19/11/2024

He was the jewel of Barcelona, failed at PSG, and now is the hope of the Netherlands in Qatar 2022.

Viernes 11 de Noviembre del 2022

He was the jewel of Barcelona, failed at PSG, and now is the hope of the Netherlands in Qatar 2022.

This player has surprised with his call-up by Louis van Gaal.

This player has surprised with his call-up by Louis van Gaal.

Netherlands seeks its first World Cup in Qatar 2022

Netherlands is aiming to be one of the favorites in Qatar 2022, with players like Memphis Depay and Virgil Van Dijk, the 'Clockwork Orange' has already presented its final list for the biggest international event, where a great surprise has caught the attention of sports lovers.

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While there are young elements like Matthijs de Ligt and De Jong, there is a player who has not yet made his debut with the senior team, but who already has the confidence of coach Van Gaal.

He had a great formation at Barcelona, where he could not sign a professional contract due to differences of opinions regarding the sports project and the economic offer. It is worth mentioning that at the time, because they coincided between 2010 and 2017, the midfielder was compared to Andrés Iniesta due to his visual skill and dribbling.

Xavi Simons has had a good season with the PSV shirt. Photo: Andina.

In 2019, in search of football prosperity, he moved to PSG in France; however, he could not quickly make it to the first team due to the large number of stars that the team had. It wasn't until 2021 that he made his debut, which went unnoticed and was more anecdotal than influential.

We are referring to Xavi Simons, who currently plays for PSV in his home country. He has had an interesting performance in the 'Red Squad' and it seems that the midfielder has been growing. During the season, he has played 13 matches and has scored 8 goals, which would justify his inclusion for Qatar 2022.

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Simons had previously had experience with the Dutch U19 team, and he even wore the captain's armband in some matches. He enjoys frontal play and total midfield administration, living up to his name, which is related to perhaps the greatest player in the history of Spain.

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