah Richards (Manchester City), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), John Terry (Chelsea), Ledley King (Tottenham), Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Wes Brown (Manchester United), Michael Dawson (Tottenham), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Wayne Bridge (Chelsea).

Midfield: Aaron Lennon (Tottenham), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Chelsea), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Scott Parker (Newcastle), Jermaine Jenas (Tottenham), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough).

Forwards: Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Peter Crouch (Liverpool), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham), Darren Bent (Charlton), Andrew Johnson (Everton).

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Six withdraw from England squad

Steve McClaren´s massive England squad for this week´s friendly with Holland has been trimmed down to 22 following the withdrawal of half a dozen players on Sunday evening.

Aside from full-back Gary Neville, who was pulled out by Sir Alex Ferguson yesterday after aggravating a calf injury in the win over Blackburn, McClaren has also lost striker Darren Bent, midfielders Stewart Downing and Scott Parker and Tottenham defender Ledley King.

In addition, Wigan keeper Chris Kirkland has been given leave of absence as his wife is due to give birth to the couple´s first child this week.

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netherlands win Cool

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I realy think Becks should be at least in the squad lo

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beck won't be in cos he's being used by steve to try and look like hes in charge and all-powerful

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but that is silly... Rolling Eyes

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gogo the Dutch

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LONDON, Nov 13 (Sw) - Aaron Lennon is the latest player to pull out of England's friendly against the Netherlands on Wednesday.

Lennon suffers from knee injury, adding to the long list of absentees for the Three Lions. Earlier, Kieran Richardson was called up for Jermaine Jenas, but it is doubtful whether coach Steve McClaren will call up a replacement for Lennon.

Gary Neville, Darren Bent, Ledley King, Scott Parker, Chris Kirkland, Stewart Downing and today Jenas and Lennon will not feature in Wednesday's match in Amsterdam.

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0-2

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england will not even get a draw

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4-0 thrashing.

Hat trick from one Dutch player. Laughing

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Holland home! so should be 4-0.

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My bad, my bad. Laughing

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i believe England wont lose 4-0. Steve McClaren oso wont allow tat to happen .England fans will ask him pack n go. Laughing Cool

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4-0 is one of my more conservative scorelines. Laughing

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so most of us agree on england losing Laughing

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yah but shld be a tight game. England giving -0.25 only. dun expect a trashing game from Holland. Laughing

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1-1 draw Laughing

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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) Wayne Rooney scored his first international goal in a year to help England earn a 1-1 draw at the Netherlands on Wednesday in an international friendly.

Rooney got behind the Dutch defense in the 37th minute and kicked the ball into the net with his right heel. It was the Manchester United striker's first goal for England since scoring against Argentina in a friendly last November in Geneva.

Steve McClaren said he was pleased to see Rooney back in form for England.

"His performance was back to Wayne Rooney as we know him," McClaren said.

Rafael van der Vaart equalized for the Netherlands in the 86th, stabbing the ball in after a long throw from the left.

The draw will do little to take the pressure off McClaren, who has been under fire since his team lost to Croatia and drew with Macedonia in European Championship qualifying.

"We were all disappointed we didn't win the game we deserved to," McClaren said. "The chances we created, we should have won."

Both teams had chances to win in the last minute Steven Gerrard's close-range shot was saved by Netherlands goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg, and England goalkeeper Paul Robinson denied Klaas-Jan Huntelaar at the other end.

In the 29th, Rooney squandered an easy chance when he headed the ball weakly to starting goalkeeper Henk Timmer instead of shooting after the ball ballooned to him unmarked in front of the Dutch goal.

Gerrard also could have scored in the first half when he intercepted a back pass by Khalid Boulahrouz but could not squeeze the ball under Timmer.

The best chance in the first half for the hosts came in the 11th minute when Robinson parried a powerful shot by Arjen Robben and Denny Landzaat headed the rebound wide.

The Netherlands was solid in midfield, but playing without a specialist on the right wing stymied the attack.

"I think it was a reasonable performance," Netherlands coach Marco van Basten said. "It was a strong England side and we were missing a few important players who can give a little extra, such as (Robin) van Persie, (Edwin) van der Sar and (Wesley) Sneijder."

The Netherlands leads its Euro 2008 qualifying group, but Van Basten has been scrutinized for his team's poor play and his disputes with players, most notably the absent Ruud van Nistelrooy.

The Real Madrid striker, who scored four goals Sunday in the Spanish league, has vowed never to play for the Netherlands while Van Basten is in charge.

Micah Richards, an 18-year-old Manchester City defender, had a strong debut for England, canceling out the threat of Robben on the left wing.

I knew Micah is good Mr. Green Can try playing him as Dm also verystrong.How iknow?Cause i play FM Embarassed Laughing

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holland were lucky to get a draw